Strange times we live in. Here’s a Christian pastor, C. Joshua Villines, who says we should take Christ out of Christmas. Compare that to noted…
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Strange times we live in. Here’s a Christian pastor, C. Joshua Villines, who says we should take Christ out of Christmas. Compare that to noted…
It’s been almost two weeks since I got back from POD 2010, and I still haven’t managed to write about it. But I find I…
Over the last few weeks I’ve been fiddling with constructing my family tree on ancestry.com. (Thanks to my old high school friend Georgie for getting…
I recently noticed a small backyard shrine in my neighborhood. I wasn’t quite sure what to make of it at first. I thought maybe it…
Yesterday morning I took my first yoga class ever. Through Living Social, I got a deal on three classes at TriYoga in Mid-City that was…
Dark Green Religion: Nature Spirituality and the Planetary Future by Bron Taylor My rating: 5 of 5 stars Here’s a rarity — an academic book…
Some people criticize the green movement for being almost like a religious faith. Others say the green movement has lost touch with its spiritual roots.…
Happy belated Lammas or Lughnasadh or whatever else you may call it. (I guess it’s over now. I get confused with these traditional-style holidays that…
An Experiment by Mohamed Musthafa / CC BY-ND 2.0 If there is, as you believe, a benevolent Creator who is all-knowing and all-powerful, then surely…
Today I celebrate a quarter-century of atheism. A quarter century? Why yes. Here is an entry from my journal 25 years ago today: October 28th,…
Does this image of the Ten Commandments ring any bells? Well, if you know me, it should look vaguely familiar. Those are my teeth. It’s…
Dear Aunt Ron, Thanks for Persephone’s birthday gift. It will probably take her a while to grow into those clothes, but better too big than…
As I rode my bike to my book club yesterday morning, I wondered idly what name the day might have. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter…
I’ve gotten in the habit of listening to a certain kind of music on Sunday morning, especially if I get up before Xy, usually with…
One day when I was very young I brought home from Sunday School a page from some sort of activity booklet. I believe it depicted…
Check out my new podcast, Anonymous Informants. I started this to learn more about podcasting, improve my interviewing techniques, and explore some issues that I…
Regarding the current foofaraw being raised over remarks by Obama’s former pastor, Xy made the following observation: If I could hear preaching like that, I’d…
A question to all the Christians out there: How would you like to see non-Christians act with regard to Christmas? How can we be both…
So last night, in his big “religion” speech, Mitt Romney warned of nefarious forces bent on “establishing a new religion in America — the religion…
For various reasons I’ve made an effort over the years to eliminate God-talk from my everyday speech. I try not to make casual reference to…