Each Fourth of July we make it a practice of reading the powerful words of Frederick Douglass spoken in Rochester, […]

Each Fourth of July we make it a practice of reading the powerful words of Frederick Douglass spoken in Rochester, […]
Each July Fourth I like to read Frederick Douglass‘s powerful speech, delivered in Rochester, NY in 1852. It is considered […]
If you pray, feel free. If you choose to pray for me, go ahead. But please keep your prayers to […]
I wrote this essay in response to recent interpretations of John Muir as a racist. This is not a defense […]
I think it’s always good to go back and read the July 5th, 1852 speech given by Frederick Douglass in […]
Why on earth, or any other planet, would a secular, humanist, freethinking, non-religious atheist attend a prayer breakfast? Good question. […]
In the 1840’s, Frederick Douglass traveled through the British Isles speaking on his former life as a slave in America. […]
Some say he ignited the Civil War with his attempt to fire up a slave rebellion when he led the […]
Some neighbors are “celebrating” July 4th with small bombs and gunshots. Others are flying enough flags to wrap the Statue […]
Happy Canada Day! Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Canada was always a close neighbor and each visit reminded […]