I respect the wisdom I find in much Buddhist teaching. But we don’t even need Buddhism to teach us that […]
Tag Archive for ‘Religion’
Grown-up Christians and Atheists
This essay was just published on Patheos. Mature Christians and Grown-Up Atheists Your thoughts?
Navajo Chant
Hold on to your seats. This freethinking humanist has been asked by a local pastor to lead into the “prayers […]
The Gospel of Socrates
Ancient thought, relevant for today. “The Gospel of Socrates” I first read Plato in an introductory Philosophy class in the […]
An Atheist at a Prayer Breakfast?
Why on earth, or any other planet, would a secular, humanist, freethinking, non-religious atheist attend a prayer breakfast? Good question. […]
A Secular View of Sin
“Is there such a thing as sin?” Those of us who have a “history” with the Church know quite a […]
Freethinkers’ Wedding
Eleven years ago, my wife Carol and I were married in a zendo at a Buddhist retreat center in California […]
The Big Offering Plate
Precisely because I’m a secular American, I am a strong supporter of Religious Liberty/Freedom of Religion. So when there is […]
Religion and Politics
A volatile mix! Yet, maybe a natural, even necessary one? The draft of a short essay I’ve been writing. Sure, […]
The Solution
To just about everything concerning leadership. . . is fairly simple, though very radical. I’m not the first to suggest […]
Content with this World
Henry offers more rich thoughts to stir into the compost of our life here on the Home Planet. “I love […]
What is God Afraid of?
The Fear of God, or God’s Fear? Walking through the forest I saw something in the path ahead. Was it […]
Friendly Freethinker 