I realize Caitlyn Jenner has been discussed ad nauseam by this point, but I would like to weigh in from a slightly different angle. I fully recognize that in some rare cases a person’s sex may not comport with their gender identification. For example, hermaphrodites (or “intersex” people) who were born with both sets of […]
Category: God
Fake Plastic Selves
One of the most unfortunate phrases in the English language is “He’s only human.” The assumption lurking behind it is that humanity is akin to weakness, like a crutch, and is therefore something to be ashamed of. I touch on this in the book I am currently writing: A proper Christology reminds us that receiving heavenly […]
Of Mysticism Sacred and Secular
I was recently watching HBO’s new documentary on Scientology, Going Clear, and was astounded at how so many wealthy, powerful, and seemingly intelligent people have bought in to L. Ron Hubbard’s bizarre and sci-fi inspired vision of the world. 75 million years ago some god called Xenu transported a bunch of humans to earth in a […]
Nobody Puts Brody in a Corner
As some of you know, I have been working on a novel called That’s Me in the Corner for a few years now, off and on (once this Random House book is finished I will dedicate myself to this more seriously, with the hope of finishing it this year). The protagonist, based loosely on me, is […]
Lucifer in 2016!
During a recent episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors I made the point that I would welcome a presidential candidate who made no claims to being religious, since then I might actually have someone I’d consider voting for. Think about it: If a candidate is an outspoken Christian he will almost certainly: (1) desire to defund as many […]
Embracing Your Inner Pagan
In the most recent episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors the topic of narratives came up. My contention was that if there is an idea or line of thought that is almost universally recognized, then odds are that the idea is actually true. For example, if the knee-jerk attitude of most people is that we ought to love […]