This coming weekend my “Highland Views” column highlights the fascinating Ise Jingu temple in Japan. Built with wooden dowels instead […]

This coming weekend my “Highland Views” column highlights the fascinating Ise Jingu temple in Japan. Built with wooden dowels instead […]
This thought grew out of a discussion in my class on Humanism. Placeholders for the Ineffable. We have an experience, […]
I penned these thoughts a few months ago, reflecting on the historical meaning of quarantine. Should some religious faith be […]
What do people do when there’s no more room for their god? There’s a refuge for discarded deities in Hong […]
If you haven’t seen this very short video from a while back, here you go. The “Nature Chaplain” addresses one […]
Alright, maybe not so new … and just maybe the oldest religion in the human story. “Can a Secular Person […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has been all over the map with rulings these days. Some good decisions, in my opinion, […]
I get so weary of yet another bunch of old white guys trying to restrict a woman’s right to make […]
How people face tragedy says so much about how they were raised and taught what faith means and how to […]
Some believers like walls, especially if they keep out the “bad,” scary or “evil” influences, or if the walls keep […]
This Opinion piece was published in our local paper today: On True Religious Freedom At times I can’t resist responding […]
Am I wrong about that? “What has occurred over and over through history? That person emerges from their “wild experience” […]