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I love this sign. We live in a world where the President of the United States opened his very first Cabinet meeting by having each of his Cabinet members praise him as the television cameras rolled. Then he praised himself by declaring himself the post effective President in history with the possibility of Franklin Roosevelt. …
Read MoreMy children’s personal ten commandments are beautiful, heart wrenching, and completely applicable.
My kids were studying the Ten Commandments at Hebrew School this week. As part of the lesson, they were then asked to come up with some commandments of their own. My daughter’s commandments are beautiful. Much better than the Bible’s ten commandments, which waste the first three on God’s obsession with being the best and…
Read MoreHow to improve church attendance
A good movie trailer can pack a theater. Perhaps a good church sign can pack the pews. And perhaps I might not find myself in the position of reluctant atheist had I received encouragement like this to attend church on a regular basis.
Read MoreSimplify your life. Just love everyone. Even if you’re a bigot.
I love this sentiment. Even as a reluctant atheist, I love it. Not only would it make the world a much kinder place, but if you believe that Jesus was the Son of God (or even just a solid guy), the message on this church sign also adheres to one of his clearest and most…
Read MoreSomething to think about as Trump closes our borders to refugees
“Merry Christmas” is perfectly fine. But the existence of Jews should not be a secret.
Conversation between a cashier and me at a local restaurant on the morning of December 24: Me: (handing over a signed receipt) Happy holidays! Cashier: You know what? I’m going to wish you a merry Christmas! Donald Trump said that we need to say ‘Merry Christmas’ more often, so I’m going to do that… (leans in and…
Read MoreAshes to dishes
In the spirit of my recent post about the Catholic’s Church’s edict against keeping or spreading of the ashes of loved ones comes Justin Crowe’s Nourish dinnerware, made from the remains of over 200 people. More specifically: “Nourish is a dinnerware series designed to infuse a sense of mortality into everyday moments. It was made…
Read MoreCatholics should be able to scatter their ashes wherever they damn well please.
My wife once said that amongst the many noble reasons that I became a teacher, it was also because I don’t like to be told what to do. This has never occurred to me before, but she’s probably right. Teachers spend most of their day deciding how and when and what they will do. There…
Read More#Biblebuffet
Protip: If you’re using The Bible to justify your opposition to gay marriage, please don’t forget to declare your disobedient, stubborn, and/or rebellious son a “drunkard and a glutton” and have him stoned to death for his behavior. Deuteronomy 21:18-21
Read MoreThese people don’t know Jesus, and Jesus doesn’t give a damn about toilets
A woman defending transgender rights at a school-board meeting in Horry County, South Carolina last week was interrupted by a roughly 500-person chorus of “Jesus Loves Me.” Jesus may love these people, but these people apparently know nothing about Jesus. Son of God or ancient philosopher, I promise you this: Jesus wouldn’t give a damn about…
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