Secular Jesus Speaks
Continuing the Secular Jesus* Series … *Why Secular Jesus? The “Spiritual Jesus,” exalted Lord, Savior, Son of God, is the object of belief for millions. But is that really who…
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Meet Secular Jesus
I might have looked like this. . .or maybe not Secular Jesus B.C. (Before Church/Christianity) Born in Palestine of teenage parents (legends aside) About 18 “dark” years when, IF he…
Ingersoll’s Religion of Reason
In this short “meditation” published in the North American Review, I highlight Robert Green Ingersoll’s sensible suggestions for The Church of the Future “The church says, ‘He that hath ears to…
Contentment
Now and then I post a poem–or hang a poem on this post. This one was composed, composted, in one of my favorite sanctuaries: Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern…
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…
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…
