"A Christian defence of homosexuality": A Response
A couple years ago, as a freshly baptized Christian, I had planned to write a trilogy on the Christian attitude towards queerness. I decided to put this project on hold however after a discussion with a devout Christian who had assisted me in my coming to faith; advising that these were important questions, but it would be better to develop in my own understanding of Christianity before writing on such topics. I obliged out of humility, and now I appreciate that this was very
May 1611 min read
Reflections on A Little Life (2015) by Hanya Yanagihara
TW // Trauma, self-harm, mental illness ----- There is a difference between seeing someone actively trying to destroy themselves right in front of your eyes when you are sixteen years old and not knowing what to do about it, or how to stop it, and quite genuinely not being able to understand, and ten years later finding out there is a book that has been written (curiously, ten years ago) on how universal, how known, how binding, albeit difficult, that particular experience
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The Blind Faith of Atheism
(Before you get annoyed - the title is merely a tongue-in-cheek inversion of criticism levied against Christians. My wider intention is...
Dec 16, 202410 min read
Raped
Typically when I am compelled to write, it arises from being possessed with elation. Some vision or thought calls out to me, and I...
Oct 8, 20245 min read
The Trilemma of State Healthcare, Freedom, and Democracy
Within my consideration of political issues, I keep coming across an internal contradiction of liberal democracy, which seems to maintain...
Oct 8, 20243 min read
Counter-Clockwise
the smallest colors on the smallest days
Jul 7, 20249 min read
Preliminary Queries into the Anthropology of Suicide and Self-harm
Introduction A couple months ago I had briefly investigated suicide and self-harm as cultural idioms; what have they meant to different...
May 20, 20244 min read