This user is interested in the debate over the separation of church and state. This user writes poetry. This user appreciates the works of William Blake. This user is a storyteller This user reads Emily Dickinson. This user has had numerous articles published in newspapers and magazines POEM This user has had one of their poems published. "Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire" – Gustav Mahler "In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast" – Quentin Crisp

Interested in the corporate links and allignments between churches and the worlds of investment and insurance. And the ethical and conflict-of-interest questions that these affiliations, whether formal or cultural, might raise. So much ground for greater public awareness in this I feel - and it's interesting to see how little presence this has on wiki.

I am not alone in finding the glassware of Michael Harris powerfully evocative and magical. Just wish I could afford to buy his originals. Although I do have one 'angelfish vase', incorrectly called axehead vases by some specialists and collectors. These things matter.

There are several unread Slavoj Žižeks on my bookshelf. I enjoyed "The Fragile Absolute: Or, Why Is the Christian Legacy Worth Fighting For?".