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September 2026

September 15, 2026

Pride Rainbow Jesus and Satan: When Satire Goes Too Far

Pikeville Pride this year drew a lot of negative attention from the community after having...

September 10, 2026

Rosh Hashanah: What I Got Wrong About Sex, Gender, and G-d

On Rosh Hashanah we blow the shofar. The sound of the ram's horn is a...

August 2026

August 24, 2026

The Ancient Roots of Women’s Equality in Judaism

Women's Equality in Judaism August 26th is National Women's Equality Day, celebrating women's right to...

June 2026

June 30, 2026

Sodom and Gomorrah: Why This Story Isn’t About Homosexuality

The story of Sodom and Gomorrah is one of the most famous in the Torah....

July 2024

July 05, 2024

What Does The Bible Say About Using A Person’s Dead Name?

Society, particularly religious society, seems to have a hard time using a Trans person's new...

April 2024

April 16, 2024

What Does The Torah Say About Lesbians?

What does The Torah say about lesbians? While many religious people lump all homosexuals into...

April 01, 2024

Female Genital Mutilation In Judaism

In Judaism, we like to think of female genital mutilation as an "other's" problem, but...

September 2023

September 24, 2023

Should A Rapist Get the Death Penalty According to the Bible?

When the subject of rape comes up in Biblical discussion, we often hear about disgust...

September 07, 2023

Leah

Leah was the older sister of Rachel. Leah's life was hard due to poor eyesight...

August 2023

August 30, 2023

Rachel: The Feminist

Rachel was married to Jacob, but so was her sister. Her life was tainted by...

August 17, 2023

Basemath Judith and Mahalath

Esau had three wives according to The Torah: Basemath Judith and Mahalath. Basemath and Judith were...

August 14, 2023

Keturah: The Mother of Nations

An often-forgotten Biblical fact is that Abraham remarried and had children with another wife, after...

August 07, 2023

Rebekah: In Charge of Her Own Destiny

Rebekah was married to Issac, the son of Abraham. She was also, and perhaps...

August 03, 2023

Milcah and Iscah

Milcah and Iscah are two women we don't often hear about. Yet, both played powerful...

July 2023

July 31, 2023

Hagar: The Mother of a Nation

We talked about Hagar in the article about Sarah, but Hagar has her own story...

July 25, 2023

Sarah: Obey Your Wife

Sarah, the mother of our faith, was a strong and stubborn woman. Such women are...

July 16, 2023

Eve: The Story You Haven’t Heard

This article is the first in a series devoted to Women In the Bible. The...

June 2023

June 21, 2023

National Pink Day: Remember the Holocaust This Holiday

June 23rd is National Pink Day. This day is set aside to oppose bullying and...

June 14, 2023

Is Judaism a Community or a Religion First and What Does That Mean?

I've been rereading Rabbi Kushner's book To Life this month. June being Pride Month, one thing...

June 11, 2023

What is the Sexuality of G-d According to The Bible?

In the previous article, we established that G-d is androgynous in gender. If G-d is...

June 06, 2023

What is the Gender of G-d According to the Bible?

In our previous post, we established that spirits do have genders. Thus, if we believe...

May 2023

May 31, 2023

Do Spirits Have Sexuality According to The Bible?

In my last article, I showed that according to The Bible, spirits have genders. However,...

May 29, 2023

Do Spirits Have Genders According to The Bible?

Do spirits have genders? This question is important for our understanding of G-d. While it...

May 26, 2023

Should Abraham Have Thrown Out Ishmael?

Should Abraham have thrown out Ishmael and his mother? It is a rough moment in...

April 2023

April 15, 2023

Who lied the Serpent or G-d?

Who lied, the Serpent or G-d? In the Christian Bible the snake says to Eve,...

March 2023

March 30, 2023

The Many Genders of Ancient Judaism

With many states now banning Trans performers, it is important to understand the religious arguments...

March 18, 2023

The Torah is Not Against Homosexuality

The Torah is not against homosexuality. Rather, the Torah is against idolatry. You may be...

March 05, 2023

Girl 17 Ordered to Pay the Family of Her Rapist

A 17 year old girl has been ordered to pay $150,000 to the family of...

February 2023

February 21, 2023

Can Women Teach and Disobey Men? Biblical Evidence Says Yes!

Because of the wide reach of Christianity and Paul's teachings, it is widely believed that...