Tag: religion

• June 20, 2016

  I’d Be Lying

  if I said I wasn’t nervous. My sister, concerned: I’m afraid Christians may hurt my son. I’ve been up all night trying to decide if we should go. When I say Christian, I don’t mean Christian; I mean those who say amen when it isn’t right. Is it more important to be seen, to show…
• October 29, 2014

  Dear Parents:

  Strike the soft skin of your children; leave marks.    Go on: show them how hard they must become       to be like you. Mold them to be mindless: coach them to react    with fists; make them believe that words have       little worth. Shape them into an almighty monster: modern man. Destroy their purity and imagination by…
• December 10, 2013

  Push

  By the book, I am damned. Commands meant to be followed by the faith-filled were swallowed without thought, then hollowed those followers out. Now, to me, they look for a nod, maybe even an amen and then they profess the word quoted, but misread and send me off damned as a do-gooder with no pull.…