2014 National Day of Prayer protest experience

I recount my experiences protesting the 2014 Circle the Square With Prayer event on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre commemorating the National Day of Prayer. Due to the unprominent and late placement of the Freedom From Religion Foundation ‘Nothing Fails Like Prayer’ banner, this piece recounting my experiences — namely discussions — at the Circle the […]

Video of discussion with Pastor Dan Nichols

Video recordings of my November 3, 2013 discussion with Pastor Dan Nichols concerning religious faith and atheism are now available. Read the original press release for the event here. Listen to the high-quality downloadable and streaming audio version of the discussion here. Watch parts one and two of the discussion below. Part 1: Part 2: […]

Archived discussion with Pastor Dan Nichols

On November 3, I met with Pastor Dan Nichols for an open-to-the-public discussion concerning religious faith and atheism held in the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Downtown Arts building. About 200 people attended in-person and 77 listened live via the Brave Hero Radio online stream. We talked about ethics, hell, prayer, miracles, faith, the Bible, and much more […]

Justin Vacula speaks atheism to Marywood students

I was recently invited to record a speech concerning atheism for Intro to Religion students attending Marywood University. Here is the video and rough transcript of that speech. I would have attended in person, but was unable to do so due to the early time of the classes and my work schedule. Students can still […]