Groucho Marx famously said “I refuse to join any club who would have me as a member.” Of course Groucho Marx, being Jewish, would have been excluded from any number of organizations during most of his lifetime from the late 1800’s to the mid 20th century. Perhaps humor was his way of dealing with the prejudice […]
As a therapist, I often found myself counseling individuals who had been traumatized as children by “fire and brimstone” theology. This reinforced my aversion to religion being used in a threatening or coercive manner. And yet, sacred scripture from most traditions describe consequences for neglecting vulnerable, poor and needy persons…