Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
In a previous post, I analyzed and aggregated many of the comments some Christians in my community were voicing in response to the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy named Tyler Winstead. In particular (and as expected for better or for worse), Rev. Michael Brewster of Mount Zion Baptist Church received a great deal of coverage […]
(Image from Citizen’s Voice article) For those who are not from Northeastern Pennsylvania — or otherwise do not know — a 14-year-old boy named Tyler Winstead was recently shot and killed while walking home from playing basketball at a Christian Youth Center by an assailant who is still at large and unknown. Local media has described Winstead as a […]
Lawrence Krauss’ recent presentation at American Atheists’ 2012 convention has drawn the ire of philosophers and philosophically-minded persons who take contention not only with what Krauss refers to as ‘nothing’ in his recent book “A Universe From Nothing,” but also with his comments concerning philosophy. Krauss, in his presentation, asserted that “philosophy is the field […]
Above is an image of the newest design of the bus ad the NEPA Freethought Society wishes to advertise on County of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS) buses in Scranton, PA. This post contains a recap (see under Recap) of many events thus far pertaining to why COLTS denied a bus ad that prominently features the […]
Marywood University’s student newspaper published an article detailing my efforts to start a Secular Student Alliance group at Marywood University. Marywood denied my motion to start this club. Here is the text of the article: A new group that has been denied approval as an official club is stirring controversy on campus due to its […]
