There was a time when if my well-intentioned friends apologized for aging racists who said atrocious stuff, just to be polite, I pretended to agree with their lovable excuses. Forgive that generation for they know not what they say! They know. A few years ago my sixty-something neighbor, a nice but tiresome lady, showed up […]
Category: Politics-Religion
It’s time the anti-poverty Pope blesses birth control.
It’s not easy to criticize the coolest Pope, ever. Pope Francis smiles for selfies, Tweets, says yes! to the Big Bang and evolution, waves from his popemobile and against tradition, washes (oh the horror!) the feet of women on Holy Thursday. I’m not Catholic but when this Pope speaks, I listen. I don’t expect to agree […]
This Pope is dope
dope adj. cool, nice, awesome Title too flip for the highest Catholic? Just wait, some hip-hopper will pen a positive rap about Pope Francis. He’s street. He’s of the people, all people. At least in tone, because when I stop swooning and take a look, his policies on church law haven’t changed. The Pope hasn’t reversed a […]
Separation of church and state, including Satan’s coloring books
Separation of church and state, including Satan’s coloring books Personally, I don’t care if a religious or pagan or atheist group distributes materials at public schools. If my daughter’s old enough to decide what does or doesn’t sit well in her soul, she ‘s old enough to take it all in. But I do […]
Catholics and Mormons Mass Exodus If Women Left Behind
Great article (linked below) on why the traditional branches of the Catholic and Mormon church can’t sustain themselves unless they reform to include women. “The contradictions are non-sustainable.” Some of my friends, from their polite silence, likely find my feminist, new-age, optimistic, this-too-shall-be-overcome attitude regarding social change non-sustainable. I’ll cop to being the annoying […]
Changing people’s minds? Start with self-esteem.
“There should be a common body of facts that everybody can agree on and yet have a difference of opinion……It’s important to make a distinction between beliefs that people hold and the facts.” ~ Dana Milbank National Political Columnist, Washington Post. We don’t like to admit we’re wrong, our ego flinches automatically. Admitting we’re wrong after […]
Church only on Christmas and Easter? What would Jesus say? I bet I can guess.
Image source: By zole4, published on 17 September 2011 My teen daughter, once a frequent flyer at church with children and youth programs, now has to be dragged to church once a month. Sleep wins. I’m now fine with this. I’ve largely left mainstream religion and am leaning towards joining our Unitarian Universalist. My love […]