Tag: Religion
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When the Rainbow Opened My Eyes
My niece got engaged yesterday to her partner. Now my brother has two daughters instead of one. I’m joyful for both as they’ve found that love is love is love. But it took me a while to understand… For I must have lived in a sexual vacuum. Growing up I never even knew what homosexuality […]
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All The Religion I’ll Ever Need
I’m wasting yet another Monday night Instead of doing the housework or nursing the baby, I’m in a baptism class. If I had my choice, I would be in neither place. I’m not that welcome at home. I already know what’s being taught here. I’m the Catholic in the family, I received the religious education. First at […]
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When Will There Be Rainbows in Church?
There I am, sitting in church listening to a sermon. It is close to the worse sermon I’ve ever heard. But it’s not the poor delivery that’s annoying me. It’s the subject matter. It is about rejecting all sinners. The pastor is working his way through a list of undesirables and finally settles on […]
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You Know That Fear Thing
Having a religious upbringing didn’t give me the tools to reconcile faith and fear. Faith and fear were considered mutually exclusive. In fact, I can recall sermons where I was told that lack of faith was sinful. I can even find the relevant scripture. So all in all, to doubt or to be afraid was […]
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The Reverse Golden Rule
Somewhere in Australia, someone is gloating over images of a burning mosque. Before that he or she was fuming over the latest executions from the Middle East. They’re probably thinking this is how much they hate us and this is how we should hate them back. Somewhere in Australia, someone is fuming over images of […]
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Ban the Burqa Keep The Veil (Now That’s Ironic)
It’s time. Time to call out some ironies. Jacqui Lambie is proposing a law to ban the Burqa. So many ironies to choose from… By now the Senator should be aware that the Burqa isn’t worn in this country but the Niqab is. Ironic. Her proposed law may have to be amended anyway. Even more ironic. The law […]
Andrew James Whalan 