I sat cross-legged on a basement floor one evening each week for three years in a class on the Upanishads, a holy text from India. As the only non-Hindu student, I was a resource for questions about related Bible verses and Christianity. The latter topic was the most challenging. Most of my youth was spent in either Southern Baptist or Independent congregations. When venturing into unfamiliar territory, I'd include the disclaimer that Christianity diversifies some of its dogma across roughly … [Read more...] about Silence on Holy Saturday