Ideas are a lot like bubbles. Beliefs too? How about human societies? I have an endless fascination with these flowing […]
Tag Archive for ‘humanist’
Dammed Rivers, Damned Minds
A believing friend of mine shared this video about a river near where we lived in our youth. A dam […]
Hide and Seek?
An excerpt from the “Highland Views” column coming this weekend. Physicists are seeking a “fifth force” in the universe. So […]
Freethinker’s Anthem?
What we sing is a statement of who we are. The music we choose can be entertaining and, it can […]
Dismembering the Body of Christ
Alright, freethinkers, don’t assume I’ve lost it, but I’ve got to say something about something that’s butted my brain and burned […]
Secular Jesus Speaks
A re-post from a few years ago: Continuing the Secular Jesus* Series … *Why Secular Jesus? The “Spiritual Jesus,” exalted […]
White Christian Nationalism
It only takes one minute to call out and call attention to a major threat to religious freedom and democracy. […]
Freedom Convoy
We drove in the “Freedom Convoy” today! Seriously, there it was as we were driving here in Western North Carolina. […]
Quantum Church
As a fan of Young Sheldon, the brilliantly precocious little guy with a big brain who grows up to be […]
Ise Jingu
This coming weekend my “Highland Views” column highlights the fascinating Ise Jingu temple in Japan. Built with wooden dowels instead […]
Highland Views
My second book of the year, Highland Views, is now available! This collection of 52 columns (one year’s worth) from […]
Burroughs Essay (part two)
The second part of my essay on naturalist and freethinker John Burroughs has been published in the Freethought Society newsletter: […]