Thank you Pat Robertson

As more Christians realize the extent of your arrogance, insensitivity, righteousness, and general asshattery, many will undoubtedly hasten to distance themselves from you and your rhetoric. If I were a Christian, I’d certainly be embarrassed to be associated with you.

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The power of laughter in the face of the absurd

Why do the Christ-Cons get defensive when claims that their religion is crumbling are made? Why is laughing in the face of utter and complete absurdity so satisfying?

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Gratitude: The Anti-Drug

At every turn drug companies continue to bombard us with messages intended to make us believe that we can’t heal ourselves. They want so desperately for every last American to pay up, lie down, and accept that sickness is a way of life and decay is inevitable. No thank you! We live in a reality where the [...]

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Fascist Fundies Forget it’s Fiction!

Would Jesus read Harry Potter? It’s hard to say. Would He rather that some who follow Him focus their efforts on something more constructive than going to great lengths to vilify it, like living His example of charity and compassion instead? Probably. I continue to be dumbfounded by Fundamentalist Christians who insist that Harry Potter is the harbinger [...]

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Gays and Little Green Men: Banes of Christianity

Anyone who knows me or visits this site probably realizes that my personal ”holy war” isn’t (and has never been) with Jesus Christ – it’s been with some who profess to follow him. And though time is starting to wear down my sharper corners, I can’t pass up the opportunity to gleefully point out the two most recent bricks being removed from the crumbling [...]

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The Spiritual Superiority Syndrome

To believe that one has found the single spiritual truth or “correct way of being” and to then react emotionally when others don’t agree is to walk on dangerous ground. This self-righteousness seeks and often finds our greatest weaknesses and latches on. I’ve observed its poison course through myself, others, and humanity as a whole time and again. We can see the [...]

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The Power of Fear

Recently The Seattle P-I published a story about a taxi driver assaulted by a drunk 21 year-old during last year’s Apple Cup. The perpetrator’s motive? The driver, Sukhvir Singh, looked like an “Iraqi terrorist” – he was wearing a turban and had a long beard. There are numerous holes in the “intellect” used to arbitrarily determine that [...]

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Finding power in the face of apathy

I don’t watch much TV, but happened to have the evening news on yesterday. It was shocking when I realized nearly all of the commercials I was seeing were for some variety of prescription drug. Since it became legal for drug companies to market directly to the public, we’ve been handing over responsibility for our health and [...]

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The danger in scapegoating

Scapegoating is what we do when we don’t want to look at the deeper issue. It’s easier than looking in the mirror and seeing where our own growth has been stunted, and is more gratifying than accepting responsibility and owning our personal growth. It’s also what we do when we want to draw attention away from ourselves and our actions and distract [...]

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Misguided Marketing: The “Enlightenment Card” and “Christian” Daycare

I came across this ad while thumbing through one of Seattle’s intentional living publications today. In the words of bi-coastal marketing diva Jenka Gurfinkel, “In case you’re wondering, yes the card IS real [and] no that ad is NOT a joke.” I’ll add “Yuck, and no thank you.” Later while on the way to the grocery store, [...]

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