Posts Tagged ‘religion’

Confronting My Bigotry in Salt Lake City

Friday, March 23rd, 2012
salt lake city temple

I consider myself a tolerant person. More than tolerant, I embrace the differences between myself and others. I seek to better understand and celebrate what makes us separate and what makes us the same. I’ve marched for gay rights, written against discrimination, and teach my children that prejudice is bad. And yet I found myself [...]

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Could I have prevented the holocaust? Can I stop the next one?

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Could I have helped prevent the holocaust if I had been living in Germany in the 1930s? This is a question I’ve asked myself repeatedly over the last few days.  I’m afraid I don’t have an answer.  I’m afraid of what that might mean for my country and my fellow Americans. Of course, we don’t [...]

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Be still, and know that I am God

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Lone Star State

“Be still, and know that I am God” -Psalm 46:10 My relationship with God, much like my relationship with most people, tends to resemble a ribbon of DNA. We don’t so much walk beside each other as I find I am always moving closer to or farther away from Him.  The rare times when our [...]

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On Honesty. And whole lotta talking about God.

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Let me attempt to set the mood here.  Because I am a sucker for futility. What you are about to read is a simple explanation of my beliefs.  It’s not a defense against or an attack on any beliefs that may be different from my own.  I am neither angry nor hellbent on conversion.  This [...]

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Matthew’s Mom is Dead

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

I know we’re not supposed to say so, but I never liked that kid. He is my son’s age and lives in our neighborhood. And he wants to play. That alone was enough to win Devin over. I’m not as easy to please. He lacked the manners that you’d expect of an 8 year old. [...]

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