Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
Singer Pharrell Williams has recently made several uninformed comments about atheists and demonstrated a lack of intellectual rigor in basic philosophical argumentation. Pharrell Williams, perhaps most famously tied to his hit song ‘Happy,’ has spoken with a UK magazine about atheists, his supernatural beliefs, and more topics. The Christian Post particularly reports on Williams’ statements on […]
A response to Pope Francis’ lamentation of ‘distorted religion’ and others killing in the name of god Pope Francis recently spoke in Albania condemning people who kill in the name of a god. He said, “To kill in the name of God is a grave sacrilege” – that “authentic religious spirit” is “perverted” when “extremist groups” […]
I recount my experiences at a Restored Church service and offer some critical analysis from a non-religious perspective. My engagement with members, pastors, and messages put forth by the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania-based Restored Church continued today with my attendance at their September 21, 2014 church service within their four-part sermon series on sex which included a […]
Vote for my secular invocation as the best of 2014 in the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s new annual contest! I have worked hard an activist for the separation of church and state for about five years — challenging local and state violations of church/state separation — by filing complaints, challenging government officials, participating in lawsuits, and taking […]
The NEPA Freethought Society bus advertisement fundraiser has reached its ‘soft’ goal in just five days! On September 11, I launched an Indiegogo campaign to help fund a bus advertisement to help promote the NEPA Freethought Society – a local secular group I represent. Today, the soft goal — the minimum amount — of $230 […]