Will Worship for Food

THIS article at change.org caught my eye recently.

It’s an issue that has concerned me for some time. The relationship between those in need and those who can provide help is an unbalanced one to say the least; Those with the power often seeing themselves as justified to have conditions attached to their “charity.” When [...]

Ceiling Cat iz pleezed.

I knew that I was in for a treat when I learned that the 300+ atheists from the Secular Student Alliance had a special Twitter hashtag for their Creation Museum walkthrough. (In fact, two of our members went on that trip!) Check out the tweets here.
So when I saw that one of the attendees made [...]

Affirmations of Secular Humanism – #3

Democritus

(This post is the third in a series discussing the affirmations of secular humanism. The introduction to the series can be found here, the first post here, the second here.)

We believe that scientific discovery and technology can contribute to the betterment of human life.
As he often did, perhaps Carl Sagan said [...]

Affirmations of Secular Humanism – #2

(This (long overdue) post is the second in a series discussing the affirmations of secular humanism. The introduction to the series can be found here, the first post here.)
We deplore efforts to denigrate human intelligence, to seek to explain the world in supernatural terms, and to look outside nature for salvation.

The [...]

Passive-aggressive Christianity

A local Fort Wayne newspaper engages in sloppy journalism and a passive-aggressive form of Christianity. I explore the reality of the situation and exactly why these kinds of attacks say more about the author than the target of his derision.

Do it for the kids

Last week I gave my response to theo’s post on Atheist Evangelism. In it I made specific recommendations for what we as freethinkers can do today to bring about our Utopia now. My recommendations centered around starting, participating in and promoting a local freethought group however that is not the single most important thing I [...]

The Affirmations of Secular Humanism – A Series

During the question and answer period following John Loftus’ presentation last month, an astute believer in attendance noted that it’s much easier to critique or tear down than to create or build up. His particular point was that if you eliminate the Bible, what are you offering in its place as a literary work [...]