Humanism in the Bible Belt

My grandmother is nearly blind, and as such, I sat beside her last night and read aloud her mail.

What an odd feeling it is to read an Ann Coulter update; immediatly followed by a Christian-Zionist news-letter; to my own grandmother. My grandmother, like many people, simply does not know what she is doing. I tried to briefly explore the issue with her; however, she just had some vauge reference to getting calenders and helping people.

  I feel angry with the people who take advantage of my grandmother’s good will. She doesn’t know how the Christian Zionist Alliance builds settlements in Palestinian lands, nor does she know the hatred promulgated Ann Coulter.

 I took part in a prayer at a Christmas dinner. I didn’t really know what to do: I didn’t want to start a scene by refusing; however, I didn’t want to offend anyone by fauxing prayer. I did bow my head – at-least out of respect for other people’s religion, but I felt like an imposter, and that in some way I have disrespected the Christian religion.