The Plank

Some flash fiction…

Less Organizing Around Christian God

With that said, disavowing organizing around God does not mean disavowing God.

The God Question

What is God doing while his people are being turned to ash below him in Auschwitz by others?

Jesus, Bomber — A Poem

Here’s another poem I wrote also while bored on a 12-hour work shift, also religious in nature to this one.  Continue reading →

Allahu Akbar — A Poem

Here’s a poem I wrote a few years back while bored on a 12-hour shift at work… Allahu Akbar What Continue reading →

Rick Warren Preaches First Sermon Since His Son’s Suicide

Originally posted on Swampland:
Rick Warren has preached thousands upon thousands of sermons, but this message was different. The last…

Blatant Islamophobia on Fox News

So, Reza Aslan, a well-respected, credentialed expert in the history of religions – a scholar by every definition of the Continue reading →

Desmond Tutu: I’d rather go to hell than a homophobic heaven

I’ve always had a fondness for Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning South African archbishop. His passion, directness and courage in Continue reading →