Lessons in human kindness from the Sikh religion and a class on Humanism … A preview of this weekend’s column: […]
Tag Archive for ‘freethought’
Leadership for Dummies
(*Update to this post: This article in the NYT speaks to the challenges rational people currently face: “Where Facts Were No […]
Placeholders
This thought grew out of a discussion in my class on Humanism. Placeholders for the Ineffable. We have an experience, […]
Fly My Flag!
As we all know, Jesus loves flags. Remember his famous call: “Take up your flag and follow me.” Geez, this […]
Gods of the Pigeon-holes
Writer Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) presents the challenge for freethinkers of any age who question tradition … the “pigeon-hole way of […]
20 Books, 20 Years
This year, 2021, marks 20 years since I published my first book, Meditations of John Muir: Nature’s Temple. With my […]
Glass City Humanists Interview
In this interview with Douglas Berger of the Glass City Humanists in Toledo, Ohio, I talk about my past interfaith […]
Thoughts
What do you do when you hear of some tragedy, disaster or other event when people suffer or die? Do […]
Tom Flynn
I was sorry to read this. Flynn was indeed a strong voice for Freethought. My wife Carol and I visited […]
Humanist of the Year
I was pleased to participate in the annual American Humanist Association convention this year. One highlight was having the opportunity […]
Readers’ Reminder
Hey, Chris here. A quick reminder of a few important things you may or may not know: My weekly columns […]
Book of Questions
My latest book, Was Jesus a Humanist?: and other Questionable Essays, is a collection of 25 short essays framed as […]
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