Persecuted By The Pastor
Maybe your pastor says stuff like this. If he/she/they/them/zee/zir/whatever does, you have my permission to send them this note with my name attached. (You don’t have to attach my name if you’re okay being told that you’re what’s wrong with church.) Dear Clergy-Identifying-Person, We, the church, are being told (by YOU) that following Jesus means […]
I’m Special So Meet My Needs!
I learned something new! Neurodiversity is what it means to be ‘different in my own special way.’ That means, I am Neurodiverse! So…if you claim to be a caring person, you have to listen to everything I say and accommodate my special needs (and even though, by definition, you’re neurodiverse too; this is about me […]
It Matters to Me What You Believe
Chris Stedman walked away from Jesus and then wrote a book about how to hang around with people who didn’t. He’s gotten some praise from a few noteworthy personalities like Frank Schaeffer (who also walked away from Jesus). “Stedman the atheist … lays the groundwork for constructive engagement between all of us—no matter what we believe…or […]
To Build The Impossible Bridge
How many nights have you spent wide awake, pondering the question, “Who will bridge the divide between atheists and the religious?” How many anguished hours have you fretted that the Bible might actually be correct and there is no common ground between good and evil? Well, a guy who quit Christianity wrote a book about […]
Hey Christian! Where is Jesus?
I commented under the prose from Tennessee Williams, “This doesn’t give credit or thanks to the source of love which is outside of ourselves and does not need to be saved from burning buildings.” The page owner who posted it responded, “Its also inside of ourselves. And God is love. Love is God by another […]
Common Ground With Darkness
I grew up going to church, attending Bible studies, and generally soaking in Christian culture so I am an expert in warped Christian orthodoxy. For example: (2 Corinthians 6:14) Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with […]
Even Bad People Don’t Like Bad People
I used to run with a notorious band of criminals. We called ourselves, “Legit Gang of Badassery” (maybe you’ve seen our initials) and our favorite form of self expression was damaging property. Some of us liked to hit mailboxes with ball bats. Some of us liked to break windows. Some of us liked setting stuff […]
You’re Not Supposed To Be Popular
Is it a problem when I’m popular (not that I am in any peril of becoming popular but hypothetically speaking, were I to become popular, would that be bad)? According to Jesus, popularity causes woe. Woe is not good so popularity should be avoided. (Luke 6:26) Woe to you when all men speak well of […]
Good People Believe In Jesus
A common mistake made by prideful God deniers is that the only people who commit murder are religious people. They contend that lawless self-worshipers, never, ever, ever commit acts of violence. The heathen (according to the heathen) are peaceful, law abiding citizens with no selfish ambitions of any kind. Since none of history’s notorious mass […]
I Don’t Want To Eat With You
Let me make sure I understand. You don’t like religious people but you’re willing to ‘grab coffee’ or ‘get pizza’ or ‘just hang out sometime’ with me? You’re open-minded enough to set aside your natural (and totally justified) loathing of me and have a conversation? You will condescend to engage with lowly, little ol’ me? […]
