i'm old now. i don't wrestle with the christian faith like i once did. i see it like i see cemeteries on a long drive. "oh hey, that's cool. i have a lot in common with you. your faith is very important to you. i respect that. i don't share your fervor. i see you and i respect you from afar. no, i dont feel any need to respond or defend myself to you. it is as dead to me as the concrete crosses on your tombs. if it helps you, i respect that. no, i do not need it to influence me at all."
i keep moving. you want a debate? ok. are you related to me? are you making life and death decisions for me? then no. no i do not owe you that. i do not pretend i can change your mind. i don't want to. i'm not interested in my mind being changed. thank you for understanding. do you need a water? no? then leae leave my property. please leave my inner sanctum. no, you are not welcome here if you want to proselytize. friends? i'm always open to that. but i don't trust you. i can be friends with people without ulterior motives, can you? no? ok, then, move on. thank you.
















