Hakka Banemaw in deep contemplation around 9 candles. This is a very personal piece, so I ask you all to be respectful and civil.

I come from a (casually) spiritual family. We celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah, so we’re very relaxed about religion. Depending on some days I fluctuate between being agnostic or being an atheist. Personally, I believe god and everything tied to any faith doesn’t simply exist or if it does, it is vastly beyond our comprehension. In both cases, we will never know the answer so I don’t waste any thought of what cosmic forces could exist and their relationship to my life.

I’ll still always never turn down matza ball soup or potato latkes.

And while I don’t believe that god or the afterlife has any basis in our reality, I can still respect people that do find comfort in those things. Hell, theology and mythology are deeply fascinating subjects to me. But at the end of the day, your actions matter more to me than what you believe. So if you're doing legitimate good for the people around you, I couldn’t care less if you are doing it for god or not. As long as you’re doing what you can to improve the lives of everyone around you, you have my respect. I draw the line when your try to direct others and impose your religion on others. I will never tolerate that zealotry of any kind.

That is why I will never tolerate fascism, antisemitism, and nazism in any form. I want to be loudly and fervently clear with this message. If you connect to any of those insane irredeemable ideologies, you aren't worth the oxygen you breathe. You have no place in a civilized society and I will continue to live to spite you. We will continue to live to spite you.