Appearance on WNEP-TV 16 – June 14, 2013

WNEP-TV 16 — a television news station serving Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania — covered my objection to government-led prayer at the June 13, 2013 Wilkes-Barre City Council meeting. For extensive details concerning my objection, please read my reasoning in a piece titled “Why I object to government-led prayers at Wilkes-Barre City Council meetings.” Watch the […]

Appearance on WNEP-TV 16 – June 13, 2013

WNEP-TV 16 — a television news station serving Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania — covered my objection to government-led prayer at the June 13, 2013 Wilkes-Barre City Council meeting. For extensive details concerning my objection, please read my reasoning in a piece titled “Why I object to government-led prayers at Wilkes-Barre City Council meetings.” Watch the […]

Why I object to government-led prayers at Wilkes-Barre City Council meetings

I addressed Wilkes-Barre City Council during the public comment section of their June 13, 2013 meeting voicing my opposition to prayer offered by Councilwoman Maureen Lavelle at council meetings. I urged council members — speaking on behalf of the NEPA Freethought Society — to cease their divisive, inappropriate, coercive, exclusionary, unnecessary, and unwelcome religious rituals. […]

NEPA BlogCon 2013 Kick-Off Party

I will be attending the upcoming NEPA BlogCon 2013 Kick-Off Party at the River Grille in Plains, Pennsylvania on June 25 of 2013 at 6:00PM. The event includes organizers of the upcoming 2013 NEPA BlogCon; local writers, bloggers, students, business people; and others throughout the Northeastern Pennsylvania area. Last year’s event was a fun time […]

Rev. Brewster accepts my debate challenge

Rev. Michael Brewster of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania has accepted my “Does God Exist” debate challenge which was recently posted on this website and reprinted in The Times Leader. I had last spoken with Rev. Brewster during my protest of the National Day of Prayer “Circle the Square with Prayer” event on […]