After several conversations with this former minister, he agreed to respond to several questions. His story isn’t that different from […]
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Chris Highland
Writer, teacher, freethinker, humanist celebrant, former minister and interfaith chaplain
“I Will Express Your Thoughts”
Since leaving the ministry, the church, and faith some years ago, I have spoken with a number of clergy and […]
Anti-anti-religious
An excerpt from this week’s column addressing a common misconception and misrepresentation of freethinkers: I’m onboard with many criticisms of […]
Emily’s Church
After reading my recent column on “Nature’s Church,” a reader sent this excellent poem by Emily Dickinson: “Some keep the […]
Lessons in Freethought
On the freethinking path, I’m constantly discovering lessons in Freethought. Freethought isn’t a school, belief or specific ideology; it isn’t […]
Winterfalls
After a dusting of snowfalls in our valley, the weather turned today and we enjoyed a gorgeous walk among the […]
What Does it Mean to be a Freethinker?
This week’s “Highland Views” column (published in selected local newspapers in the USA Today network this weekend) digs a little […]
Bubbles
For some reason I have a fascination with delicate, ephemeral spheres of air. As Emerson wrote in his essay “Circles”: […]
Georgia
Natural beauty in Northern Georgia.
Natural Light
A sneak peek at this week’s column: The Brightness of Beauty in Natural Light When I make an effort to […]
Essay Published by The Freethought Society
My essay on the Roman Stoic Lucius Seneca has just been published by The Freethought Society in Pennsylvania. Seneca’s Secular […]
Seizing the Star
Some Wintertime thoughts I’ll share here instead of the newspaper. Seizing the Star: Seasons of Spiritual Superiority? Another Winter season […]
Friendly Freethinker 