Angel wings

One day my son asked me, “Why do angels have wings?” I thought, “What a profound question!” It is so simple and yet so logical. All my life - all those years in Sunday school - and I never asked myself that question. If angels are spiritual beings, what need have they for wings? They don’t need to fight the laws of gravity. They don’t need to use air resistance to move about. It is absolute proof that the whole concept of angels was invented by humans who couldn't imagine anything flying without wings. I suppose that years of believing whatever the preacher said, whatever the Sunday school teacher said, whatever my parents said, was true, had dulled my logic and crippled my ability to see something so simple for myself. It took a small boy to show me that simple truth.

Santa Clause

What do people pray for when they pray. Have you ever really listened to what people pray for? It’s either a Santa Clause wish list, a desire for empowerment, or a wish to change the natural laws of the universe for their own purposes. I’ve heard women pray to Jesus in a tone and with verbiage that sounds as if Jesus is their secret lover.

America not founded on religion

The government of the United Sates is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion.
-John Adams
These words were part of a treaty with Tripoli which was ratified by the Senate and supported by the 2nd president of the United States, President John Adams. The words were not actually written by Adams, however. They were written by his predecessor, President George Washington.

When people tell me that America was founded on Christianity, I always like to remind them that our country was founded on slavery and women not being able to vote. And when I ask if they would also like to return to those days, they fall silent.