Taking Notice of the Fundamentally Religious

Filed under Religion on January 9th, 2010

“On your left you have a God who is all-knowning and omnipotent, and on your right you have a book that contains more errors than a Lindsay Lohan post-it. The left, being omniscient, omnipotent and living outside time, has no ability to change his mind; the right, being from human origin, contains more changes of opinion, mind and action than a Diana Ross show contains dress changes.”

The Roman Catholic Residue

Filed under Religion on January 29th, 2009

An integral part of our vacations had always been visiting architectural and cultural buildings. I cannot remember a single summer holiday in which we just vacationed and relaxed. The usual suspects always came up in our agenda: musea, historical cities, landscapes of importance, palaces, castles and châteaux, and of course, churches. Now, I wasn’t brought [...]

Questions for the Children of God

Filed under Religion on September 25th, 2008

Those out there claiming to be “the true Children of God” are in the witness box today. It’s not fair to only question God, when many of my issues are related to what his faithful followers, you, are doing on a day-to-day basis. Don’t worry, my questions concerning you are less spiteful (I think). I [...]

Time for a Holy Impeachment

Filed under Religion on September 2nd, 2008

You thought I was finished with you, God? No, I told you I liked to ask questions. There are so many more things I would like to know, so many issues I would love to have resolved. This time I will make the questions a little bit more about real life, if that is fine [...]

Questions for God

Filed under Religion on August 31st, 2008

Let’s pretend for the sake of this post that you exist, God, and that Christianity is your true representation on Earth. Many people have said to me, and I’ve read a lot, that your religion is a place where questions about life and why we’re here on this Earth are answered. Now, it’s convenient that [...]

Biblical Quotes Gone Wild

Filed under Religion on July 27th, 2008

I know people who read the Bible everyday, trying to find spirituality, encouragement, knowledge — or something similar. Like the following from 1 John 4:9-10: “We love Him because He first loved us.” Ah, isn’t that sweet and inspirational. Yet, I have no fucking idea what to do with it. Just because someone loves you, [...]