I believe in God. I have ceased believing in institutional church. The last straw was not a straw but an eye opener. After years of happy God-aware church-less-ness, I thought I should "give church a try." Havin
in a pretty good job. By the standards that measure unearned privilege in the rich, peaceful society I inhabit, I am a winner: white, straight, and male. (Well, okay, an atheist as well and that’ not generally so well received in many circles, but it’s easy to hide that and ...
"Honey, I wasn"t baptized and being an atheist, I am not allowed to go to church. A church wedding is a burden for an atheist like me, and the church wedding for an atheist is also against church rules!" I presented my views vehemently, believing I had the best excuse in the ...
The gospel does have an effect. There is an impact. And this was the point of the verses I cited — and I did notice that in all the responses to me, there has been precious little interaction with those texts. “Do not let your adorning be external—the braid...
I’m actually an atheist. Arriving on the north side of the Lincoln Memorial, we walked past many groups of bible-thumping protesters. They were amusing; thrusting their signs at us, telling us we were going to hell, screaming at passers-by with megaphones, trying to hand out pamphlets,...
The concept of progressive deathcore almost sounds like a paradox. For a subgenre predicated on stacking breakdowns on top of breakdowns, there appeared to be as much stylistic wiggle room as there was use for any note beyond a guitar’s fifth fret. That attitude changed when Born of Osiris,...