My essay on the Roman Stoic Lucius Seneca has just been published by The Freethought Society in Pennsylvania. Seneca’s Secular […]
Tag Archive for ‘Religion’
What I Want for Christmas
Ingersoll, the “Great Agnostic,” presented his wish list a few years before he died. I think I would like to […]
Was I Ever a Christian?
Those of us who left faith behind frequently hear the “loving” accusation that we were never Christians in the first […]
PEN Books
Humanist Meditations is now available through the PEN America Bookshop! Each purchase supports writers across America, free speech, and the […]
Now I See
My delightful conversation with Amber White on her “Now I See” podcast is now available for a listen.
Spreading the Gospel of Freethought
Thinking for ourselves, choosing what to believe or not believe, is both a basic right and an essential element of […]
Bouncing
Reading a column from the Hundred-acre Wood. . .
Writing with Intention
Looking back over various comments and reviews of my writing (see the Books and Essays & Columns pages), I found […]
Reading Columns
This is my first on-camera reading of a column. “Isn’t Every Child Born an Atheist?” See what you think and […]
Atheist Children?
We don’t often hear someone say, “I’m a born atheist,” but this week’s “Highland Views” column asks the question: “Isn’t […]
Brain, Mind … Spirit?
This week’s column considers physicist Alan Lightman’s ideas in the book, “The Transcendent Brain: Spirituality in the Age of Science.” […]
Borders and Beliefs
The column coming up this next weekend is about borders, migration and seeking refuge. It also asks some hard questions […]
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