Tag Archives: Jesus

Casting Aspersions ~ So UN-Christ-like!

It isn’t just Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann or Sharron Angle who babble religious nonsense in the name of Christianity as exhibited in the following clip from CNN by Franklin Graham’s absurd remarks about President Obama. Graham essentially asserted on CNN … Continue reading

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All Faith~No Faith We ALL Fall Down…unless…

It is time for the most recent journalings of Pastor Bess. Many of you have written me to express your appreciation for his writings. What I have enjoyed is that the appreciation is coming from all faiths and no faith … Continue reading

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The Gospel of Greed ~ It’s Not in MY Bible!

My new book is titled, “Palin’s America ~ God, Guns & Greed” and will be in stores no later than April 2011. My publisher is doing what he can to move our release date closer, but that is controlled by … Continue reading

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Sunday Bible Lessons from a NON-Dominionist

So much of the anger and lashing out by Christian Dominionists when ever they feel they are under attack or being persecuted can be attributed to the devout belief that “The” Bible is inerrant…in other words, “without error”, the direct … Continue reading

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God Discussion Welcomes Westboro Baptist Church to the Conversation

My friend and fellow proponent of separation of church and state, Deborah, has an incredibly informative web site that I have mentioned here before. It is God Discussion.com. A forum for everyone to discuss God without exclusion – whether you … Continue reading

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California Council of Churches Weigh in on Dominionist Hate

When I talk about not being anti-Christian, and in fact, that it is the exact opposite – I am truly defending mainstream Christianity…it is groups like this one that I am thinking of. The following is a powerful statement from … Continue reading

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Conservative Christian Hypocrisy ~ & WE Aren’t the “Right kind of Christian”!?

There is much said these days about the rich and poor; Wall Street and who is at fault; the “elites”; “rell” America (this omits New York and California, of course); and then there is the fictitious portrayal of characters like … Continue reading

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Dominionist or Dominatrix…I mean Dom (male)

The lesson they seemed to have gleaned from the Bible, is that no matter WHAT you do (or who you do), if you just twist it around like a giant pretzel…incorporate Jesus into your explanation…then you can pretty much be … Continue reading

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Separation of Church & State=1 ~ Christian Dominionists=0

Queen Esther is displeased…darn it! And ranting about it on her Facebook page. (You can tell when it is truly her own contribution…the writing is shorter with fewer multi-syllabic words). “My, have things changed. I was honored to have Rev. … Continue reading

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Pastor Bess’s Message: Jesus ~ Prince of PEACE, not War…

Pastor Bess sheds light on the scripture-twisting that is running so many mainstream Christians off their rails and into territory that Jesus himself admonished. This contribution seems particularly significant in light of the recent news stories of physical threats and epitaphs directed at others … Continue reading

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