* This is the part where I write an apparently shocking statement, preferably about God or religion. And this is the part where I try to explain how it’s really not all that shocking unless you’re really narrow-minded. At about this time, I begin to experience a bit of writer’s remorse about what I just [...]
Archive for the ‘religion’ Category
The Controversial New Post
September 13, 2011
Conclusions on My Interview with Harold Camping, the Man Behind May 21, Judgment Day
May 18, 2011
If you haven’t read my interview with Harold Camping on KillingTheBuddha.com, you may want to read that first. I came away from interviewing Harold with two somewhat differing conclusions, neither of which would have fit well if included in the KtB article. The first was too nice and too characteristic of my wishy-washy agnosticism. The [...]
Christianity’s Continual Fade Into Irrelevance?
May 13, 2011
The powers that be within the bubble that is Christendom continually amaze me. …At their ability to increasingly banish themselves and the religion further into irrelevancy. It used to be that only the most blatantly arrogant talking heads sullied the religion’s image in the eyes of “the World.” Those like Pat Robertson or possibly James [...]
What Am I Giving Up for Lent? Lent.
April 13, 2011
I love the idea of intentionally depriving one’s self of something. It can work wonders for gaining perspective on a variety of matters, spiritual and otherwise. It has been interesting to hear what people are fasting for Lent this year. Many are depriving themselves of certain foods, or all foods. Some are trying to give [...]
Will “Love Wins” Change Anything?
March 8, 2011
Yeah, I’m jumping on the “Theological Firestormageddon 2011″ bandwagon. Though it’s not like my opinion matters, I just had to give my thoughts on this whole controversy surrounding Rob Bell’s forthcoming book, Love Wins, which apparently no one who has commented on has actually read. All the hype is based on the couple minutes of [...]
