So. Over the past four days, I have outlined my spiritual journey until this point in my life. It hasn’t been easy, and I still struggle with my spirituality. I have made my peace, for the most part, with Christianity. I no longer hate God (with a capital G) or am mad at Him.… Continue Reading
Faith No More (Religion, Part IV)
So. My “Fuck You, God” phase did not end with a bang, but with a whimper. It’s difficult to maintain that level of rage for any sustained amount of time. Besides, I had pretty much done all the experimenting I wanted to do at that point–and there was still an emptiness inside me. What to… Continue Reading
Losing My Religion, Part III
Looks like this is going to be a week-long series, bitches! Oh, sorry. That’s how we greet each other over at Balloon Juice, and I quite like it. So, in college, religion was put on the backburner as I spent more and more time discovering, well, me. And my boyfriend, D, but that’s not… Continue Reading
My Life as a Christian, Part II
So, when we left off, our intrepid heroine (me) was heading off to college. I had planned on going to college in CA, but I changed my mind at the last minute. Instead, I ended up going to St. Olaf, which was closer to home–but not too close. For the first time, I lived away… Continue Reading
The Fragility of Religion
Go see Religulous by Bill Maher if you haven’t. Go. I’ll wait here until after you’ve seen it. Seen it? Good. Let’s get down to brass tacks. Today’s topic up for dissection is religion. I know it’s a touchy subject, which is exactly why I’m tackling it today. You see, I was raised Evangelical, so I… Continue Reading
Nothing to Fear Except Fear Itself
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom! Even though it’s no longer Mother’s Day where you are! Here is a the song, Mama, by Tupac Shakur and Boyz II Men, mixed by DJ Wise. OK. What is my topic for today? How about fear? I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t ruled by fear. When I… Continue Reading
Internet Intimidation
I have started a couple of blog posts and stopped. Why? Partly because I wasn’t feeling it, but partly because of inhibition. You see, I have gotten a couple of trolls who have commented solely to tell me off. I’m a hater, a baby-killer, and a bitter liberal. I will cop to the first, but… Continue Reading
Great Expectations
All parents want the best for their children. This is a common meme, so it must be true, right? I happen to think it’s not true, but I will say that most parents want what they think is best for their children. I am using that as the basis for the rest of this blog… Continue Reading
Rest in Peace?
Addendum from yesterday’s entry: I said I would choose diversity every time. I gave many reasons why, but I neglected to mention the most obvious reason–diversity itself has value. Sticking with the Supreme Court, they recently reviewed a case in which a thirteen year old girl was strip-searched in school. Why? The school had a… Continue Reading
Keepin’ the (White) Man Down
I knew that President Obama taking the office would unleash all sorts of racism, covert and overt. We’ve seen this happen with the teabaggers who held up signs that denigrated our president’s ethnicity. That would be an overt sign of the lingering racism. We’ve seen it with the “President Obama is not very smart” meme… Continue Reading