Vestments of the Unbeliever
First he dons a long alb woven from one hundred percent skepticism. Next a sort of sleeveless cape: the chasuble of doubt. An atheistic neck pivots the stole that hangs like twin scarves celebrating various seasons of mortality. The same neck (for he has only one to risk over and over) fills a short stiff collar buttoned invisibly in the back. Thus attired the unbeliever serves questions and performs answers. He understands looms and can explain historically Jesus’ seamlessness.