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Defining “our” Christianity
By: The Turjeman I should begin with a warning: This essay the most accurate description possible of the Christianity in which I was raised. Whether you agree with it or not, it is an honest portrayal of the culture of my childhood. As such, you may hate it or you may love it. Regardless, I…
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Observations on the US: July 2024
I recently returned home to Israel after a visit of about two weeks in the US, and things were a little weird there. I am writing this on Friday, 26 July 2024; day 294 in the war against Ḥamas, Ḥezbollah, and other terrorist government organizations; Stardate -298433.0601. Despite knowing that nobody will read this until…
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Introductions: Who is The Turjeman?
What does that word even mean? And what’s the point? Hi! I’m the author of this site, and if you’ve read this far all ready I want to thank you. I understand that what’s going on here is potentially confusing. In this article I’d like to describe what this blog is all about, and attempt…
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The misguided train to righteous indignation
In the last two weeks, I have had conflicting ideas about how to continue these blog posts, which are taking the place of the actual, planned introductory posts that I had written. There is an ugly war of ideas taking place, and it’s not easy to ignore. I have been dealing with basic WordPress administration,…
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Hello, world! Please don’t kill me yet.
I’m going to try to justify my existence. Please give me a moment for that. This is certainly not how I had planned to start this blog, but now it’s happened, and there is no way to avoid the topic. I’ve written and re-written the first post many times, but none of those drafts contained…








