I was often happy as a kid, but as I grew up I more often felt good about feeling gloomy. I loved profoundly depressing literature. Surely those who were happy were shallow.
Read More »Evangelical Roots and Branches
Gay and lesbian members of our congregation have told me that they hesitated in coming to our church because of the connotations “evangelical” has accrued.
Read More »Buddha-nature and Original Sins
So here I am, a latter-day Grinch, to proclaim as well the essential sinfulness of us
Read More »Facts, Stories, Faith
I don’t want my friend to lose his faith in the Bible, but to understand its history, its myth.
Read More »Freedom Isn’t Free?
“Freedom isn’t Free” is proclaimed on billboards, bumper-stickers, t-shirts. This assertion is so ubiquitous in America one might suppose it to be true.
Read More »Religious Freedom and the Ship-of-State
Throughout the country those refusing to wear masks or get vaccinated have claimed that religious freedom gives them this right.
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