I saw a post on Reddit over the weekend about the Shroud of Turin which, in a roundabout way, started me thinking about my path to atheism and the role–or lack thereof–the Shroud played in that. As a kid, I harbored serious doubts, and around the ages of 10-11 I became very interested in BiblicalContinue reading “The Week I Became an Atheist… Sorta”
Tag Archives: United Methodist Church
Looking for Methodists
I went to last night’s Baltimore Orioles game — they were paying tribute to Brooks Robinson with a personal appearance and a Norman Rockwell print giveaway — but before the game I made a visit to Baltimore’s Mt. Olivet Cemetery. I was looking for two things — early Methodist bishops and Joe Biden’s ancestors. We’llContinue reading “Looking for Methodists”
A Church Excursion
My sister asked me if I was interested in going to church, since it was Palm Sunday. “Well, I’m not going to burst into flame when I walk through the doors,” I replied It was a “contemporary” service, which I was unfamiliar with and was deeply strange to me. No familiar hymns, not much inContinue reading “A Church Excursion”
The Looming Schism in Methodism
This week, the United Methodist Church held a special conference to address the issue of what to do about same-sex marriage and gay clergy. And, after not dealing with these issues, exactly as they’ve done at the past several (quadrennial?) General Conferences, the UMC has decided, once again, to do nothing. Same-sex couples cannot beContinue reading “The Looming Schism in Methodism”