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Tag Archive for ‘interfaith’
Proudly Pro-Life
This may come as a shock to some readers, but ’tis the season for honesty, isn’t it? (that’s a very […]
50,000 Views!
This website reached 50,000 views today. I’m aware this doesn’t mean there have been that many actual “visitors.” That […]
Christian Declaration
A Declaration of Preference?: If Christians Wrote the Declaration of Independence If America was actually founded to be a “Christian […]
End of Spirituality?
This essay was originally published in my e-book, Nature is Enough (2013). Selected essays, including the one here, were posted […]
New Secular Religion
Alright, maybe not so new … and just maybe the oldest religion in the human story. “Can a Secular Person […]
Matilda’s Mind
Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826-1898) fought alongside Stanton, Anthony and many others for women’s rights, the vote and full equality. In […]
Wright is Wrong!
Or is she? I’m talking about Frances Wright, 19th Century Scottish-American social reformer who flung her freethinking in the face […]
Human Supremacy
In classes I teach on Freethinkers like naturalist John Muir, I often saunter back to wise reminders of human hubris, […]
Geography of the Wild
My recent Zoom talk to the Jubilee! Community here in Asheville begins around the 45:40 mark.
Zora Hurston on Religion, Seeking Truth
African-American writer, Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960), wrote about her long struggles with religious faith. I sense kinship with some of […]
JFK on Separation of Church and State
Sixty years ago today, September 12, 1960, candidate John F. Kennedy spoke to a ministerial association in Houston, TX. He […]
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