"My country is the world and my religion is to do good." Thomas Paine
You don’t understand Religious Freedom if you think: -The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment is more important than other freedoms in that amendment–freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition Question:…
As we turn the pages of the calendar … we replace the old one with a 2021 calendar from the National Parks Conservation Association. Below the beautiful scenes from Nature,…
My reading has been flowing back and forth between James Baldwin and Pauli Murray. I’ve had Murray’s autobiographical book, Proud Shoes (1956) on my shelf for months, and now find…
Twas the day After Christmas and the Christmas Baby (that would be me, born on the 25th) had one more brief word to say before Christmas fades away for another…
If you’re interested in this kind of thing, pushing back on some of the foggy theological thinking out there, you may find this response to an essay a friend sent…
I may do my best to encourage folks to be Freethinkers, choosing to face difficult questions and reflections about faith, but I’ve never tried to convert anyone to my way…
The perfect message for a year when the American slogan seems to be: Make America Selfish Again And the perfect book for this? Dr. Self’s (aka Deepockets Chopra): You Are…
I was an “Interfaith” chaplain for many years. My wife was the director of an “Interfaith” council. Now, that word doesn’t cover the landscape like it used to, or seemed…
