Q: Any ideas about how to convince half of the people I care about not to soak their children in fear culture, not to hate or abuse people who aren’t like them, and not to support the destruction of the world? A: Couple of ideas . . . quote the Bible better than they do. There are dozens of examples of helping aliens and widows and children in scripture. Nearly no examples of opposing aliens dwelling among us. How do... Read more
Rather than try to teach my two and a half year-old how to see the world through my eyes, I strive to see the world through her eyes. Every day we look at the horses in the field. We stop and listen to the birds and cicadas. We feel the wind on our faces and look for the moon at night. Every moment is a miracle when you’re two years-old. There will be time enough in the future to rush... Read more
I sent this e-mail to an area church this week. I’ve redacted the church’s name for reasons that will be apparent. To XXX XX and the leadership of XXX XX XXX : My family lives less than two miles from the church. We first visited for Trunk or Treat last October. We’re members of another XXXX church, but we’re exploring options in other congregations. Before attending the service a few weeks ago, I visited the church website, and was pleased... Read more
“God is Truth. The way to Truth lies through Ahimsa (non-violence). Sabarmati, 13 March 1927, M. K. Gandhi.” Born Oct. 2, 1869. We need a world full of Gandhis. Read more
Increasingly, evangelical Christians are neither. The term is simply the alias of a group of committed Republicans whose politics have no connection to Christianity. Unfortunately, this marginal minority of the faith community receives a disproportionate portion of media coverage. They twist their theology beyond anything that Jesus would recognize to justify voting for a thrice-married liar who boastfully breaks more of the 10 Commandments than he can name. Somehow, they’ve convinced themselves that Democrat Hillary Clinton is a ‘threat’ to... Read more
A new study seeks to shed light on why people are leaving religion in the United States. From the summary, “The American religious landscape has undergone substantial changes in recent years. However, one of the most consequential shifts in American religion has been the rise of religiously unaffiliated Americans. This trend emerged in the early 1990s. In 1991, only six percent of Americans identified their religious affiliation as “none,” and that number had not moved much since the early 1970s.... Read more
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