but....he's....a....Christian....?!?!




when I talk about things I believe and opinions I have in conversation with folks, I'm frequently heard to say..."in Texas...."


because....I'm....a....Texan



If a gay author spoke about homosexuality in a general book about poetry and some of the historic reflections of that lifestyle in past works, would that bother you?

how about a black person pointing out the effects of the African American culture in a book about fashion design?

or a woman writing a political book that talks about her personal struggles with equality in work and elsewhere.


in each case, the author tangents away on something personal that isn't specifically covered by the book's subject but nonetheless shaped their opinion of the main subject.

would that still be wrong?


and for what it's worth, a great volume of what he goes on about is Jewish, from the Old Testament, he doesn't mention Jesus all that much (God will provide, consider the lillies, cast off thy possessions and come with me, etc.) He wouldn't get people very far past the get out of debt stage on the Jesus plan.

and if it matters to the conversation, and I'm sorry if I offend, I think religion is in general, full of crap. all of it. and yet still I am able to read a book that mentions Christianity (or Islam, or Judaism, or Hinduism) and not have a problem with it, no matter what it's subject matter.

but I've always been considered strange so there's that.