Being a church tourist

In the time since I became an atheist, I’ve also become a bit of a church tourist. The church in which I grew up harped incessantly about how we were the chosen few, and that all the rest of the world was spiritually lost. So what was the point of visiting other churches? To see […]

The scope of our stories

I do love superhero movies, particularly the Marvel Cinematic Universe films. The overarching creation of these united films into a single storyline is undoubtedly the foundation of a new mythology that will likely last for generations, an epic poem of godly heroes who give us hope and tickle our ethos when the casual nature of […]

Post election: a non-religious president

One of the more unique things about the election of Donald Trump as president, that hasn’t been widely talked about, is the fact that he is arguably the least religious person elected to this office in a century. He still gave Christianity lip service, of course, for you can’t hardly get elected to any governmental […]

Post election: a week of reflection

The last few days on Facebook have been trying ones. I’m pretty sure I was unfriended and blocked by at least one person. The posts and memes that have flooded the site by my friends have largely been anti-Trump, or otherwise in solidarity with those who are protesting his ascendancy to the presidency, but even that […]

Post election: a conversation to have

I woke up today, laying in my bed, thinking to myself that something needs to be done. Didn’t know what, but something. Just a few hours earlier, the voters of the United States, via the electoral college, had made Donald J. Trump our president-elect. So I woke up really quite confused, not sure what to […]