Gold or not, was this ancient “rule” (not exclusive to scriptures) meant to be the heart of the whole message? […]
Tag Archive for ‘Secular’
Secular Jesus Speaks
A re-post from a few years ago: Continuing the Secular Jesus* Series … *Why Secular Jesus? The “Spiritual Jesus,” exalted […]
Geography of the Wild
I gave this talk last Fall for an online gathering of the Jubilee! community in Asheville. Thought some might enjoy […]
Turbans
Lessons in human kindness from the Sikh religion and a class on Humanism … A preview of this weekend’s column: […]
Passing Seasons
Today’s “Highland Views” column in our local paper. A touch of poetry, nature, death and the tree of life. Passing […]
Professor Jesus
I was pleased, and a little surprised, to see my book, Was Jesus a Humanist? linked in the Alumni News […]
Freethinking for Freethinkers
Students are delighted to discover they have options for what to call themselves beyond faith. “Humanist” or “Freethinker” can be […]
Seeing the Unseen
In religious traditions, seeing the Unseen is left to mystics and prophets. In secular tradition, it’s natural to search for […]
Enough! Confronting Pandering Preacher Politicians
Christian Nationalists, with their mission to make America a “Conservative Christian Nation,” are endangering democracy. What they want is essentially a […]
Fly My Flag!
As we all know, Jesus loves flags. Remember his famous call: “Take up your flag and follow me.” Geez, this […]
Gods of the Pigeon-holes
Writer Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) presents the challenge for freethinkers of any age who question tradition … the “pigeon-hole way of […]
Simple Revolutions
In some ways, most of my “vocation” has been about the simplest acts, moments and words. Both of these videos […]
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