transgender – Page 2 – Red Angel Sophia's Blog

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A cross, a Torah scroll, and a Buddha statue are all tossed into a cardboard box with the symbol of agnostic atheism drawn on it's outside. This images is for articles on my blog (virtualstoa.org or sshapira.com/myblog) that deal with my renunciation of religion.

No – There Is No “Need” to Believe in God

March 22, 2018January 18, 2019 sophia_my_blog

While many feel that their faith in God got them through hard times – did they really make it through because of their faith, or despite it? You can read the full article on my Virtual Stoa.

No – There Is No “Need” to Believe in God

March 21, 2018 sophia_my_blog

While many feel that their faith in God got them through hard times – did they really make it through because of their faith, or despite it? Someone asked on Quora why people have an inherent “need” to believe in Read more

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: An image of a lyre is featured based on modern reconstructions of an ancient instrument known as the "kinnor" - the kind of lyre that King David used. Halway framing the kinnor is a question mark. This image is for the alternative psalms that I wrote and posted on my blog (virtualstoa.org). Unlike the traditional psalms which pretty much require belief in a deity for you to use them -- these psalms (the Non-Theistic psalms) impose no such requirement at all for their use.

Non-Theistic Psalm no. 4

February 26, 2018June 4, 2019 sophia_my_blog

Non-Theistic Psalm no. 4: Composed 2018-02-21 in the afternoon. A Psalm of Sophia recounting being driven from a long-time church at the start of gender transition. Why have those I thought of as friends turned on me? They say that Read more

Non-Theistic Psalm no. 4

February 26, 2018May 1, 2019 sophia_my_blog

Non-Theistic Psalm no. 2

February 19, 2018June 4, 2019 sophia_my_blog

Non-Theistic Psalm no. 2: Composed on 2018-02-11 in the evening. How long will the foolish stay in power? How long will they continue their reckless schemes? How long will they hold the world in jeopardy Believing that God will fix Read more

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: An arch formed of four religious symbols (the Islamic crescent, 'AT' symbol of atheism, the 'AT' symbol of atheism, the Star of David for Judaism, and the Cross for Christianity) is made above two brown boxing cloves colliding fist-to-fist in a yellow explosion-icon that represents collision. This image is used for articles in this blog regarding the challenges faced by religiously pluralistic societies - and the rewards of facing such challenges.

Why do Many Conservative Christians feel “Persecuted” when Having to Share the Country?

December 2, 2016January 18, 2019 sophia_my_blog

While the ease with which many socially-conservative Christians complain about being “persecuted” may seem like mere empty rhetoric – it is actually a sign of an extreme sense of entitlement engrained in their perception of the world around them. Recently, Read more

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: In the background, a heart-symbol is shown with a crack widening toward the top (the symbol of a broken heart) and in the foreground, a green amalgamation of the "Mars" and "Venus" symbol that is the symbol for transgender people.

What Dating Equality Isn’t – And What it Is

July 13, 2016January 18, 2019 sophia_my_blog

The push for transgender dating equality does not aim to suggest that people are not entitled to their individual preferences – but rather, aims to oppose societal pressures, prejudices, and double-standards that extend far beyond such inevitabilities of personal taste. Read more

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: An LGBT rainbow arch with the red on the outside and the indigo on the inside has a Torah scroll, a King James Bible, and a Cross jammed into it at three different places. Each of these religious objects opens a significant crack in the rainbow.

The Two Kinds of “Tolerance”

May 4, 2016January 18, 2019 sophia_my_blog

The “tolerance” that anti-progressives complain that progressives withhold from certain religious groups is not at all the same thing as the “tolerance” that progressives demand marginalized minorities be accorded. Recently, a blog-article was brought to my attention in which Jaci Read more

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A blue fist, similar to the one traditionally associated with the struggle for civil rights, is in front of and slightly-transparent to the red symbol that is an iconographic concatenation of the "Mars" and "Venus" symbols, thus a symbol of gender in general.

Target Deserves Your Support – and Transgender People Deserve the Same Restroom Access Others Take for Granted

May 3, 2016January 18, 2019 sophia_my_blog

Target’s policy of standing up for the dignity and safety of their transgender employees and customers has resulted in that company coming under fire. For this reason, it is important at this time to rally in support of Target and Read more