The Christian Agnostic

Palin Pals With Her Own Home-Grown Terrorists

2008-10-06T15:32:00.001-04:00

It's no secret that Sarah Palin has had an abusive past in her relationship with facts – but as I learned in the newsroom, it's never wise to let the facts get in the way when there's a good story to tell. Palin's latest fact-light charge is that Barack Obama is "palling around" with terrorists because of a tenuous link to William Ayers, founder of the violent Weather Underground in the late

Remind me who the sexist is?

2008-09-11T07:00:00.003-04:00

So, McCain thinks Obama is sexist with his whole "lipstick on a pig" comment. Well, at least Obama doesn't publicly call his wife horrible names. And if he did, I'd bet money Michelle wouldn't stay with him long - yet, Cindy McCain stands by her man, flying him in her jet, housing him in several lavish homes ... hmmm, gotta wonder about these things. Just sayin' ...

Christ Quits Christianity

2008-09-09T12:48:00.002-04:00

Well, it was really only a matter of time: ...the Christ himself has come forward to announce that he is leaving Christianity, effective immediately. The reasoning: The 2008 Republican Platform. Reached for comment at a West Hollywood coffee shop, Christ said that he couldn’t deal with a world that so misinterpreted his words and actions. I've honestly wondered why it took Christ so long to

Blood on Their Hands

2008-07-28T19:24:00.002-04:00

Bill O'Reilly, Michael Savage and Sean Hannity, if they had any sense of morality - or souls - should be hanging their heads in shame today - or arrested. They are direct accomplices in the deaths of two decent people. Two people died yesterday because some man twisted by their idiotic worldview that "liberals" are responsible for the sorry state of our Republican run world got himself a gun and

Odd Moment

2008-07-28T10:56:00.002-04:00

Sitting in church yesterday morning, I had an odd and ominous feeling come over me. Service had already begun, we were probably about ten minutes in, when I heard our front door open and close and someone came in. Another late arrival - no big deal. But, just as the sound of the door closing hit me - so did one word: "Gunman." As I sat in service I realized how easy it would be for someone with

Pimping My New Book

2008-07-25T16:26:00.002-04:00

My book, Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians got a great review from Publisher's Weekly - not something all books get. My sales numbers at Amazon.com improved for a little while. If you haven't gotten your copy - do so now, please. Help me become a well-fed writer. Also, check out the official site for the book where I'll be posting all the news that

Just another &*!#ing politician

2008-07-10T10:06:00.004-04:00

I've never had warm, fuzzy feelings for Barack Obama. I never quite understood the fuss about him, but of course, given my contrarian nature, anything wildly popular is immediately suspect in my book. Aside from that, in my gut, I've always had a nagging bad feeling about him - that he's not what he appears to be. (For full disclosure - in the primary, I had the historic chance to vote for a

In Memory of George Carlin

2008-06-23T13:07:00.001-04:00

Carlin was one of the greats, and one of my favorites. Here's one to remember: "The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A Death! What's that, a bonus? I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first, get it out of the way. Then you live in an old age home. You get kicked out when

Snow in June? Oh, Yeah ...

2008-06-09T09:29:00.002-04:00

We're currently relaxing at the condo in Big Sky, Montana. The plane ride? Hated it. Went smoothly, but still hated it. The pilot landed like it was his first landing - very rough, very scary. Hated it. Montana? Love it! It's beautiful here. Here's the view from the condo. We're planning horseback riding, a trip to Yellowstone and just doing a lot of nothing. Time is weird here - it seems like

How Not to Use Your Faith

2008-06-02T10:40:00.003-04:00

When I first moved to South Carolina, I was distressed and amazed at how much religious material - let me clarify, Christian material - there was displayed in places like doctor and dentist offices. After living in Atlanta for many, many years, I never saw such public displays of Christian faith in professional areas. I know that Atlanta is in the South, where proselytizing is akin to breathing,

At Least it's Not the Gays Fault This Time

2008-05-16T16:28:00.003-04:00

Apparently our economy has gone to hell because of abortions. No, seriously, we're paying more than $4.00 a gallon for a tank of gas, the housing bubble has burst, people are losing their homes and jobs and consumer confidence is lower than Bush's approval rating, but our leaders and their selfish choices have nothing to do with it. Abortions. That's the cause. This according to John McCain

Go West, Gay Lovers

2008-05-15T20:19:00.002-04:00

Time to book that plane ticket to California - where the Supreme Court has opened full marriage rights to gay and lesbian people. "It's about human dignity. It's about human rights. It's about time in California," San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, pumping his fist in the air, told a roaring crowd at City Hall. "As California goes, so goes the rest of the nation. It's inevitable. This door's wide

I wish I was a lesbian

2008-05-02T14:31:00.000-04:00

A little Friday afternoon fun:

Contemplating Death

2008-04-30T16:52:00.001-04:00

Hey everyone, I've been a bit shaken up today after my partner came home and told me that she almost died in a traffic accident last night. Construction had traffic stopped on the interstate around 10 p.m. last night when a tractor-trailer crested the hill at a high rate of speed heading right for my partner's car. She said the truck slammed on his brakes and fish-tailed down the hill before

Hope I die before I get old ... um ...

2008-04-30T16:15:00.002-04:00

Well, I don't think this is what Pete Townshend had it mind when he wrote My Generation, but then I remember, Pete could be one of the geezers in this video. It's a hoot. Check the old lady doing the Pete windmill and oh, the destruction at the end!!

It's Log!

2008-04-29T07:42:00.001-04:00

Here's a blast from the past. I don't know why, but this song was in my head this morning, so I had to go out and find it. It's log, It's log, It's big, it's heavy, it's wood! Everyone loves a log ...

Earth Day Sermon

2008-04-22T12:37:00.001-04:00

To celebrate Earth Day, I would like to reprise my sermon entitled: Becoming Hafta Farmers An excerpt: The Earth is alive, and like any live thing it needs care and tending for it to grow and thrive. We human beings have been falling down on the job - and mainly because we don't truly understand our job. I was taught that human beings have "dominion" over the earth - and when we say "dominion"

Pre-order your copy of Bulletproof Faith today!

2008-04-21T11:06:00.002-04:00

Hey everyone, my new book Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians is now available for pre-order. It comes out in mid-September, but it's never too soon to get those orders in. As GLBT people of faith, we are constantly under assault. Whether we hear "Love the sinner, hate the sin" or it's equivalent, "God Hates Fags!" we are told both in church and society

New Language, Same Message

2008-04-11T11:25:00.004-04:00

It was pointed out to me that Desmond Tutu may be behind the curve in apologizing to gay and lesbian people. (The suggestion was tongue-in-cheek, but let's explore it anyway.) A couple of weeks ago the pastor of a Baptist church in a town where I spent a few years as a child, Sugar Hill, Georgia (about 40 miles north of Atlanta), used his sermon to apologize to everyone from gays and lesbians to

Tutu to Church: Focus on Real Problems

2008-04-10T15:58:00.002-04:00

Archbishop Desmond Tutu is an amazing man. I had the pleasure of briefly meeting him while I attended seminary and he was a guest lecturer at Emory's Candler School of Theology. What a gracious and gentle soul. It comes as no shock to me that he is a staunch support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. In San Francisco, CA, last night, Tutu apologized to GLBT people on behalf of

Christian: Born that Way?

2008-04-01T12:58:00.002-04:00

Gay scientists discover the "Christianity gene." Another mystery solved.

Perspective on Rev. Wright

2008-03-26T14:07:00.002-04:00

Jeremiah Wright preaches in the prophetic tradition - a tradition that isn't all that popular anymore and is widely understood. Over at AlterNet, there's a great piece that puts Wright and all who dare to pursue prophetic preaching (like Martin Luther King Jr., for example) into proper context. Too bad this piece can't be more widely read: Now along comes the Wright "controversy" and Barack was

Support in Unexpected Places

2008-03-25T17:43:00.002-04:00

Mike Huckabee, of all people, actually gives great context to Rev. Jeremiah Wright's sermons: HUCKABEE: I don’t think we know. If this were October, I think it would have a dramatic impact. But it’s not October. It’s March. And I don’t believe that by the time we get to October, this is gonna be the defining issue of the campaign, and the reason that people vote. And one other thing I think we

Finally, some great news!

2008-03-24T07:23:00.002-04:00

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God Damn America

2008-03-18T20:59:00.004-04:00

I've believed that America was the land of the damned way before Jeremiah Wright's much publicized declaration from the pulpit. I'm frankly disappointed in Barak Obama's tepid speech today, declaring his strident disagreement with Wright. I'm truly left with no one to vote for. Clinton has proved to be politics as usual. McCain is just f-ing crazy predicting 100 more years of endless war and more