Christian culture has long taught an unhealthy, unnatural, androcentic, and repressive view of human sexuality that appears blissfully unaware of Song of Songs. I'm not denying that Christians ever say positive things about sex, but even when they do the ratio is usually all wrong. The enculturated formula tends to prescribe two-thirds negativity to one-third positivity. If … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Is Sex-Positive
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Beatnik Christianity Recognizes A Clear Alternative to Objectivity vs. Subjectivity
The moment I knew American conservatism had utterly lost its way wasn't the 2016 election itself, but the defense of Kellyanne Conway's "alternative facts" following the inauguration. The evangelical sub-culture in which I was raised proudly declared its commitment to the truth. This was coupled together with a denunciation of philosophy's "postmodern thought" and psychology's … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Recognizes A Clear Alternative to Objectivity vs. Subjectivity
Beatnik Christianity Affirms A Robustly Nondualistic Perspective
Feeling scorned by my lapsed allegiance to conservative evangelicalism and the Republican Party, a family member dismissively impugned, "If you're not a conservative and you're not a liberal, then what are you? You're trying to carve out a middle-ground that doesn't exist!" Though clearly intended as a rhetorical question, I decided to answer. "The English language has a word … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Affirms A Robustly Nondualistic Perspective
Beatnik Christianity Dispenses with the Pleasantries
Shortly before his death in 1997, William S. Burroughs quipped, "If you're doing business with a religious son of a bitch, get it in writing; his word isn't worth shit--not with the good Lord telling him how to fuck you on the deal." Speaking of quotes I wish I'd heard before my ordination process from hell. Seriously though, I'm sure many Jesus followers would find that quote … [Read more...] about Beatnik Christianity Dispenses with the Pleasantries
Wrong from the Start: How Christian Culture Keeps Pulling Us Away from Jesus
I love Jesus but loathe most elements of Christian culture. The reason is that Christian culture usually has little to do with following Jesus and when there is a direct connection it is often in direct conflict with The Way of Jesus. The more I study it the more I become convinced it's more influenced by Screwtape than the Holy Spirit. Let's be clear. This isn't about … [Read more...] about Wrong from the Start: How Christian Culture Keeps Pulling Us Away from Jesus