Religious privileging and the healthcare mandate

Religious individuals have special exemptions from law while non-religious individuals are compelled to comply with the Affordable Care Act healthcare mandate. President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) legislation has been quite unpopular with many traditional/conservative religious individuals and organizations throughout 2012 and 2013 because of the ACA’s contraceptive mandate stipulating that people paying for healthcare, […]

Brave Hero Radio: Year in Review

Karla Porter and Justin Vacula — welcoming callers — reflect on 2013 Saturday, December 28 at 8PM Eastern during tonight’s live episode of Brave Hero Radio which will also be archived. 2013 has been a very active year for co-hosts Karla and Justin. Justin attended and reported from the Women in Secularism 2 conference in Washington, D.C. [with Karla […]

Skeptic Canary Christmas Special

Karla Porter and I — representing Brave Hero Radio — recently appeared on the 2013 Christmas Special episode of Dr. Tom Williamson’s Skeptic Canary Show to talk about Christmas. Listen to the full episode by streaming or downloading here and have a happy new year!

Decision-making processes are paramount – gambling and critical thinking

Critical thinking about gambling highlights the conclusion that decision-making processes, rather than results, are paramount. Critical thinkers — whether considering gambling, everyday decisions, or supernatural claims — should not focus on results on decisions, but rather the thought processes informing whether decisions are informed or not. In recent months, I became very interested in gambling, […]

Afterthoughts on “A Manual For Creating Atheists”

Dr. Peter Boghossian’s new book “A Manual For Creating Atheists” inspired deep reflection concerning the way I present myself when engaging in real-world activism, participating in formal debates, and challenging religious beliefs in face-to-face conversations. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the final copy of Dr. Peter Boghossian’s new book “A Manual for Creating Atheists” which I […]