Photo by: 愚木混株 Cdd20 from Pixabay I think back to the day the Rev spoke at my church about how as a man he could never understand the pain unwed pregnant girls and women went through. “How dare I be so arrogant to even try?” he said. He said his job was only to listen, learn and to support girls […]
Category: Social Commentary
Religious Schools That Ban and Expel Kids Aren’t Christ-Like.
Image credit Full post on Medium. I’m genuinely confused why Master’s Academy won’t answer my email, message and tags on Facebook. Here’s their policy as posted on Orlando Sentinel reporter Annie Martin’s Twitter account years ago: Since the school still has the policy, it clearly stands by it. Why not defend itself to little ole […]
No, It’s Not a Cult
Originally published in Human Parts Nine times out of ten when people ask me about my Unitarian Universalist church I get a strange look. What they’re dying to know is are we some sort of cult. Nope, a bona fide religion. No devil worship or blood sacrifices. No groupthink. But Laura, no Bible? no doctrine? […]
Barbie: Hilarious satire, sympathetic to both men and women.
The Barbie movie isn’t male bashing. Ultimately it’s sympathetic to both men and women.
Why Would I Ever Want to See the Barbie Movie? Now I Know.
Barbie is all things to all women.
Even the Most Hateful Views Can Evolve. Former Westboro Baptist Member Converts to Love.
Sometimes the best you can do when you disagree is privately unfriend, change the subject, graciously walk away.
When street evangelists scream preach I just ignore. But this guy is interrupting people working out.
Evangelicals who scream preach in public are obnoxious. Jesus was a peaceful guy. Stop yelling.