I think I'm fascinated by the power of religion in our culture. Like a lot of secular liberal people I ignored it for a long time. Lately of course just from a political perspective it's impossible to ignore.
When I was writing 'The Abstinence Teacher ' I really tried to immerse myself...
I don't really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when I'm writing. The...
I've been a little bit obsessed with religion without being a religious...
I have actual dreams of Bruce Springsteen calling me up on stage to wear a...
I read 'The Great Gatsby' in high school and was hypnotized by the beauty of...
Civilisation has ever accompanied emigration and conquest - the conflict of...
Religion is no more the parent of morality than an incubator is the mother of...
Religion is the idol of the mob it adores everything it does not understand.
When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink and...
The advent of a new religion making serious and impressive claims to embody...
I've been a little bit obsessed with religion without being a religious...
I have a strong belief in God... I find religion to be a very personal...
They become the keepers of the mystery. They place themselves between the...
So obviously any religion embodies some form of rules and expectations for...