We met and heard this incredible artist last evening at a local church. What a voice, and message! Flamy Grant […]
Tag Archive for ‘Religion’
A Freethinker’s Gospel
This chapter from A Freethinker’s Gospel (2018) begins and ends with a lesson from some wild and woolly neighbors. “Startling […]
Who Follows the Teachings of Jesus?
This has bothered me for a long time. So many people say they are followers of Jesus, but how do […]
Creative Designers
This week’s newspaper column looks for an intersection between famous inventors who traveled together in the early 20th C, and […]
Open Letter to God
from the book, Friendly Freethinker (2021) *available in paperback, kindle and audio versions* A Non-Believer’s Open Letter to God Why […]
Tom Paine: Freethought Hero?
Teaching another course on Thomas Paine, I was struck by an intriguing thought: Here was a man of deep, sincere, […]
Religion’s Gender Problem
This week’s column considers a very disturbing side to religious history: Where are the Women? Here’s a short preview. . […]
Danger to Democracy
We had a good gathering, in-person and on-line, for my presentation on Christian Nationalism at Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church last […]
Personhood
This idea of “personhood” gets a lot of press. Some “grant personhood” to masses of cells in women’s bodies, claiming […]
Audio Novella
The only novel I’ve written is now available in audio format. Jesus and John Muir: A Wilderness Novel Actually a […]
Sensible Sermon on Christian Nationalism
A very impressive message on this growing danger to democracy, and the threat to religious freedom (from a progressive Christian […]
Picking Jefferson’s Pocket
This is a video recording of my presentation to the Central Ohio chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, March 12, […]