I was so pleased to hear from the publisher of the Selma Sun in Alabama, inviting me to write columns […]
Tag Archive for ‘Religion’
The Book
Friendly Freethinker (the Book) was published during the pandemic. A collection of 50 essays, drawn from my weekly newspaper columns, […]
Presentation on Christian Supremacy
I enjoyed a good hour and a half with the Humanists of Greater Portland. An enthusiastic group with lively questions […]
Clear as Mud?
The word of the week is: Turbidity. This week’s column looks at the “disturbance” to our local water system due […]
Bring Nothing, Take Nothing
This week’s column reflects on the way personal and community disasters bring us face to face with loss, while recalling […]
New Book Published
My latest collection of essays has been published as a paperback, ebook and audiobook. Published during the aftermath of our […]
Keep Christians Out?
An honest question has been migrating around my mind. I’m not joking when I ask it, and I’m not sure […]
Atheist Kids?
Reading my column, “Isn’t Every Child Born an Atheist?”
Distractions & Attractions
Originally published as a newspaper column and then in my book, Rambling Reflections for Irreverent Rebels (2023), this brief essay […]
Essay Published in the U.K.
My essay on “Hyphen-Humanists” has been published in Humanistically Speaking, an online magazine in the U.K. Among the aims of […]
James Baldwin’s 100th
This week’s column celebrates the 100th anniversary of writer James Baldwin’s birth on August 2, 1924. Baldwin was a freethinker […]
Critical Thinking is Critically Important
It seems, especially now, an active practice of critical thinking is essential. Thinking alone won’t solve our most pressing and […]