Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
I reflect on microaggressions atheists may face and discuss my thoughts concerning conversation with those who may utter microaggressions. I authored a post titled ‘Microaggressions atheists experience‘ in early 2013 during my participation in a multicultural counseling class. Within the post, I listed some comments which may fall under the categories of microagressions — subtle messages […]
On living with regrets and a response to people who declare they have no regrets Occasionally, I encounter what I believe to be misplaced and unfortunate attitudes people have concerning regrets. For instance, some will say that they have no regrets, that having regrets is foolish, or that focusing on the past is a waste […]
Creators of the Christian films “Christmas with a Capital C” and “God’s Not Dead” [see my review of GND here] have released a new film titled “Do You Believe?” – a movie following the lives of twelve main characters who are challenged to act on Christian beliefs. The movie, though, is largely void of challenging […]
A 2011 piece from the Jehovah’s Witness publication The Watchtower considers apostates to be mentally diseased criminals who should be shunned and avoided. A frequent criticism of organized religion I and others voice is that religion often creates division. While creating division does not necessarily make particular religious ideas false, one can focus on the harm that […]
