I Set Out To Write An Anti-parenting

When I Was Growing Up, I, Like Many Jews, Cheered What Appeared To Be The Receding Of Faith From Everyday Life. The Further Religion Got From Our Lives The Better Our Lives Would Get, I Thought, Because Persecution Had Been Such A Burden To Jewish Families For Generations.

My Name Is Bruce Feiler, And I'm An Explainaholic. I First Heard This Word Used To Describe Isaac Asimov, And I Knew Instantly That I Suffered From The Same Condition. It's The Incurable Desire To Tell, Shape, Share, Occasionally Exaggerate, Often Elongate, And Inevitably Bungle A Good Story.

You May Be Frustrated With Religion, But Don't Take That Out On God.

Superman's Original Name Was Kal-el, Or Swift God. His Father's Name Was Jor-el. Superman Was Clearly Drawn As A Modern-day God.

Americans Know More About Religion Than Almost Any Other Topic.