Posts tagged "religion"
The Jukebox From Hell 08: "Christmas Shoes"

The Jukebox From Hell 08: “Christmas Shoes”

This Jukebox From Hell installment is a special one, dear friends. Even as I write this, a Christmas tree glows proudly in my window; stockings for Drew, wife, and pets line the bookcase; in preparation for the holiday at hand, rolls of wrapping paper are stacked in the corner like the most festive teepee framework ever assembled. The brisk air is scented with the pine-scented Yankee Candle to my right; it’s almost depleted, but fear not, for we have backups. […]

Aging Hip Replacement #8: On Faith

“You are the first generation born without religion.” Douglas Coupland wrote this about my generation in Life After God. Of course he was correct. As much as our parents, many of whom were part of the hippie generation, attempted to live a nontraditional life in their youth, once they got a little older and married they fell into fairly conservative lifestyles. Church, and specifically the Judeo-Christian religions of the founding fathers, was a cornerstone of that conservatism. As much as […]

One Man’s Opinion: The “Ground Zero Mosque”

Look, I don’t profess to know everything about Christianity. I don’t know much about Islam. I consider myself politically aware enough to have an intelligent conversation about most issues, but I’m certainly not qualified to go on CNN or MSNBC and talk about anything. I’m just a guy with a brain and an opinion. For the past few weeks, I’ve been following the “Ground Zero Mosque” story with increasing interest. It’s been pretty damn hard to avoid. I mean, if […]