Religion – TURN-STONE

A freethinker’s look at two famous journeys

Best of Turnstone, Commonplace, How to live, Religion September 13, 2023 by Tom Chester

This essay appeared on the Faith page of the Tucson Daily Star on Sunday, August 27, 2023. The URL to it is below. Travel stories … Read more

Faith of a freethinker

How to live, Religion March 31, 2022January 26, 2022 by Tom Chester

The Tucson Daily Star has a Faith page that appears almost every Sunday that features writings of preachers, priests, rabbis, and other religious leaders. I … Read more

Intimacy

Best of Turnstone, How to live, Religion, Wisdom December 11, 2022August 10, 2020 by Tom Chester

This essay was published in the Tucson main newspaper, the Daily Star. It draws upon a couple of earlier posts on turn-stone, bringing together ideas … Read more

Religion and proselytizing

Religion July 4, 2020July 1, 2020 by Tom Chester

An acquaintance of mine who is a devout evangelical Christian recently sent me note with a link to a film and “challenged” me “as a … Read more

Treason and hypocrisy

Of the Moment, Religion May 25, 2020 by Tom Chester

The fear and uncertainty caused by the pandemic is exposing many fault lines in our society—political, economic, racial, and religious differences—that threaten our well-being as … Read more

Fish and Whistle

Commonplace, Community, Humor, Religion May 10, 2020 by Tom Chester

The songwriter John Prine died recently at age 73 from the novel corona virus. His death marks the loss of an American treasure. I have … Read more

Xmas, Christmas, and more

Politics, Religion, Society May 10, 2020December 23, 2018 by Tom Chester

During the holiday season it is common to hear some people say, “We need to put Christ back in Xmas,” bemoaning how our increasingly secular … Read more