In this episode, I peel off the bandage so we can look at the ways religion has hurt us and how we can truly begin to heal. The moment we make the decision to forgive our religious upbringing is the moment we begin to see its gifts. Only then can we work creatively to heal the religions of the world and ourselves in the process.

In this first episode, I introduce my vision for raising our religious intelligence through religious education and how you can help, regardless of whether you’re a theist, a nontheist, an atheist, or something else altogether.

When I stopped chasing religion, it stopped running away from me, quickly turned around, and came to sit right beside me. My burdensome and competitive search for ultimate definitions turned into a far more enjoyable exercise in observation and conversation.

We are now on iTunes, baby!

Some people like to listen, so for them I have podcasts. Some people like to read blogs, so for them I’ll have the blog posts. Some like a book in their hand, so for them I’m working on a couple of books.

Jenn made a most delicious batch of carrotcake cupcakes.

I celebrate with all people today the memory, work, and spirit of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968). We are today the benefactors of his immense courage and vision: he made us all look within and reach in to that higher love, that deeper love, that radical love.

The decision to live in courage or to die slowly in fear is one we make everyday. The decision to awaken to creativity or to sleep in complacency is one we make every hour. The decision to grow in faith or to decay in doubt is one we make every minute. The decision to be happy or to be miserable is one we make every second.

May all beings be happy. May all beings know who they really are. May all beings take up the courage to create their life. May all beings carry gratitude to enjoy the life they create. May all beings practice lovingkindness above all other practices. May all beings celebrate friendship with the Source of their being. May all beings share their bliss with one and all.