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Teaching Children about Religion

Years ago, I had the privilege of teaching the course Introduction to Humanities, which surveys the history, art, architecture, music, and religious traditions of Western culture.  The course cornered...

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Every Time Bile Pours Out of an Extremist Christian’s Mouth, Another Atheist...

My current writing project is a personal essay in which I talk about how I came to be who I am, a person I like more and more every day.  I’ve had to learn how to do that, how to love myself, which...

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“The Party of Stupid”

Seldom a day passes that I’m not reminded why I am a democrat.  For one, when I glance over the party platform, I am content knowing that my values and those of the Democratic party align rather...

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Nothing to Hope For, and That’s Okay

A dear friend of mine, raised Mormon, wrote to me and expressed his continual disillusionment with that church.  He said that he went to church on the holidays, but otherwise he had little use for it,...

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Absolute Certainty vs. Saving Room for Doubt

Yesterday, I had some intense body aches and my sinuses clogged.  I ran into a nurse, friend of mine, and I asked her if I was getting the flu.“Could be,” she replied.I’m feeling a lot better this...

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