The Pledge vs. Christians
Or vice versa. As a secular person who was a Christian minister and chaplain for years, I’ve been writing a short commentary on the so-called “Sermon on the Mount.” The…
Tag: Bible
Am I a Socialist?
Lots of fear-flaunting these days. In the 50’s, the scare word was “Communist.” Now, “Socialist.” Having never seriously studied political theory, I did read Mao’s “little red book” in college…
“My Faith Won’t Let Me Help You”
It’s not easy to read the latest issue of “Church and State” (published by Americans United). We’ve all heard about the God-excuses for not decorating a cake or arranging flowers…
Back to School, for God
The school year is about to begin. Excitement is building. And one very special student will be in the eager crowd of little kids returning to class. This will be…
Saving Jesus, Yet Again
There’s probably no one in history who needs more saving than the Palestinian Jewish Rabbi of Nazareth who was not, and would never be, a Christian. I’m not sure why I’ve…
Unbelievable Credulity
Credulity (credulous): “too ready to believe something is real or true.” “People will believe anything” I sometimes say, or think. It does seem that a lot of people are credulous…
Who Owns the Bible?
This is pretty good. The original “owners” of the Bible (that’s the Jewish people) are speaking out about abortion. They should know best what their own holy book says. Self-righteous…
Proudly Ignorant?
Having lunch with a friend, we were discussing religious literacy and he told me he saw a guy wearing a t-shirt that said: “I Learned Everything I Need to Know…
