I Believe that Believing Ruins Religion
Am I wrong about that? “What has occurred over and over through history? That person emerges from their “wild experience” and they immediately begin to talk about it. They find…
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Holy Cow Trough!
What a surprise, and just in time for the Christmas Season. . . We all know that Superstition and Credulity drive many of the (tour) Buses of Belief. When rituals, creeds,…
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…
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…
Open Letter on Prayer
(I know I cycle back to this subject now and again, but after the latest “Pray for Them” post, I’ve got to ask more questions!) Open Letter to my friends…
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…
Life After Faith (Part 2)
{Excerpts from the heart of Life After Faith, published in 2010} The Broken Cross and Beyond In 1992 and again in 2000 I made a kind of kindred pilgrimage to…
