Why don’t people get that there are both aspects of fluidity and rigidity to gender? I understand the very normal viewpoint that, “you just are what you are, not whatever you think in your head that you are” and I don’t think people should be punished for that traditional viewpoint . Yet it isn’t really that big brained or that “woke” to say that gender is floating, and isn’t simply reducable to ... » Continue Reading
Abraham had a relationship with the Divine before organized religion, in a sense. This proves a different way of relating to the divine in "simpler times"—a direct, unmediated connection. I am in agreement with Paul in Romans 4 where he correctly identifies that this relationship precedes the Law. We agree that the "tradition that followed" (The Torah) created complications that are not strictly n... » Continue Reading
Admission: sometimes I play Christian rock and alternative from the early 2000s to be reminded of what seem like simpler times for a kid. Plus, they’re still a jam. But I’ve eaten from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and things are not simple anymore. I’ve learned a lot of facts about the Bible, and things about life. I can’t have the simple faith of a child. I don’t believe in much anymo... » Continue Reading
Forget "screaming...into the void": the Left's new hope is to be interpersonally respectable without giving up on principles. I shared thoughts spurred in part by the recent meeting between NY mayor elect Zohran Mamdani and President Trump. Also spurred on by me feeling a little "extra Christian" that evening and pondering how much of "the left" has given up on persuading or building commonality w... » Continue Reading