This post is an attempt to answer Bri's request for clarification on my recent theological ponderings post. It is long, and perhaps somewhat disorganized. I tried to cut it in bits according to subject. The key word there being "tried ( Read more... )

Look out, I'm reading theological stuff again still. ;-)

The passage on my mind this time is from Rob Bell's Love Wins, p. 179-180:
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I mentioned in an earlier post that my church was going to be voting on whether to keep our pastor. Today was that vote ( Read more... )

My reading has taken on a somewhat theological bent lately... no particular reason for why that started, but once you get going, there are other books and articles cited that sound interesting and then one thing leads to another and now I have a stack of books on my table for me to read. :-p ( Read more... )

What I just posted about the whole Hobby Lobby on Facebook:

These posts give better words to my reaction to the whole Hobby Lobby thing than I've been able to come up with ( Read more... )

First and most importantly, I have questions about green bean casserole (Mom and I are responsible for bringing the fixings for it to Thanksgiving at my aunt's): 1) for the green beans, is canned or frozen better? 2) do you mix any of the fried onions in with the green beans or put them all on top? I have two different recipes that do it two ( Read more... )

Title: Unbelieving
Rating: G
Wordcount: 300
'Verse: Canon
Characters: Watson (Mary, Holmes)
Summary: Religious belief can be a transitory thing.
A/N: Written for the watsons_woes July Writing Prompts #3: Sacred spaces: Incorporate the religion or philosophy of your choice into today's story, in whatever manner you choose.

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All I can really say is... yes, this. (Women are used as an example, but the author is talking about gay marriage in general.)

When two women have their marriage recognized by the state, all religious people win, because in addition to sanctioning their union the state is sanctioning freedom. Yes, some religious people and some religious ( Read more... )