One Purpose of this blog site is to express my thoughts being a Christian and active participant in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, holding leadership and teaching positions in my church for more than five decades, and serving two missions for my church (Berlin Germany Mission, 2.5 years, and LDS Social Services, 3 years). At the same time being trained in the methodologies of science, holding a Ph.D. in Psychology, teaching thousands of undergraduate and graduate students for four decades at a major state university, publishing scientific articles and books, giving hundreds of workshops and seminars, and working with hundreds of clients in my licensed private practice of psychotherapy.
Another purpose of my posts is not to coerce or threaten, but to inform and hopefully persuade. I believe that every person has the right to hold his own opinion. I respect the right of others to have opinions different than my own. I am solely responsible for the contents of my posts.
My wife, Diane, and I are the parents of six children. We have at this writing 20 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. We love them all very much and they are wonderful blessings in our lives.
Dennis Karpowitz