Is Atheism a Religion?
Spoiler alert: No. Ok, next time someone says atheism is a religion, here’s a good response from Susan Jacoby (Strange Gods, 2017): “As an adult, I came to regard ‘losing’…
Tag: Humanism
Mystery upon Mystery
I suppose I’m the kind of person who enjoys a good mystery. I like watching mysteries (particularly British) but I think what I’m realizing is that I’m simply fascinated with…
What is Humanism?
For awhile after leaving faith-church-god, I wasn’t sure what to call myself. “Ex-Christian,” “Former Minister,” “Atheist,” “Non-Supernaturalist”? I settled on “Freethinker” since Freethought is an honored secular tradition and primarily…
Saving Jesus, Yet Again
There’s probably no one in history who needs more saving than the Palestinian Jewish Rabbi of Nazareth who was not, and would never be, a Christian. I’m not sure why I’ve…
Sacred Profanity
Do words like “sacred” and “holy” (or “profane”) have any meaning anymore? Did they ever? The Sacred, the Holy and a little profanity I recall climbing the long stone stairs…
Marching for Life?
My dear wife and I visited a friend in Philadelphia–that Capital of Liberty– who told us they joined in the “March for Life” crowd in D.C. this year. We weren’t…
Walt Whitman at 200
Whitman was born 200 years ago this month (May 31, 1819). Today’s column in the Citizen-Times (page one; page two) presented his resounding voice as it needs to be heard, calling…
Life After Faith (Part 2)
{Excerpts from the heart of Life After Faith, published in 2010} The Broken Cross and Beyond In 1992 and again in 2000 I made a kind of kindred pilgrimage to…
