Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
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 […]
22 Episodes of the NEPA Freethought Society Podcast are now together in a YouTube playlist. The NEPA Freethought Society Podcast hosted by Justin Vacula explores atheism, religion, and philosophy from a secular perspective. Episodes — recorded from September 2011 to October 2012 — include topical discussions, interviews, discussions with special guests, and debates. Residents of […]
A response to a recent piece titled “TIME Magazine is Wrong. Rape Culture Does Exist” published in The Humanist by feminist Ashley Jordan I will not discuss all of the problems within Jordan’s piece within this page (There is so much wrong packed into this one post, I could write an entire novel-length systematically […]
David Silverman, president of American Atheists, is right. There is a secular argument against abortion. Confusion arises as people continue to conflate their atheism — lack of belief that any gods exist — with philosophical, political, and social beliefs. Individual atheists — for various reasons (I won’t speculate about their motives in this piece, but […]
