There I sat, fidgeting in my all-too-familiar chair, hoping my clenching fists and white knuckles were going unnoticed. And there my therapist sat, leaning forward much more comfortably in his own chair, giving me an all-too-familiar speech.
“You really should consider taking an SSRI. So many of my patients have had wonderful results on them. It’s just a temporary crutch to help get you through the hard times and really get the most out of your therapy. It’s not forever, it’s just a few months.”
I could not help but wonder as …

As a former member of a Presbyterian Church, an ordained deacon and Sunday School teacher, it is easy for me to recall various passages of the Bible regarding love and tolerance. And as a person who left the Church to seek her own path to enlightenment, I am not afraid to stand up and proclaim those who voted Yes on Proposition 8 due to their faith to be shameful hypocrites.
There are many verses in the Bible that discuss love. One has always stuck out in my mind, even eight years …