God and Atheists
In his eulogy for Henry Thoreau in May 1862, Emerson quotes his friend as saying: “Nothing is so much to be feared as fear. Atheism may comparatively be popular with…
Tag: Secular
Bible Police
After the incredibly stupid, silly and disrespectful stunt Deplorable Don performed in front of St. John’s Church the other day, here’s a picture to imagine: A line of riot police…
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 of the people” for the congregation this Sunday (online). I…
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 bit about this thing called “sin.” We know that God…
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 abuse of that freedom, or denial of that liberty, to…
Religion and Politics
A volatile mix! Yet, maybe a natural, even necessary one? The draft of a short essay I’ve been writing. Sure, it’s a long post, but I’m guessing you may have…
The Solution
To just about everything concerning leadership. . . is fairly simple, though very radical. I’m not the first to suggest an “answer” to much of the world’s problems and ills,…
