I was lucky not to be molested
I recently learned that a professional for whom I once worked in the U.S. had a tragic experience as a child. He was molested by the local priest. The boy told his Catholic parents, who responded by telling him to keep quiet. I would guess the priest went on to molest...
Do You Believe in Redemption?
Decades ago two men in Arizona agreed to sell a large amount of marijuana to two college students from Michigan, who planned to re-sell it at a profit in small parcels. They drove out to the desert for the transaction. The Arizona men did not deliver the marijuana....
Creation Stories
We want to know where we came from. Children like to hear stories of their birth. Adopted children often seek out their biological parents. Religions and cultures offer members different creation stories that explain the beginning of humans. Most people...
Taboos Change Over Time — Thank Goodness
I am reading a book about the Rolling Stones rock group. I was surprised to learn that they were barred in the 1960s from singing on TV the original lyrics of their hit song Let’s spend the night together. Instead, they sang “Let’s spend some time...
Church of the Spaghetti Monster
When I was in high school I was a wise guy — a smart alec. I have improved slightly over the years, but I still have weisenheimer areas in my noggin. So I have felt intrigued by the development of certain new religions. One is the Satanic Temple, a...
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