Monthly Archive: July 2014

Jul 28

Fundamentalism – Not So Fun

Fundamentalists scare me. It doesn’t matter whether they are Christian, Muslim, Hindu, or Neo-Pagan Goddess worshippers. A Fundamentalist of any faith believes that they are right and that no other truth could possibly exist.   I would hope that anyone who practices a faith or is an adherent of a religion would think that they …

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Jul 16

Does shame always come with religion?

Is religion all about shame? This question was raised, in a round-about way, of course, on Facebook recently. Certainly when I’ve spoken with friends who are disenfranchised from Catholicism, shame and guilt have played a big part of their decision. (I have only rarely met someone disenfranchised from another religion, but I’d be pleased to …

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