A fairly simple rule of thumb that proves its wisdom in any age: “When I find in people narrow religion, […]
A Jail Chaplain’s Story
Maximum In-Security/Inside Out: A Jail Chaplain’s Story After serving ten years in maximum security, I had to get out. I […]
Secular Visions?
This weekend’s column will address the question: “Is there a secret to becoming a secular mystic?” There are many who […]
Thomas Paine Day
Would there be a country named the “United States of America” without Thomas Paine? After all, he is credited with […]
An Odd God Story
Today’s column relates a rather strange story from my years as a jail chaplain … The Man Who Changed His […]
Auguries
augur: seer, visionary, a diviner of omens augury: sign of the future inauguration: “The word inauguration stems from the Latin […]
MLK and Atheists
MLK for Atheists Rev. King was no saint, though probably more of a saint than many “saints.” No miracle-worker … […]
What is Humanism?
I mostly identify as a Freethinker. That seems the most positive way of expressing my non-theistic, non-supernaturalist views. Yes, I […]
UNvangelicals
As an EXvangelical myself, I find these comments on NPR from Ed Stetzer of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton […]
Friendly Freethinker 