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Free at the Sea
We just returned from another venture to the coast. From the beaches and forests, to the historic Gullah town of […]
Defending the Indefensible
Over the next three weeks, my columns in the Citizen-Times (USA Today network) are unapologetically challenging Christian Apologetics. In my […]
Now on Substack
“This is a fantastic essay! You are such a great writer.” “I enjoy your essays and musings. Thanks for sharing […]
New Book Published
My latest collection of essays has been published as a paperback, ebook and audiobook. Published during the aftermath of our […]
A Freethinker’s Gospel
This chapter from A Freethinker’s Gospel (2018) begins and ends with a lesson from some wild and woolly neighbors. “Startling […]
Open Letter to God
from the book, Friendly Freethinker (2021) *available in paperback, kindle and audio versions* A Non-Believer’s Open Letter to God Why […]
Tom Paine: Freethought Hero?
Teaching another course on Thomas Paine, I was struck by an intriguing thought: Here was a man of deep, sincere, […]
What *Some* Christians Believe
It is rather astonishing to hear the traditional Christian Story told in such blunt terms as the quote below states. […]
Personhood
This idea of “personhood” gets a lot of press. Some “grant personhood” to masses of cells in women’s bodies, claiming […]
Sensible Sermon on Christian Nationalism
A very impressive message on this growing danger to democracy, and the threat to religious freedom (from a progressive Christian […]
Lessons in Freethought
On the freethinking path, I’m constantly discovering lessons in Freethought. Freethought isn’t a school, belief or specific ideology; it isn’t […]
Friendly Freethinker 