Category Archives: Christianity

Because Jesus always said “Follow me,” not “Worship me”

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

If the music died and churches crumbled and words of praise faded away and there was no fawning audience or stage or altar or packed parking lot, there would still be those who would pick up their walking sticks and … Continue reading →

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I do not like the name of Jesus

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

I. I do not like the name of Jesus the banner of closed-hearted fear-filled, gay-bashing, homogenizing, culture-killing small-minded, Koran-burning earth-raping, white privileged politicianed, women-hating superficial, two-faced, cold-stoned materialistic, chauvinistic power-hungry, blind-eyed, out-of-sync, double-standard who-has-the-holiest-asshole – II. Jesus says: please don’t judge me … Continue reading →

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A note from Meisaan: A brief interlude

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Dear Friends, I’m taking two weeks of an interlude from the regular poetry and sharing a bit of my wrestling with the religion of my birth, Christianity. These poems have been written over a series of years and are not … Continue reading →

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