This is a blog about the hogwash that enters lives on a daily, hourly, second by second basis. For instance, as most of us have seen over the last eight years or so, every sound that pours out of George W. Bush’s mouth is hogwash. No, this is not another “bash W. blog.” I just could not think of a better example of metaphorical hogwash. So, be prepared. Whether it is religion, politics, sports, technology, or your mother’s dirty laundry, it’s all Hogwash.Aug 02 2008
The Christian Mother
I was raised a Christian. Kind of. My parents did not go to church very often, if at all. My mother’s side of the family has roots in the Southern Baptist tradition, while my father’s side of the family attended a United Church of Christ for some time. My only exposure to church before my pre-teen years was a few weddings and a couple of trips to sing Amazing Grace for my grandmother’s Baptist Church of Arnold.
If you have not tried to sing Amazing Grace to the Coca-Cola theme song of the 70s, you really ought to try it. It’s special.
Since then, I have been inundated, as we all are with religion. My favorite, if I had to chose, would still be Christianity. Part of the draw for me is how different Jesus Christ appears to me when I read about the things he says and does compared to the Jesus Christ that the various dogmas of Christianity force feed their congregations.
For example, is this what Jesus Christ would do? (Warning!: Very Foul Language) — If you ask me, it’s complete Hogwash!
