Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
I filed right-to-know requests following a discussion I had with Wilkes-Barre city officials concerning the unprominent placement of an FFRF banner. 5/12/14 update: Wilkes-Barre invoked a 30-day extension for response citing staff shortage as the primary reason. Earlier this week — following a recorded discussion I had with Wilkes-Barre City Administrator Marie McCormick and Special […]
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 […]
I recorded discussion with Wilkes-Barre officials in which I asked why my FFRF banner was unprominently hung on the reverse side of a scaffolding structure. On the morning of May 5, I entered the office of Thomas Leighton — mayor of Wilkes-Barre — within Wilkes-Barre’s city hall to inquire about the placement of a Freedom […]
I respond to criticisms of my press release announcing a protest of a National Day of Prayer event. Yesterday, I issued a press release on behalf of the NEPA Freethought Society announcing a protest of the upcoming May 1, 2014 Circle the Square With Prayer event on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre commemorating the government-sanctioned National […]
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 […]
