The Authoritarians
If you’re like me, you have a hard time ingesting current news, especially on the political front. The polarization of America is, front and center, the most perplexing aspect of current political...
View ArticleGod and Government
This’ll be short (I think). Paul Ryan has a complaint. Paul Ryan wants the Obama administration to explain why the Democratic platform doesn’t include the word “God” in it. Is he fucking serious?...
View ArticleThe Real Problem With Atheism
A friend sent this link to an article on HuffPo to me this week. I took me awhile to read it, then a little longer to reply to my friend. I thought that since my reply was lengthy, and I havent posted...
View ArticleGod Approves of Abortion
Follow my logic here. I drove by our local abortion clinic this morning, and the usual bevy of protestors with their graphic signs and posters of aborted fetuses were there, trying hard to shock the...
View ArticleWhat’s It All About, This Christmas?
I’ve been drawn into an interesting discussion on a few other blogs. It started the other day while watching the TODAY show as I dressed for work. Matt Lauer had his panel of “experts” addressing...
View ArticleWhy I’m An Atheist (In 200 Words Exactly)
Because I was BORN an atheist. Two people I loved unthinkingly indoctrinated me into believing in something that didn’t exist. Key word – “unthinkingly”. The state of my knowledge at birth was the...
View ArticleSix Years
Uneventfully, last week marked the sixth anniversary of when I started this blog. Since then, a lot has happened. The Boston Bombers killed 4 and maimed scores in another “faith based initiative”,...
View ArticleBenghazi – Much Ado About Nothing
Does anyone understand WTF is going on with this trumped up controversy? I watch the news, and I thought the whole thing died down after the election, when the false indignity of the Republicans was...
View ArticleNot All Atheists Are Alike
Recently there was a study that found that there were six types of atheists. Apparently, a disbelief in the supernatural is not a monolithic belief system, held in equal measure by all atheists....
View ArticleBook Review: Did Jesus Actually Exist? Who Cares?
Spoiler Alert! He probably did. I recently finished two books, one after the other, about the historical (as opposed to theological) existence of the man we call Jesus. Jesus of Nazareth is the...
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