A very impressive message on this growing danger to democracy, and the threat to religious freedom (from a progressive Christian […]
Tag Archive for ‘freethought’
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 […]
What Does it Mean to be a Freethinker?
This week’s “Highland Views” column (published in selected local newspapers in the USA Today network this weekend) digs a little […]
Essay Published by The Freethought Society
My essay on the Roman Stoic Lucius Seneca has just been published by The Freethought Society in Pennsylvania. Seneca’s Secular […]
Was I Ever a Christian?
Those of us who left faith behind frequently hear the “loving” accusation that we were never Christians in the first […]
Oasis Oration
My Zoom talk on “Broken Bridges” at Houston Oasis is up on the Oasis TV channel. I begin just after […]
Atheist Children?
We don’t often hear someone say, “I’m a born atheist,” but this week’s “Highland Views” column asks the question: “Isn’t […]
Turning Churches into Cafes and Clubs
Visiting family in Oregon, we went out for dinner and drinks at a local church. At least it used to […]
Another Reflection on Emergence
It’s popular in secular circles to share stories of “deconstruction.” I’ve written on this before, but when I heard the […]
Mountain to Mountain
I enjoyed this podcast interview with Brett Wilson on Mountain Zen Den He’s West in the Rockies, I’m East in […]
Weekly Columns
A reminder: My weekly columns from the Asheville Citizen-Times are posted each Saturday right here on Friendly Freethinker: Highland Views […]
Secular Mystics?
It’s worth thinking about. Today’s column weaves the waterfalls of mystics, heretics and naturalists. Mystics, Heretics and Other “Souls on […]
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