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 am an atheist since I do not believe in any…
"My country is the world and my religion is to do good." Thomas Paine
I mostly identify as a Freethinker. That seems the most positive way of expressing my non-theistic, non-supernaturalist views. Yes, I am an atheist since I do not believe in any…
For many years I worked closely with people suffering from various forms of mental illness. I take the people, and their suffering, very seriously. So, I’m not being flippant or…
Writing my column for this coming weekend, reflecting on a holiday story from my days as a jail chaplain, my memory was “folded” back to the tale of the origami…
Piece (if not Peace) of Paradise I saw that a former neighbor’s house is for sale. The asking price: $7m and change. If you have the millions, the change won’t…
Teaching a class on Thomas Paine “in our age of un-reason” I came across this quote from the United States Senate Chaplain’s official government website (let that sink in before…
Re-posted from January. . . What Happened to Secular Chaplain? The Secular Chaplain blog was up for five years and you can read those older posts there. Now, the Freethinking…
“Invoke: to call upon; cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument.” As one who has spoken many an…
You may have heard of this story of a pregnant black woman in Alabama who was shot, her fetus died, and she’s charged with manslaughter. Because … Alabama. “Women’s advocacy…