Reverse and/or Perverse

Reverse Fundamentalism runs rampant these days.  "You are on the Right and that's wrong.  It is my duty to save you from your wrong thinking by pointing you to the truth which is on the Left." 

What's in a church name

A new non-denominational church with a cool name pops up every day.  That's OK. But I'm so old that I kind of like the idea of "belonging" to a good old denomination.  Even if they stuck "United" in the name so as to be more inclusive.

You have stuff that needs to be said?

If you wanna preach, get an online ordination in the Universal Church of  Whatever and start a church.

Recovering from church.

I can't relate if you are recovering from a bad church or bad religion that did bad things to you.  I can offer sympathy for your pain but I can't empathize.  It didn't happen to me.

Your Bible says what??

When somebody starts a sentence with "My Bible says,"  all I hear after that is bla bla bla.  Sure,  I'm tempted to answer with my own Bible bla bla bla, but  I don't.  They're looking for an argument and they won't get it from me.  Nothing goofier than Bible fighters quoting scripture at each other.

His Interestingness, the Dalai Lama

I like the Dalai Lama. Not quite ready to speak of him as "His Holiness," but I don't think he cares. He's cool.  He laughs a lot.  It looks like he doesn't take himself as seriously as his followers take themselves.

I kind of wonder what would happen if I met him and I said, "I like you. You are a real good person and you say good things.  But somehow I just can't address you as "Your Holiness." Maybe he would say "Forget the Holiness thing.  Let's just have a good chat."

YOU ARE READING THIS? WHY??

Why are you reading this?   Because you want to argue about religion?  OK, whatever.  

You won't like it if you're a far Right Fundamentalist or far Right Evangelical. You won't like it if you are an Unfundamentalist Christian on the  Left.  Or an anti-religion crusader. You won't like if you think religious satire is not funny.

So leave and go find something  to like.

Why do I do this?  Am I determined to alienate potential readers? Isn't the whole purpose of a blog  to get readers and reaction?  No.  It isn't.  That's Facebook.

A blog is for me. Not exactly private, but mostly for me.  Like a diary that doesn't lock. Just in case somebody want to take a peek. If you have a mostly for you blog, can I peek?