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Tag Archives: religion
Hello, World!
Six months ago I wrote a post about losing my faith in God. That post took me seven years to be able to write. And although I had intended on it being just part of my reentry into blogging I found … Continue reading
Posted in Truth
Tagged Anna Karenina, baby pictures, belief, bi, bi-erasure, bi-phobia, bisexuality, Boom Clap, can't we all just get along?, Catholic, church, coming out, Easter dress, feminism, LGBTQ, LGBTQ p-touch, marriage, more vitamin D, non-monosexual, not a lima bean, not-straight, Oh-shit cascade, politics, Polka Dots, Queer, religion, Robyn Ochs is my hero, Scotty-Dogs, spiritual practices, the closet, To the grave, Wile E. Coyote
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ANY Man and ANY Woman Are All You Need For a Happy Marriage
Not only do some people think that only men and women can have valid, happy, successful marriage, but that really, truly the only thing that matters is the gender of the partners. For real. You don’t need to have shared history … Continue reading
Arguments Against Marriage Equality Insult Straight Marriages
There’s an argument out there against marriage equality that only oppositely-gendered couples can have a successful marriage. They argue that same-gendered couples, on the sole basis of their same-genderedness, are bound to fail. If you are straight and married this … Continue reading
Posted in Truth, Uncategorized
Tagged conservative politics, human-rights, LGBTQ, marriage, marriage equality, politics, religion, straight marriages
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Hymn Replacement Therapy
I’ve admitted here before that I have a rationally insupportable soft spot for Christian music, both good and bad. But sometimes a strong Christian theme just won’t cut it, it jars too much with my current disbelief. So I’ve begun … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged atheism, Audio Adrenaline, Christian hymns, Christian music, Dan Bern, dpchallenge, ex-christian, Lost Dogs, Pixies, postaday, religion, replacement therapy
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Pope Francis Says, “You’re Cool.”
In an “Onion”-like turn, Pope Francis seemed to suggest that redemption and do-goodering aren’t confined to Catholics. Catholic Online quotes him as saying, “The Lord created us in His image and likeness, and we are the image of the Lord, … Continue reading
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Tagged atheist, can't we all just get along?, Catholic, Catholic-props, dpchallenge, godless, judgement, non-believer, non-christian, Pope Francis, postaday, props, redemption, religion
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More on Christians as Exiles
When writing about “Christians as Exiles” last week (here) I got to thinking more deeply about this subject. I started wondering if any group of Christians were really living as exiles in this country. Then I read this article about a group of … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity's Confusion
Tagged aliens, Catholic, Catholic exiles, Christians as Exiles, Conspiracy No. 5, dirty hands, exiles, orphans, privilege, religion, Third Day, widows
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Christians as Exiles vs. Christians as Rulers
There are two veins of thought in current, mainstream Evangelicalism (shortened here to CME). One paints Christians as exiles in this world, as aliens and foreigners, just waiting for their great homecoming. The other puts Christians in a position of … Continue reading
Mysteries
A few weeks ago I read a blog post at OfDustAndKings that talked about abortion and some of the hurdles the church faces when it addresses this controversial subject. I thought the original article was a very thoughtful and gentle discussion … Continue reading
Posted in My Confusion
Tagged abortion, human-rights, justice, life, ofdustandkings, religion, sacredness, strangeness, women's rights
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Perfect Fear Drives Out Love
This is part one of a documentary by BBC journalist, Louis Theroux, about the infamous Westboro Baptist Church. Everyone is familiar with Westboro’s neon signs and shameless choices of picketing venues. No one needs a reason to despise them more, … Continue reading
Dress Code
What I take from this video is that a dapper suit and tie is required for getting into heaven. And that, possibly, the pearly gates are on the soundstage for Mad Men. I always pegged God as a mid-century modernist.
Posted in Christianity's Confusion
Tagged Christianity, Dress Code, Hell, Hilarious, Not English, Only Men!, religion, Satan
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Behold, Confusion! 