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Mourning My Faith

Mourning My Faith

By J. Timothy King on March 24, 2016

Last night began the Jewish holiday of Purim. This is a celebration of the book of Esther. The last time I celebrated it was when I was still a member of a Messianic Jewish congregation two years ago, before I came out as an atheist, long before I came out as polyamorous. It was even […]

Posted in Christianity, Judaism, Religion | Tagged holiday, Passover, Purim

“Evil Overlord Rule 199” by Ares Johnson

Should We Merry Merry Be?

By J. Timothy King on March 12, 2014

Oh, once there was a wicked, wicked man And Haman was his name sir, He would have murdered all the Jews, Though they were not to blame sir Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be Oh today, we’ll merry, merry be And nosh some hamantashen. I posted a link to […]

Posted in Judaism, Politics, Religion | Tagged Albert Mason, Beyond Right and Wrong, Esther, ethics, Jesse Walker, Lord Acton, power, Purim, The United States of Paranoia | 2 Responses

A Wicked, Wicked Man (video)

By J. Timothy King on March 10, 2014

At our synagogue, we have yet to do a pirate-themed Purim spiel, inspired by Edward Kritzler’s history of Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean. (And that is a true fact.)

Posted in Judaism, Religion | Tagged Purim, video

Photo © 2006 Magnes Museum CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Easy to Be a Good Customer

By J. Timothy King on March 21, 2011

When I first met Jeffrey Tanner, fictional costar of my short story “The Widow’s Granddaughter,” he told me, “Nice guys finish last.” I didn’t believe him then, and I still think he was seriously misguided. Fortunately, that character discovered that there is much more to life than alpha-male-ism. What an appropriate memory for the days […]

Posted in Customer Relations, Judaism, Religion | Tagged Esther, Purim

Photo © 2007 Joshua Bousel CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Wearing Haman’s Hat

By J. Timothy King on March 1, 2010

This past Saturday night began the Jewish holiday of Purim. Since Saturday was also the Sabbath, after morning services and lunch at our synagogue, we had games for the kids, crafts, a class on the book of Esther, a Jewish folk dancing class, pizza. Then we had evening services, followed by reading the story of […]

Posted in Christianity, Judaism, Religion | Tagged Esther, mercy, power, Purim | 1 Response

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