Spiritual Gaslighting: Why “Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin” is Toxic
I recently saw a t-shirt come through my thrift store that had this on the front: Love the sinner, hate …
Religion
Pride vs Humility: A Parallel Between King Saul, David and the 2020 Election
To say that this election process has been tumultuous for Americans would be putting everything in too light of a …
Know Your LGBT History: The Religious Right’s Adoration for Bearing False Witness
“You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the …
Reflecting on Pope Francis’s Remarks on Gay Civil Unions as a Gay Methodist
Well folks, it’s been quite the surprise, hearing Pope Francis say in that documentary that he’s a supporter for gay …
Exploring the Theme of Religious Fanaticism in the Silent Hill (2006) Film
One of my favorite horror films of all time is the 2006 adaptation of the Silent Hill video game series. …
An Analysis of Xenos: The Controversial Columbus Church
I first heard about Xenos way back in high school, when one of my UMC youth group friends suddenly stopped …
“The Pestilence of AIDS”: a Testament to the Homophobia of the 80s
Thanks to this bizarre, archaic pamphlet that I discovered recently, I now know what religious-based homophobia was like back in …
Odd Dream of a Christian College’s Obsession with a Steel Trident
My dreams have steadily become more lucid over the years, with many of them feeling like symbolic visions portrayed abstractly. …
Claudia Wolf: a Character Analysis of Silent Hill 3’s Tragic Pharisee
“I can picture a place where everybody feels it too. It might be fiction, but I’m seeing ahead! There’s nothing …
Medjugorje and the Afterlife
Hell was rarely, if ever brought up as a topic in the sermons I’ve heard as a United Methodist. My …
The Reminder of God’s Healing Ability in Psalms 30:2
“Oh LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.” (Psalms 30:2) I’m not sure …
The Importance of Matthew 5:4
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” This verse has been my favorite Bible verse ever since …
The Views of Eugene Peterson and the Divide in the Church
When I first read about Eugene Peterson’s apparent change of heart on the matter of same-sex marriage, I was surprised …
Reading Up on Saint Faustina-Part 1
Ever since a powerful God-given experience I was given back in October 2016 (which I wrote about here), I’ve researched …
The Outcome of Rev. Karen Oliveto’s Church Trial
As a gay member of the United Methodist Church, after learning of the predictable but nonetheless frustrating outcome of Rev. …
