Each Fourth of July we make it a practice of reading the powerful words of Frederick Douglass spoken in Rochester, […]
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Enough! Confronting Pandering Preacher Politicians
Christian Nationalists, with their mission to make America a “Conservative Christian Nation,” are endangering democracy. What they want is essentially a […]
July Fourth
Each July Fourth I like to read Frederick Douglass‘s powerful speech, delivered in Rochester, NY in 1852. It is considered […]
Hard Words
As I am preparing to teach a class on Ralph Waldo Emerson, one of those major thinkers I’ve admired for […]
Abe & Charles
In Honor of the Dual Birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, both born this day, February 12, 1809: “As […]
Radicals and Reformers
Every significant cultural, political or religious innovation has been fired up by them. In fact, every religion was founded by […]
Christian Declaration
A Declaration of Preference?: If Christians Wrote the Declaration of Independence If America was actually founded to be a “Christian […]
Lady of the Harbor
I never tire of this powerful song. What a message for our time!
Matilda’s Mind
Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826-1898) fought alongside Stanton, Anthony and many others for women’s rights, the vote and full equality. In […]
Whose Liberty?
I just came across this quote from Lincoln who spoke these words in Baltimore one year before the end of […]
Ingersoll’s Religion of Reason
In this short “meditation” published in the North American Review, I highlight Robert Green Ingersoll’s sensible suggestions for The Church of […]
In a Time of Trumpery
A term more relevant (and chilling) now than ever. “Trumpery” trump·er·y | ˈtrəmp(ə)rē | archaic noun (plural trumperies) attractive articles […]
Friendly Freethinker 