The Poor are Always with Us

I'm less offended by the money spent on one religious commercial than I am about the entire amount spent on one game.

Throwing Away the Script

"I'm ashamed of you," she said. But she didn't mean it. Her religious leaders taught her to say such things and it caused her pain.

I No Longer Reach for Heaven

I’m astounded that anyone could be persuaded to accept a way of life that guarantees their condemnation.  But I’m sorry to say we made converts.

Truth, Lies, and Blue Skies

The biggest grudge I have against religion (particularly conservative religion) is that it urges people to lie....

A Conspiracy of Silence

I’m horrified that we locked my sweet, loveable, funny aunt into a prison of silence, where she dreaded the day she would die and go to the hell we had created.

Drowning in the Baptismal Waters

It has taken me a long time to see that our religion could be a tool to prey on the vulnerable.  The baptismal waters come closer to drowning them rather than cleansing them.     

Making Change at the Deli

Even after all this time, I still have to remind myself that I never had mystical powers of healing, although people tried a little harder to pull themselves together and straighten up when they knew I was a minister.