Well, yes and no. The belief in the Trinity as critical to Christian thought has been around since the Council of Nicea in 325 CE as a response to growing differences between sects, so it's not something that I (or anyone else alive today) invented for funsies or to be trendy or whatever.

Yeah, it's definitely a shady area, and it's become a really common and important question since everyone lost their shit over Tiny Little Pieces. I'm married to a CNF writer, and they tend to be really territorial about this stuff, because it tarnishes the genre and everyone's stories if people are straight up…

As someone who has taken several graduate courses in creative nonfiction, I can tell you that the liberties taken in the series would not be acceptable to most writers of creative nonfiction. There's a growing sense of ethics in the genre that just doesn't go this far. That said, I think the show is intended to be a…

Oh sure, I don't mean in terms of services—I don't think there's much overlap all—and by mysteries, I don't mean secrets—I am aware that no matter what Dan Brown fans think, the Catholic Church is pretty open about most things—but in terms of mysticism, although that's not quite the right word. I've heard many people…

I think it's like they share an essence, but they have their own corporealities (and the Holy Spirit is incorporeal). I think they also have a Heavenly Mother who is not part of the Godhead, but is the wife of God and some people view as part of God.

Man, I wish I could dissociate from Evangelicals that easily. :)

My church is pretty high church, but there's a huge variety in the Episcopal Church at large. All Episcopal churches are on the Revised Common Lectionary, do a communion you'll recognize, and follow some sort of organized, standard service. Check out a local one, and if you have options, a Rite I service might feel…

Yeah, the doctrine of consubstantiality (the idea that the Trinity are all one, and the thing that some people say separates Mormons from the rest of Christians) has been around since the council of Nicea in 325 CE, and is still part of the Nicean Creed, which is how most mainstream Christian theologians would define…

32D is my sister's bra size (Sorry, kid, now everyone knows!) and she has a hard time, too! It's baffling. I know some people who are actually smaller in the rib cage, and that's impossible if you have larger breasts. The other problem is that bras are made very differently from manufacturer to manufacturer, so it's…

Thanks so much! I'm just about finished with my summer work wardrobe—I'm a teacher doing summer school for the first time, and I had literally no professional clothes that were cool enough—so I'm feeling extra grumpy about my lack of shopping options. That said, my new clothes are just as cute as Modcloth, and they…

With all due respect, it's not even close to the same experience. I'm just on the other side of plus (16-18, depending on the store, time of the month, season of the year, etc.) and my sister is a smallish straight-sized women (4-6). We shop together fairly regularly, and you're right: often clothes are cut on a…

The reason many don't consider Mormons to be Christians is because while they do believe in the divinity of Christ, they do not believe in the Three-in-One Trinity that other Christians do. For Mormons, God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are three different things (for Mormons, the Father and the Son have physical…

I teach English composition at a community college, and I always have an attendance policy. I'd love not to, but so many students, especially new students, don't understand that you can't just not come to class and still expect to learn things. There are very few classes—and very few students—for whom that's a winning…

It looks somewhat liberal, especially given its North Dakota. :)

If you can link to it, I might be able to guess from a website.

I would like to second the vote for the Episcopal Church, although I don't think we're Catholic lite—I think we're where Catholicism is going. 21st-century Catholics, maybe? I dunno. The Episcopal Church is good for liberal tradition-seekers. And no one claps during the service. At least not at my church. It Is Not…