Intolerance is the single greatest problem I think we face in religion. Intolerance rears its head when Christians preach that Jesus is the only way Home, and anyone whose follows a different path is condemned to hell. Intolerance rears up …
Intolerance and Modern Spirituality: Interfaith Outreach Read more »
I’m confused and frightened by evil. I’ve seen it at close quarters. I grew up around it. I’ve lost people I loved to it. And yet, I still don’t understand evil, and to combat it, I think we must first …
It’s low-lying fruit, and everyone else is wailing away at it like little kids swatting at a stuffed piñata, but I’m going to jump into the latest misogynistic controversy involving Missouri Rep. Todd Akin. The Republican nominee for the U.S. …
Confusing Science and Politics: What is Legitimate Rape? Read more »
I looked up when I heard the angry tone. I searched the faces in the crowded classroom. Who was she talking to? Why are they staring at me? The more she said, the more they stared at me. Like a …
Unmarked Gay Graves: Persecution and Death by Hatred Read more »
I don’t talk or write much about religion because it confuses me. I am not an atheist or an agnostic. I am not a Catholic or a Methodist. I am not a Baptist or a Buddhist. But I do believe …
What if Santa is a woman? What if the idiotic Elf on the Shelf is a girl named Julie instead of a boy named Jack? What if Mary Magdalene was the 13th Apostle? Sigh, I apologize for this last question, …