Category: United States
Religious Freedom to Discriminate: Unraveling Archetypes, Anachronism, and Apartheid for Our Collective Survival – Part V
What if it were no niggas Only master teachers? I stay woke (dreams dreams)…[1] – Erykah Badu Introduction As an Alice Walker[2] Womanist pastoral theologian, I draw on the lives of African... Read More
Religious Freedom to Discriminate: Unraveling Archetypes, Anachronism, and Apartheid for Our Collective Survival – Part IV
(photographer unknown) Warning: This essay contains content intended for mature audiences. Parental supervision is advised. Somewhere, on the edge of consciousness, there is what I call a mythica... Read More
Pluralism in Light of Spiritual “Shoppers”
I begin this post with a confession: I am a spiritual shopper. By a spiritual shopper, I am referring to those who are in flux between different traditions, but searching for a place among them. Much ... Read More
The Folly of Donald Trump
Many conservative Christians support Donald Trump because they are sick of ‘political correctness.’ They feel that liberal elites in government, the media, and even many churches incre... Read More
#RNCinCLE + #DNCinPHL = #Theonormativity
I’m going to do it: I’m going to get political. Mind – I did not say ‘partisan’. I intentionally watched both the Republican and Democratic conventions, and intend to critically ins... Read More
The Power of Interfaith Prayer: Healing words of hope in times of violence – Part 1
On July 4th, the United States of America celebrated its 240th year of independence from Great Britain. My ancestors were enslaved until 1863. Unfortunately, the Emancipation Proclamation did not inst... Read More
Religious Freedom to Discriminate: Unraveling Archetypes, Anachronism, and Apartheid for our Collective Survival – Part II
…I let go of the law, And people become honest. I let go of economics, And people become prosperous. I let go of religion, And people become serene. I let go of all desire [for controlling, fixing, ... Read More
Religious Freedom to Discriminate: Unraveling Archetypes, Anachronism, and Apartheid for our Collective Survival
Introduction Imagine there’s no countries It isn’t hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion, too Imagine all the people Living life in peace… You… – John Lennon ... Read More