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Sherry Jones Has The Right To Offend Me »

By now those of you with your ears to the ground will have heard the following: publication of The Jewel of Medina, a historical novel by Sherry Jones, has been indefinitely postponed by i

Early Tibet, Early to Rise »

Chinese warned on 'eight don't asks' when dealing with foreigners (AP)--O.K. to ask:1) “Is your mother Tibetan?”2) “Is your mother the Dalai Lama?”

And There Are Also Interfaith Dishonor Killings »

This poor teenager was trussed and tortured to death simply because he was a Christian sending text messages to a Muslim girl.  Surely there are better options.  :-(

Implements of Faith »

A pen. But not just any pen. A Uni-ball GEL Impact 1.0 mm. Black.

God is at the bottom of a wings bucket from KFC »

Visit the Holy Land »

No need to reach for your passport. . .this is strictly for the armchair traveler.  :-)I just created a new photo album containing images of some of the key religious sites in Jordan:

The Enchantress of Newtown »

For what else but enchantment is present when a previously designated "runner-up" becomes the winner?

INDIE BOOK AWARDS FINALIST »

A Genie in the House of Saud has been selected as a finalist by the Next Generation Indie Book Awards in both the E-book Fiction and Religious Fiction categories. 

Spiritual Amnesia »

In college, before switching to literature and writing, I majored in philosophy.  I wanted to learn how to live, why we were alive, what was the point, and to fathom why we suffered and caused suffe

Savior Returns from Dead, No Punches Thrown »

Following up on my last post: Apparently the Orthodox clergy in Jerusalem have successfully gotten through Easter without another round of fisticuffs over who has what rights in the Lord's tomb.

Jesus Christ! »

Tomorrow is Orthodox Easter, the holiest day of the year for all the Eastern branches of Christianity.

My Mother-in-law »

Dearly Beloveds!

Quote of the Day: Robert Desnos »

"I do not believe in God, but I have the sense of the infinite.

A true story of Washington gone mad. »

Now shipping: My new book, Bad Moon Rising.The subtitle: How Reverend Moon Created the Washington Times, Seduced the Religious Right and Built an American Kingdom.

A Tale of the Jinn »

A Genie in the House of Saud: Zubis Rises is a tale of the jinn.  Where have the genies gone?

Religious Strife: Really, the whole thing is just a myth. »

I was taught as a child that the Roman Catholic Church was the one true apostolic religious faith in the world.

The Bells of the Duomo »

She wakes me every morning at 7 am.  And again at 7:20.  And at 7:30.  She is rather insistent, actually.

Infidel »

Books speak to books.

The Consciousness Report »

More psycho-babble on NPR on the currently sexy subject of "Science and/or/vs. Religion."

Defending My Grandmother's Church: It's not for Obama. »

It's been interesting the last few months. I'm not religious, but my family is. My family ever since I was little has attended Trinity Church UCC Chicago.