I don't even know where to start with this one. The stupidity of it has muddled my brain. Vatican, Vatican, Vatican, just when I thought it couldn't get any worse:

au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/5375029/vatican-defends-brazil-excommunication/

(Kates interviewed me too! Score!)

1. Congrats, you've been chosen to act as God (or the supreme ruler of your choice) and as such you are allowed to appoint one non-politico to run the United States. Who is your choice and why?

Jon Stewart. I think he's just a genius, I think he has some great ideas, and I think he'd approach running this country in ( Read more... )

So, I sang in church Sunday, which meant I had to actually go inside the building. I haven't been for ages. Months even. At least before I went to London, I think. But as I walked in, the building did not collapse into a pile of rubble, lightning did not strike me, and no one in the congregation stood up and pointed at me and said "Burn the witch ( Read more... )

(I have posted this before on my other blog, but since it died, here it is. I think it's good enough for a repeat.)

I have never felt more lost or more alone on the spiritual path than I do right now. It's a scary feeling, a very scary feeling, to feel so adrift in my beliefs, to feel so confused about which way to proceed.

Occasionally I will ( Read more... )

I am a faithful person about a lot of things- checking my email, calling Mom every week, going to Olive Garden once a month, etc. One of the things I am not faithful about, ironically, is going to church. There are reasons for that, way too many to post here with enough explanation so that they can be understood, but I do know I'm not alone in this ( Read more... )