If you had to vote for one of two hypothetical candidates for president, and one was a liberal Christian and […]
ethics, politics, religion, skepticism
International Blasphemy Rights Day
https://www.facebook.com/events/440034722701608/ Blasphemy. Noun: The act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk. In other words, […]
religion
Enjoy family life…with parrots
Yesterday some Jehovah’s Witnesses came to the door. I was not available, but fortunately they left a pamphlet curled under […]
morality, psychology, religion
A rampage killer and the problem of “evil”
“The problem of evil” is the common term for a certain argument against the existence of God. Or at least, […]
cult, religion
When a cult rules a town
Two former members of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) found a kitten, still alive, mostly buried in […]
LGBT, religion
I didn’t tell him not to murder, that it would assuredly land him on death row…that would be mean.
Do you recall those pastors who made it into the news lately for making outlandishly bigoted statements about homosexuals from […]
atheism, religion
The big bad atheist will blow your religion down?
Ronald Lindsay, president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry (CFI), wrote a piece for the Huffington Post comparing coming […]
evolution, religion, school
How to deal with science you don’t like: call it religion
Artist: Person who didn’t exist yet, according to nearlyhalf of Americans The revelation that in 2012, 46% of Americans believe […]
religion, secularism
Instruction on religion in public schools
Today my “faitheist” friend Chris Stedman wrote In high school, I washed dishes and mopped floors at “Taste of Scandinavia […]
LGBT, politics, religion
Pastors come up with creative ways to express how unequal gays are
Now, I’m sure that pastors denouncing homosexuality from the pulpit isn’t a new thing. It’s impossible to know how often […]