Imagine a nation where schoolchildren gather under a state-sponsored banner imploring their nation’s god to help them grow “morally.” Then imagine one courageous young woman taking a stand against the authoritarian inculcation of theocracy in that country, only to be labeled an “evil little thing” by its political establishment. Imagine… Continue reading
When the Board of Trustees at Shorter College in Rome, Georgia lost a long legal battle with an increasingly fundamentalist Georgia Baptist Convention, many of us held out hope that the faculty, students, and alumni would be able to fight back against the pernicious influence of fundamentalism. Our vigil… Continue reading
Asesino alevoso, ingrato a Dios, y enemigo de los hombres es el que, so pretexto de guiar a las generaciones nuevas, les enseña un cúmulo aislado y absoluto de doctrinas y les predica al oído, antes que la dulce plática de amor, el evangelio bárbaro del odio. (Treacherous assassins,… Continue reading
Tonight Christians celebrate the mystery of “incarnation” – the idea that an All-powerful Creator would take on the frailties, temptations, and pain of human experience for the purpose of also sharing in the joys, passions, and triumphs of mortal life. Regardless of your faith tradition, of if you have none… Continue reading
My (illustrated) approach to the popular Facebook note topic. Turns out I’m quirky and strange. Who knew? Continue reading