Quote of Note: Abraham

“Many people speak of unconditional love but rarely live it. Instead, when they see a condition that causes them to feel negative emotions, they demand a change in the condition; but in doing so, they set themselves on a long and uncomfortable path of attempting to control others in order to feel good.” –The Teachings of Abraham in The Astonishing Power of Emotions by Esther Hicks

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Keep your religion off my body, please

The beauty and sanctity of religion is diminished when it’s used to hurt people. Until they “get” this, evangelical Christians will continue to witness an exodus from their ranks and the continued crumbling of their antiquated institution.

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Noteworthy (and not so…) posts to ponder

Noteworthy!  How good is your vocabulary? Play this potentially addictive word game and find out! For each word you get right, FreeRice.com donates 10 grains of rice through the United Nations to help end world hunger. (Thanks to Yvonne at Nemeton for turning me on to this.) How to cope with Unreasonable People. “As Above, So [...]

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How Unitarianism could save Christianity

  The walls of Evangelical Christianity are crumbling, and have been for several decades. It’s always astounded me how some Christians blame the queers and unwed mothers for this instead of their own doctrines, which seem completely devoid of the love Jesus lived and taught. Saddling followers with fear, judgement, and guilt is not the way to keep them coming back. A recent [...]

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The More You Know: Defining “Queer”

Did that word make you wince? It still causes me to twinge slightly when I read or say it. However because I recognize the importance of reclaiming this word in an effort to diminish its negative connotation, I offer the following. (This originally appeared in the post “Meeting Hecate.” I’m establishing it as a stand-alone post because [...]

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Meeting Hecate

I feel very fortunate to have recently connected with a group of queer Wiccans, Pagans, and Heathens. Because I just threw out four words that may cause a jolt to some of my readers, those so affected may follow the links below for definitions of each if they like. A post explaining the groups “queer” is used [...]

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The seduction of judgment

Edit off. Emotions are high…recently I’ve had bouts of anxiety rooted in uncertainty. Uncertainty about who I am and where I’m going. The last time I felt like this was when I was 19 and struggling with if and how to tell my parents I’m gay. There aren’t many people…only one actually…I trust enough to [...]

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