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March 2016

March 04, 2016
In a heated political season, it's easy to reduce one's ideological opponents to simplistic characterizations....
March 02, 2016
We always hear about the moral arc of the universe, but where is it leading...
March 01, 2016
The US election has given way to a barrage of criticisms between the candidates, but...

February 2016

February 26, 2016
I want this to be a place where religious and secular people can dialogue together,...
February 24, 2016
Religious and secular people can come together in goodwill to find common ground, but there...
February 22, 2016
Last week, Pope Francis made remarks that were widely believed to be a admonishment of...
February 19, 2016
Being in the middle of different worlds can sometimes feel alienating, but it also has...
February 17, 2016
Trying to understand people with different perspectives is a worthy goal, but sometimes there may...
February 15, 2016
No, the Church of England didn't troll Richard Dawkins, but they did underscore an undeniable...
February 14, 2016
Remembering Antonin Scalia's legacy means grappling both with the harms he caused and who he...
February 14, 2016
Some loves cross the lines — and that can be something worth celebrating.
February 12, 2016
Some religious people often get criticized for "picking and choosing" their beliefs, but that can...
February 10, 2016
Sometimes you look back at your enemies and wonder why you ever thought them villainous...
February 08, 2016
In his new book, David Dark argues that we all have a religion. I'd argue...
February 04, 2016
The president's first visit to a US mosque was significant, but there are important criticisms...
February 03, 2016
When someone leaves religion, how should their family and friends deal with this change? The...
February 01, 2016
As a formerly religious person, I sometimes feel like I could help bridge the two...

January 2016

January 31, 2016
When I deconverted, I had to try to figure out how to deal with old...
January 29, 2016
Welcome to Across Rivers Wide. Here's a little bit about who I am and what...
January 06, 2016
When President Obama talks about mass shootings, sometimes the strongest message comes across without words.
January 05, 2016
The stark choice of the privilege-defenders: Oppose privilege, and you're an oppressor; ignore it, and...

December 2015

December 30, 2015
For my religious family after my deconversion, finding the right balance of sensitivity has been...
December 04, 2015
It was surprising enough to see politicians called out for prayerful inaction. Then the outrage...
December 01, 2015
Once Sandlin rewired his brain for the backwards bike, he couldn't ride a regular one....

October 2015

October 15, 2015
As a naturally argumentative person (and former educator who taught persuasion), I am very interested in the...
October 13, 2015
One of the things I enjoy about where I am in life is that I...
October 11, 2015
In case you're new here, this blog is the product of volunteers and employees of Recovering from...
October 02, 2015
For five years, I taught high school English in a small rural district in Illinois....

September 2015

September 30, 2015
Cassidy's last post is a great demonstration of one of the quite common experiences of the ex-religious:...
September 28, 2015
When the map and the terrain differ, trust the terrain. - Swiss army proverb If...
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