Kara & Michael’s Blog

Found carved in a lightning-struck tree in Oregon:

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Chuck Colson claims he’s never met an atheist. I thought I’d introduce myself. Hey Chuck, how’s it hanging?  My name is Kara.
I’ve studied a load of religions in depth. I’ve studied groups you probably don’t even consider religions. They interest me endlessly. Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Pastafarianism… and then all the cults [...]

I hope that “Bob” won’t regard this as a sacrilege, but Flying Spaghetti Monster appeared to me last night on my cutting board.  I doubt “Bob” minds so long as he gets his profits.

I simply pulled the garlic scapes out of their packaging and set them on the cutting board, and they formed this shape, [...]

Folks, I’m a big believer in individual rights. I think if you have the resources to start a business, you should be allowed to. But I think a pro-life drugstore is a dangerous machination intended to prevent women from taking care of themselves. Let me tell you why.
I’ve mentioned before that women are often prescribed [...]

Dear St. Matthew’s Church,
It was with great interest that I read your recent letter inviting me to use and return your “prayer rug.” As a holy man myself, I’m writing to tell you of my experience with the prayer rug.
Since you referred to the rug variously as a “Holy Ghost, Bible Prayer Rug”; a “Church [...]

I’ve been reading up on Scientology this morning, and thinking a lot about the connections between that, the FLDS stuff that has been in the news, Waco, and Jonestown. I’ve condensed a few warning signs that a follower of any movement should probably get out of the fold ASAP. Interestingly enough, many of these are [...]

I’m going to write about religion today. (”Oh boy,” I hear you saying.) I’ve had this sort of Grand Unified Theory of Religion for a while now, and I’ve never really set it down in print, so I’m going to do so here.
There are two parts to my theory:

Human religion and human spirituality are completely [...]

I am in the midst of reading the Bhagavad-Gita, the English version by Swami Prabhupada (Founder of ISKCON).  WoDM and I picked it up at the temple in New Vrindaban, West Virginia.  We visited New Vrindaban on our last day driving during our cross-country trip and ended up staying much longer than I think either of us [...]

I just got this email to my work account from someone I have never, ever in my life spoken to. Thought I’d share it, and then my bitterness and anger.
Jesus Test - I Scored 100
HE is the only one that can save this country from the people that want him removed from the government. [...]

I had a discussion with a friend a while back about how truly intelligent women could be religious but would generally not want to fall under any organized religion.  They could identify as part of that organized religion, but if they actually followed it, it meant they had no real interest in being intelligent.  Any [...]