On a walk in the rain today, after writing my column on Silence, I observed this small fall where the […]
Tag Archive for ‘Humanism’
New Religion of Fred?
Fresh off the press: my new column on a new religion for the new year … A New Religion in […]
Merry Season to All
I just received the annual Christmas (not “Holiday”) message from the President of the Evangelical Christian University where I earned […]
Am I a Socialist?
Lots of fear-flaunting these days. In the 50’s, the scare word was “Communist.” Now, “Socialist.” Having never seriously studied political […]
Teaching or Preaching?
Ancient Chinese wisdom, the distraction of “religious activity” and a simple rule learned in jail … Today’s column in the […]
Religion to Love, and Hate
In the 1840’s, Frederick Douglass traveled through the British Isles speaking on his former life as a slave in America. […]
Wonders and Illusions
After hearing an interview with Matthew Tompkins, I’ve been enjoying his book, The Spectacle of Illusion. As an experimental psychologist […]
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 […]
Mystery upon Mystery
I suppose I’m the kind of person who enjoys a good mystery. I like watching mysteries (particularly British) but I […]
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 […]
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, […]
Sacred Profanity
Do words like “sacred” and “holy” (or “profane”) have any meaning anymore? Did they ever? The Sacred, the Holy and […]
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