• Were you raised in a particular religious faith? – I was more-or-less raised RLDS. That’s the “other” branch of what most people know of as The Mormons. You see, Brigham Young went to Utah and Joseph Smith III stayed in Missouri. And believe me, that’s more than you needed or want to know about it.
  
• Do you still practice that faith? Why or why not? – Nope. I’m a confirmed and practicing agnostic. If there’s a God, he and I aren’t much aware of one another, and I like that just fine. Dig through my older Thoughts journal entries, I think I’ve covered this subject in sufficient detail before.
  
• What do you think happens after death? – Decomposition, mostly.
  
• What is your favorite religious ritual (participating in or just observing)? – I don’t think I have one. You see, that would involve actually studying religion and its rituals. I’m pretty sure that my favorite ritual would turn out not to be a Christian one, however.
  
• Do you believe people are basically good? – I believe that people are basically… people. “Good” is just as much of a label as “Gay” or “Christian” or “Black” or “Parent.” People are a lot of things, usually all at once, and what you see someone as is probably only a small and fleeting part of their overall makeup.
  

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