“Ask Dr Neuman” Advice Column
Not everyone who is gay is possessed. Gordon Klingenschmitt, a Colorado state representative, became the latest in a long line of politicians who claim that homosexuals are possessed by the devil. He was provoked by a commercial for jewelry that depicted two...
Banning LGBT individuals, the “Shy Bladder Syndrome,” and other stuff. Bathrooms are a matter of some significance in psychiatry. Some men, and a smaller number of women, feel uncomfortable in public bathrooms. They urinate with difficulty in the presence of others...
Does Justice Scalia have to give up his career because he is dead? Mr. Kory Langhofer, a “prominent election law attorney” in Arizona recently suggested that we should count Justice Antonin Scalia’s votes on current cases before the Supreme Court despite the fact that...
Also the “One man, one mistress” rule. A number of animals—gorillas, for example—have family groups that consist of a dominant male and a “harem,” that is a number of females. Other male animals—the rat, for example—will have sex with any female within reach,...
A few weeks ago most House Republicans refused to extend to the Pope honors offered to other world leaders. According to one of the Republicans, he seemed “too liberal.” Apparently they were responding to remarks he made which could be construed as favoring ordinary...
Should we discourage the practice of executing witches? It has recently been reported in the newspapers that Saudi Arabia has beheaded nineteen criminals, including one person who had been caught practicing sorcery. The Saudis consider sorcery a serious crime and go...
It’s not about marriage, it’s about being gay. It seems that every day brings news of another state being required to allow gay marriage on constitutional grounds. Unless the Supreme Court unexpectedly puts a stop to it, gay marriage will become the law of the...
They didn’t use a blackboard and a pointer. Sex education is very controversial. On one side are the more or less liberals, on the other the more or less conservatives. The liberals take the view that sex is part of nature, and, therefore, should be taught as...
Love comes in many forms and involves a varying degree of commitment. Probably, the most unequivocal love is that which a mother feels for a newborn child. Nothing special is required from the baby to justify the parent’s attention and concern. That feeling is a...
If only I were a mouse. Wow! Good news! Over the weekend three medical reports were published showing that it is possible for someone who is old to actually grow younger, at least if you are a mouse. It seems that if you connect the blood stream of an old mouse to a...
A way of having sex with everyone. Recently a man came to me feeling guilty about a lot of things. He felt guilty about the fact that he does not pray properly, which means, evidently, that he gets distracted sometimes when he prays before going to sleep. He would...
If I were God, and I was really angry… Whoever said, “God moves in mysterious ways,” really knew what he was talking about. According to the Bible, God employs very subtle and indirect means to achieve His purposes. For instance, when God wanted Joshua to win a...