Tag: religion | YOUR LAST DESIRE

Debunking Divinity

Last week Pope Francis became news after “endorsing same-sex civil unions” during an interview for a documentary. The pope stated that “they’re children of God and have a right to a family,” and added “nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable because of it.” Despite LGBT community revered the comments and critics praised it […]

¿Es la religión la principal causa de inequidad de género?

El 8 de marzo es el Día Internacional de la Mujer, organizado por primera vez en 1909 en Nueva York por el Partido Socialista de América, pero incluso ciento diez años después, parece que el panorama no ha cambiado mucho para millones de mujeres en todo el mundo. Pero es interesante observar cómo esta desigualdad […]

Desinformación

Hace unos años tuve un profesor que nos alentaba con una simple pero poderosa frase: “Cuestionen Todo”. Pero él no se detuvo ahí en su cruzada por despertarnos, él incluso nos retaba ofreciendo una recompensa para el estudiante que pudiese identificar una mentira—intencional—en su discurso durante el curso escolar. Cualquiera pudiese pensar que su actitud […]

Disinformation

A couple of years ago I had a teacher who encouraged us with a simple, yet powerful phrase: “Question Everything.” But he didn’t stop there in his crusade for waking us up, he even challenged us, offering a reward for the student that could spot a—intentional—lie in his discourse during the course. Anyone could think […]

And if your God causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away

A few years ago, I returned home from the gym around 1 pm. It was Saturday, I remember. And after the good training session I had, I was tired and hungry—I want to point out that being hungry is one of the things that make me ill-tempered. The fridge was empty, and the idea of […]