There's a column that appears in my local paper that is written by a local woman. The focus of the column is the various Christian-based adventures of the author and a character named Martha Jane. A short scan of the column turns up ominous words and phrases: "with help from above", "the grace of the lord", etc. That's enough for me to think twice about reading the entire article. I'm a purely secular person, and I believe this stuff should be kept out of sight and in the privacy of homes and special houses, a la prostitution.

Ah, kidding.

It makes perfect sense to write this kind of stuff in our local paper. After all, there is a strong undercurrent of Christian sentiment and morality that runs through this area. So upon some reflection of the situation this "Martha Jane" column is a logical series to run here.

But that won't stop me from reserving the right to make fun of it at any time.