What would [insert female Messiah’s name here] do?

Last night I did a very typical girl thing: I avoided a man at a bar because I wasn’t interested in him. Somehow this incident has led me to a frustration with the lack of women-figures in mainstream religion.  I mean, why did Jesus have to a be a man?! … I know, an interesting … Continue reading →

A movie and debates on society

Last night I watched the movie “Baraka” with my roommate. It’s kind of like “Koyaanisquatsi,” but a little shorter and with a bigger focus on humans and human nature.  The whole experience of watching it corresponded with a conversation that I had had earlier in the day with my boss about cultural anthropology.  I couldn’t … Continue reading →

Martin Luther King, Jr – sweet!

So in my last post, I wrote about how frequently we are presented with a more deconstructionist view of the world than creationist views (and I don’t mean that in relation to how the world was created).  So, many people are looking for another “Way” to live their lives… but it’s hard to find a … Continue reading →

A New Way?

People seem to be much better at deconstructing things than creating them.  Yes, humans do have a pretty great capacity to engineer, create, and find solutions to problems… but I think the fact that we are still destroying ourselves and our planet just goes to show that ultimately, we are better at deconstructing things than … Continue reading →