Reasonably Religious: believing in a secular world 
Oh boys, what a week, filled with sex. Cologne continues to reverberate and this week Flanders is up in arms because a judge ruled that unwanted sex was indeed rape but did not require punishment because signals could be misunderstood. I actually wonder how saying "no" eight times can be misunderstood. Not a day goes by...
I admit that this week I was surprised when I read about the change in the church handbook regarding same-sex marriages: from now on, marrying a same-sex partner (which I will refer to as gay marriage for convenience, regardless of gender) is considered apostasy. This means that anyone participating in such a marriage is required to appear before a...
It has become clear in recent days that religion is in the doghouse. The reason is the ruling of the Supreme Court in the US regarding gay marriage. As a result, I have regularly posted articles that want to hold up a mirror to all those who are now cheering that "discrimination has finally been eradicated from the world". A mirror that shows that those who...
Liesbet Sommen, Director of Social Affairs for Minister Kris Peeters, has written an interesting column on knack.be. I think it's fantastic that she advocates for the importance of meaning, that religion can provide a connection that is actually somewhat lacking in our society. However, she then goes on to criticize the Church (by which she naturally means the Roman Catholic Church...)
This week, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held a remarkable press conference. The message can be clearly summarized as follows: Mormons desire respect for everyone, even if there are mutual differences in worldview of any kind. Such differences should never lead to any form of discrimination. Elder Oaks made it very clear as...
On Saturday, November 24, it was the first Saturday of our second year of church membership. A Saturday that we had marked in our agenda soon after our baptism. A date we had worked and lived towards with all enthusiasm to be worthy of receiving our endowment. It was a beautiful, spiritual moment. The covenants we were able to make in the temple...
Reasonably Religious: believing in a secular world 