Religion
Just a T
Driving to dinner last night, Clara looked out the window and said, “Aw! Look at the pretty T!” My poor, confused, Jewish daughter…
Read MoreI prayed for a full month. Here is what happened.
One of my yearly goals was to select three behaviors that I am opposed to and adopt them for one week, then write about my experiences. Back in May, I prayed twice a day, every day, for a month, to see what might happen. Would my heart or mind experience a transformation of some kind?Would…
Read MoreI’ve been told that I’m going to hell. I’m not sure I agree.
About a month ago, I wrote a post that criticized Pastor Greg Locke, an outspoken, Trump supporter who opposes the rights of gay, transexual, and transgender Americans and has gone so far as to call them mentally ill and criminal. Specifically, I attacked the ridiculousness of Locke’s “”Don’t you dare lecture us” rhetoric in response…
Read MoreIs God now here, or is God nowhere?
This church sign in Newton, MA is fascinating. What did you see when you saw it? Presumably the intent was, “God is now here.” But if you’re me, I saw “God is nowhere.” Spacing is everything. But maybe I’m being too presumptuous. Perhaps the minister or sign attendant or even the congregation took a long, hard…
Read More“Don’t you dare…” are words most frequently uttered by morons
This is a tweet from Pastor Greg Locke, an outspoken, mouth-breathing conservative who opposes the rights of gay, transexual, and transgender Americans and has gone so far as to call them mentally ill and criminal. He’s also a supporter of Donald Trump and many of his policies. Yesterday Locke tweeted this: If you haven’t heard,…
Read MoreThis is not the Jesus you learned about in Sunday School
The odd thing about America that so many Republicans (including the alt-right) desire is that it would absolutely reject Jesus if he were still alive today. After all, Jesus was Jewish. He was very much a socialist. He was homeless. A refugee. He was anti-death penalty. Anti-school prayer (Matthew 6:5). Anti-violence. He strongly opposed the…
Read MoreRepublicans don’t read The Bible
Last month, the Republican Congress sought to repeal ObamaCare, slash Medicaid, and strip more than 35 million Americans of their vital healthcare. They came one vote away from achieving that goal. This week they are at it again. A new, even more draconian bill is being considered in the Senate that would once again strip…
Read MoreReligious folk shouldn’t be filled with so much hate
A waitress with a pro-LGBTQ tattoo received this note from a customer. I realize I am a reluctant atheist, but in my lifetime, I have read the Bible from cover to cover three times (which is more than many ardently religious people), so I am familiar with the teachings of Jesus. And yes, while it…
Read MoreGenital usage restrictions must be adhered to at all times
It’s kind of crazy that huge swaths of Americans study an ancient, religious tome, ignore an enormous number of its rules, but obsess over the ones about how and where to use penises and vaginas. Right?
Read MoreYou have to admire a church willing to take this kind of literary stand
Also, I don’t disagree.
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