Sep 17 2009
Politics… religion… politics… religion.
After my last post, I thought about politics and religion. I thought about how America was founded by a group of men who were leaving their country because religion had become so tangled with their government that they couldn’t take it anymore. That they risked their life just to get here, and [...]
Aug 15 2009
I’ve been traveling, and had a very good dinner last night with a good friend. We started talking about spirituality, and what each of us believes, and it was a very interesting conversation. I told her, that after 10 years away from the church, I know I don’t believe in Christianity, and that I’m skeptical [...]
Jul 21 2009
So, for those of you who know anything about Marathons, you know that there is a huge difference between March and May when it comes to running conditions. There is a reason why most marathons happen in the spring months, with May being a huge gamble in any city across the globe. So, when churches [...]
Jun 13 2009
Growing up in the public school system I got involved in various school activities. One was a group of kids who formed an after school Bible Study that happened to meet on campus. It was pretty informal, and didn’t show up officially on any club roster. One teacher joined us, but completely on their own [...]
Oct 08 2008
I grew up with creationism as the only way the Earth could have come to be. At a young age I had a real love of science, and always tried to reconcile what I learned in science with what I learned in church. The way I reconciled it was by saying, “God created a world [...]
Oct 01 2008
On Thursday we will see a VP debate that may go down as one of the most important VP debates ever. Usually these aren’t very important to people and the VP candidate has little affect on the outcome of the election. But, I believe that it is much different this time around.
Why? [...]
Sep 09 2008
So, in my earlier post I wrote a teaser about the separation of church and state. This is one thought that is part of an overarching thought, which is this:
I think that the men who wrote and signed the constitution not only knew a lot about what they wanted, but they knew even more [...]
Sep 04 2008
I was reading my daily Dooce, and could not agree with her more today. Her post got me thinking about how many of us have stopped even trying to have a conversation with our family and friends who are on the conservative and/or the religious right side of things.
I wonder, frequently, why those on [...]
