I do not know how it feels to be a second-rate citizen by law, growing up in a liberal and progressive country, but I do know how it feels to be considered second-rate and to be treated like you are worth nothing. It still amazes me that evolved and cultured people in this day and [...]

“Religion, in all its forms — orthodox, spiritual, progressive, open, conservative, all — needs to be eradicated from society.” An opinion very common to many outspoken atheists, especially those with bad personal experiences in their past. To turn the whole world, the whole of society, into a secular state of mind, is a pretty hefty undertaking, [...]

Each time I enter Tolstoy’s world of the romantically depressed Anna Arkadyevna, the in-over-his-head Aleksei Kirillovich (Vronsky), the joyful Stepan Arkadyich and the ultimate sweetness Ekaterina Alexandrovna (Kitty), I enter a world I don’t ever want to depart. The happy and fun parts aren’t the only thing capturing my attention, because to me even the [...]