… so… your house floods and instead of asking for people to help out you ask them to pray for you? Seriously, why not ask for people to come by with sand bags, shovels, buckets, or something? I don’t understand the mentality of Oh no! A disaster, I’ll just pray it away.

I just don’t get it…. really I don’t. Probably because I’m not an xtian and even when I was I didn’t think merely praying would keep things at bay. I believe in action to take care of oneself not just oh well, the Lord will provide. That has’nt worked very well for me, and I seriously doubt that it will work well for others.

Yep, not a lot of faith in that Jesus guy thats for certain. My friend Kevin said it best when he quoted the following:

“…Organized religion is not the final truth in our search for God. Rather, it is the grammar school of faith, an important stage in our spiritual education but one from which we must eventually graduate.” – John Sloat, former Presbyterian minister

That makes such perfect sense to me… and  I think I’ll put it on my desk at work.

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Tanya DePass is the founder and Director of I Need Diverse Games, a non-profit organization based in Chicago, which is dedicated to better diversification of all aspects of gaming. I Need Diverse Games serves the community by supporting marginalized developers attend the Game Developer Conference by participating in the GDC Scholarship program, helps assist attendance at other industry events, and is seeking partnership with organizations and initiatives. Tanya is a lifelong Chicagoan who loves everything about gaming, #INeedDiverseGames spawn point, and wants to make it better and more inclusive for everyone. She founded and was the EIC of Fresh Out of Tokens podcast where games culture was discussed and viewed through a lense of feminism, intersectionality and diversity. Now she’s a co-host on Spawn on Me Podcast. Along with all of that, she’s the Programming Coordinator for OrcaCon, she often speaks on issues of diversity, feminism, race, intersectionality & other topics at multiple conventions throughout the year. Her writing about games and games critique appears in Uncanny Magazine, Polygon, Wiscon Chronicles, Vice Gaming, Paste Games, Mic, and other publications.