Holy Anger and Unholy Temper..!
Anger is one of those emotions we defend passionately while claiming we hardly ever have it. “I am not angry,” we say loudly, with bulging eyes and trembling nostrils. At that point even the ceiling fan feels unsafe, as your wife and children hide. The Bible, thankfully, is more honest…
Let Your Yay be Yay..!
How often we swear. Not just casually, but dramatically. On our mother’s grave. On our own life. And when all else fails, on the heads of our children. It is said with such confidence that even the ceiling fan pauses to listen. Yet somehow, miraculously, the promise still manages to…
Holding On For Dear Life..!
One of the most horrifying memories of my early working years was travelling in the Mumbai local trains, hanging on to a metal bar with the desperation of a man who had suddenly discovered how much he liked living. If you have never done it, let me explain. You try…
Science, Faith and Language..!
There are times when I wonder how many brilliant minds have been silenced because someone in flowing robes said that science and faith are enemies. I imagine those minds of yore pacing up and down prison floors or waiting for the crackle of flames under their feet, as they were…
Burning Bibles and Crosses..!
Very often we hear the news of some church vandalised, the altar desecrated, pews overturned and maybe Bibles burnt. Immediately there is a hue and a cry and the noise is as if Christ is being crucified again. There is outrage from the pulpit. There are processions on the street….
Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.