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Posted on January 15, 2021

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…

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Posted on November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

Politically Ill

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…

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Posted on December 23, 2019December 23, 2019

Freebirds and Jailbirds

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…

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Posted on November 23, 2019November 23, 2019

Peace of Paradise

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…

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Posted on October 24, 2019October 24, 2019

Lord of the Nation?

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…

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Posted on August 18, 2019August 18, 2019

Where is the Secular Chaplain?

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…

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Posted on July 14, 2019July 14, 2019

Invocations

“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…

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Posted on July 2, 2019

A Question for Alabama

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…

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