This has bothered me for a long time. So many people say they are followers of Jesus, but how do […]
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Picking Jefferson’s Pocket
This is a video recording of my presentation to the Central Ohio chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, March 12, […]
“I Will Express Your Thoughts”
Since leaving the ministry, the church, and faith some years ago, I have spoken with a number of clergy and […]
Anti-anti-religious
An excerpt from this week’s column addressing a common misconception and misrepresentation of freethinkers: I’m onboard with many criticisms of […]
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 […]
Reason to Stop Worrying
A student in my class on the Roman Philosopher Seneca shared this video with us. Maybe a perspective we need […]
Spreading the Gospel of Freethought
Thinking for ourselves, choosing what to believe or not believe, is both a basic right and an essential element of […]
Bouncing
Reading a column from the Hundred-acre Wood. . .
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 […]
Brain, Mind … Spirit?
This week’s column considers physicist Alan Lightman’s ideas in the book, “The Transcendent Brain: Spirituality in the Age of Science.” […]
Journeys
In this month of June, we’ll be journeying across the country to visit close family and friends who often seem […]
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