Carlton Pearson

Today I listened to a show on NPR called "This American Life" that discussed the ministry of Bishop Carlton Pearson who has been branded a heretic by most evangelical Christian groups.

Tonight, I sent him the following email:

Bishop Pearson,

I heard about you on "This American Life" today. I am not, and never have been, a christian. I was "graduated" out of Sunday school at the age of eight for asking questions like "If God created Adam and Eve and they had two sons, who did they marry?"

I hope that your ministry grows to encompass the herds of intolerant Christians who seem to be attempting to take over our country. To me it seems as if they don't want me to live in this country. I was delighted to hear the main tenets of your gospel of inclusion. It seems to me to be a thoughtful interpretation of the the teachings of Jesus.

I encourage you to keep up the good work. You are a force for good in what I see to be an increasingly intolerant world (I find it hard to distinguish between the fundamentalist Islamists and Christians).