My latest book, Was Jesus a Humanist?: and other Questionable Essays, is a collection of 25 short essays framed as […]
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Thought for the Day
Baldwin dropped this line on my brain while reading a collection of his essays: “Not everything that is faced can […]
Graceful Atheist Interview
It was a real pleasure to speak with David Ames on his Graceful Atheist podcast. In some sense I think […]
Weaving Bridges
Stories like this impress me for the ingenuity, cooperative labor and artistry. Another model of the union of Humanity and […]
Hive Mind
Sneak peek at this weekend’s column: In the Galaxy of Religion, Resistance is Not Futile “In the Sci-Fi series, “Star […]
What is Secular?
On my mind. . . Who defines these things, like secular, freethought, humanism, atheism? Some might question my definitions, but […]
Way of Wonder
Today’s column on the fragile things, like us, that may be stronger (and more wonderful) than we realize: Wasps, Willows, […]
Big Brother or Big Sister?
I guess a lot of us need a Big Sister or Brother. Maybe we need a Strict Parent, at least […]
Great Book Review!
So much appreciate this wonderful review on Patheos! Friendly Freethinker – Book Review “I whole-heartedly recommend Friendly Freethinker to anyone […]
New Book Series!
The pandemic year hasn’t been all doom, gloom and hide in the room. Stepping back a little from being “out […]
The Marketplace
Came across this quote on free speech. Good to remember the wisdom: “The marketplace of ideas holds that the truth […]
You-Foes or UFOs?
As a teen I was nearly obsessed with UFOs. I saw strange objects in the sky and just knew those […]
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