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The Traditionalist Plan is a classic mean girl manifesto. "If you don't follow MY rules,...

We think by operating as a dysfunctional, sick, non-trusting organization, we can turn The United...

Of course educated young adults, having grown up in a multicultural and gender-fluid world, are...

But there was stability, at least for this group of people and for this period...

Despite the Evangelical betrayal of electing an indecent President with his indecent minions systematically raking...

Starbucks has some things to teach us about inclusivity, but ultimately, like my plants, the...

 What broken windows can we fix in The United Methodist Church? Perhaps if we found...

Do not criticize Paige Patterson for telling the truth: if your black eyes, in whatever...

My own great divorce from Evangelism came years ago and as accompanied by much grief....

Privacy no longer exists--and that is a good thing. And I've gone to meddling today as...

I don't know what life would look like if one entered with perfection into the will...

There is virtually no chance that the US government will enact any regulation that would...

Here's the truth about those who step up to complain of abuse: those who hold...

Trump--and his avid disciples--are barbarians. They are not politicians. They don't understand or honor the...

In my past role as "mystery worshipper" for a newspaper column, I am offering a...

Below is my, admittedly limited, take on the repercussions of the tax bill. Keep in...

Our society idolizes the angry, white male. We heap praise on him, make TV shows...

If Donald Trump had been an honorable man, he would have been exactly what the...

Now, the group is not called The Church of the Holy Bunionectomy. But that is...

Seven hundred and ninety-six bodies, from newborn to three years old, killed because the religious...

In my opinion, it is not Facebook, which does have room for somewhat reasoned dialogue,...

What is it about us fecund beings and tiny humans that encourages such disdain, dislike,...

 I am a hearty skeptic of such things as Holy Relics. I dismiss them as...

We are currently in St. Petersberg, Russia. This is the city that Peter the Great,...

A third reason the UMC is dying may be because of a thorny issue we...

The megachurch infection may lead to the eventual death of Christian connection, also known as...

After spending much of 2014 and 2015 visiting churches, I have become increasingly aware that people...

Hypocrisy is the ultimate death blow, whether it be politics or religion. And in the...

As we repeatedly mend the curtain, as we reinforce the barrier with each stitch, we...

I've read most of it. All the analyses about the AHCA ("Trumpcare" or "Ryancare"), the...