The other day gave me an opportunity for reflection on where I’ve come philosophically in the past several years. For the first time ever, I officially listed myself as “Non-Religious” on a government document. Though I’ve frequently tossed around the term, there was something about the act of scrolling down the jury impaneling form, pausing, [...]
Is It Official?
February 2, 2011
The Bride and Prejudice
January 19, 2010
A relative was telling me how, years ago, she went to the KKK rally to sell puppies. She’s a good Christian, mind you. It’s just that, until about the time I was born, the area of Texas we’re from was, shall we say, not very well known for its racial tolerance. Just up the road [...]
To Pat Robertson: On Haiti, the Devil, and the Problem with Answers
January 14, 2010
To Pat Robertson, anyone else at CBN, and other Christians who might be reading: I felt a mixture of deep sadness and white-hot anger when seeing this… I watched Sanjay Gupta interview the president of Haiti (watch from 0:50), and one line that struck me was when Sanjay asked President Preval why he was staying [...]
