What you put into your brain determines what your brain puts out. So it’s important to have a well-balanced intellectual diet, but a lot of people consume nothing but mental junk food. Now, I know that people have the right… Continue Reading
During one of the early Republican Presidential debates, Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas raised his hand when the panel was asked “Who here does not believe in evolution”? Today in the New York Times, Senator Brownback attempts to explain himself.… Continue Reading
A woman sued her children’s school in Gwinnett County, Georgia because the school’s library carried Harry Potter books. She chose to represent herself and challenged the books on the theory that they advocated witchcraft, which is a religion, and therefore… Continue Reading
Perhaps this woman is convinced that Satan made her husband commit an atrocious act of child abuse because the 19-year-old man wanted to become a preacher. I presume that the husband subscribes to this theory, too. I can’t absolutely disprove… Continue Reading
Speaking at the commencement address of Liberty University yesterday, Newt Gingrich took direct aim at secular Americans and their role in the public life of America: A growing culture of radical secularism declares that the nation cannot profess the truths… Continue Reading
Jerry Falwell has died and, like Andrew Sullivan, I can think of nothing particularly complimentary about the guy to say. Andrew Sullivan will pray for Falwell but that’s a fruitless exercise if you ask me.
A country was founded as a strictly secular state with a Constitution that requires that the government be strictly non-religious. It is poised on the brink of nominating its first religious observant President. The army obviously has serious reservations and… Continue Reading
You may not like Christopher Hitchens, if you know who he is or what he writes about. If you’re a return Reader, you probably have something of a taste for the ironic, iconoclastic, and insightful (whether I provide the insight… Continue Reading
While surfing this morning, I came across an interesting comment to an interesting blog about atheism and social activism. The comment was from a Southern Baptist and appears about a third of the way down into the comments section. Here’s… Continue Reading
Asking an atheist how his Easter was is kind of like asking a Hindu what she did for Passover. It just doesn’t apply. But, this hasn’t stopped many people at the office, who know full well that I am not… Continue Reading