When I was an Evangelical Christian in my youth, we were frightened of anything or anyone that might tempt us […]


When I was an Evangelical Christian in my youth, we were frightened of anything or anyone that might tempt us […]

We Don’t Need a Candle to See the Sun Rise In October 1832, several years before he gained fame as […]

If you haven’t seen this very short video from a while back, here you go. The “Nature Chaplain” addresses one […]

You don’t understand Religious Freedom if you think: -The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment is more important than other […]

Twas the day After Christmas and the Christmas Baby (that would be me, born on the 25th) had one more […]

I may do my best to encourage folks to be Freethinkers, choosing to face difficult questions and reflections about faith, […]

Skepticism, Intuition and Horseshit Detection Intuition: “the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning” (New Oxford […]

This thought has been firing the synapses in my head the last few days: So much religious faith begins (and […]

For many years I worked closely with people suffering from various forms of mental illness. I take the people, and […]

I posted this following the 2016 election. Same issues, questions, nonsense we face today … ok, maybe crazier today. The […]

Some seem to think they “own” the flag. Just as some think they “own” Jesus. Where would Jesus go to […]

For a divided nation, it’s either a wonderful day or an awful one. Celebration on one side, and disappointment, even […]