One of my chief complaints about religious belief is that it takes the individual work out of ethical decisions. Rather than thinking through one’s moral dilemmas with reason, intuition and empathy, the Abrahamic religions in particular — Judaism, Christianity and Islam — tend to prescribe a system where one just submits to authority figures on  […]

We haven’t spoken in a while, and even though I have a lot on my mind that I would like to write about, it is still cooking.   So, in the place of any meaningful comment, I give you this. I know, I’m asking you to listen to a prayer at a NASCAR event.   […]

…I bet I’m as tired of seeing this article as I hope Jennifer Fulwiler is. If she’s better now, nice. If not, still don’t cart.

But it IS about hate sometimes. Hate, ignorance, and a preference for glaring misinformation that confirms already established biases over the truth. You can look at something like the van above, photographed in Oregon, and claim that this is just one insane person who isn’t representative of the views of most people who seem dedicated […]

This post began as a standard news post.  You know, I talk about how something happened somewhere, why it pertains to atheism, why I think it’s relevant, maybe make fun of some Juggalos or whatever, and then move on. But as I began researching more into the story I was going to initially focus on, […]