Why this atheist WILL celebrate Christmas
What are holidays, and what do they mean? First, a holiday is usually a day off from work. That’s not a small thing. The U.S. still ranks in the top ten in hours worked per year. We need our off time....
View ArticleThe god gene – or is it a meme?
The religious Duggars are reproducing like rabbits.Is humanity doomed to a future of religious fundamentalism? Some recent internet articles appear to suggest it is. The prediction is based on the...
View ArticleShoddy reporting on “god genes”
Having just read the paper referred to in my last post (The god gene – or is it a meme?) I was rudely distracted from my Sudoku puzzle during the TV news last night. A news report on this research...
View ArticleSkipping Breakfast: Why Obama Should Insist On A Different Prayer Circle
Joseph L. Conn is the Director of Communications of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. President Obama addresses the Christian Evangelical-sponsored National Prayer...
View ArticleFrom Hawking’s “Grand Design” to Atkins’“On Being”, theological opinions abound
In recent months Stephen Hawking has been “fair game” for theologians, philosophers of religion and even some philosophers of science . . . basically because of pre-publication publicity around his...
View ArticleSeparate but unequal: Ontario’s “Separate Schools” violate church-state...
Taxpayer-funded, that is.Evolution of Western civilization over recent centuries has demonstrated that the best way to guard the religious freedoms of all is through a secular democracy. Yet today, an...
View ArticleSend Pastor Terry Jones to Afghanistan to Burn a Quran
Note: This column was originally contributed by Craig James in September, 2010. It is now republished for your convenience! Pastor Terry Jones. AP Photo/John Raoux I have the perfect solution for...
View ArticleIt is time for the AFA to take responsibility for Fischer's bigotry
Three times in the last two months, the American Family Association has been forced to remove posts written by Brian Fischer in an effort to distance itself from his unmitigated bigotry. Back in...
View ArticleSuicide bombers: The baffling Islamic cult of death
Osama bin Laden achieved a remarkable feat: He mobilized the power of religion to spur devout young men to kill themselves in order to murder defenseless strangers. Grotesquely, the suicide-killers...
View ArticleAn act of god?
Natural disasters of all shapes and sizes! Image: VarutIt’s been so sad to see the massive suffering caused by what seems to be a recent spate of natural disasters like tornadoes, earthquakes, floods,...
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