Ken Briggs

Ken Briggs has reported on religion for Newsday and The New York Times, contributed articles to a variety of publications, written five books and taught for 18 years as an adjunct professor at Lehigh University and Lafayette College. He lives in Indiana and continues to be a freelance writer.

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Hugh Hefner, depicted on a pinball machine (Flickr/Michael R. Perry, CC BY 2.0)

Oct 02, 2017

Hugh Hefner became the pitchman for unfettered consumption

NCR Today: The "Playboy philosophy" was sold by a man resembling a bank manager living out the fantasies of possessiveness. Of luxury cars, penthouses, celebrities and, of course, women.

Bishop Michael Burbidge (CNS/Bob Roller)

Aug 28, 2017

Priest's admission of Klan membership begs for fuller accounting

A priest of the Arlington, Virginia, Diocese admits to being in his young adulthood a member of the Klu Klux Klan. The admission and plea for forgiveness ran on the diocesan newspaper website, and he has taken a leave of absence.

Aug 08, 2017

Should schools ban football? Let the debate begin

NCR Today: One side points to the character-building benefits of childhood sports. The other side, citing research about head injuries, asks if football's worth endangering kids.

Jul 24, 2017