Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
Atheists (and theists) wonder why — since it is the case that theists profess God wants everyone to believe he exists – God simply doesn’t unequivocally reveal himself so that persons can ‘enter into a relationship’ with God, no longer doubt, stop fighting one another because of religious differences, and go to Heaven. An all-powerful, […]
Yesterday, I visited the PA state capitol building in Harrisburg mainly to protest a school voucher rally organized by Christians. Before the voucher rally, though, fellow atheist Carl Silverman and I wanted to watch ‘government in action’ and wanted to know whether the session would be led by prayer. We saw a sign that mentioned inter-faith […]
On September 28, 2011, I wrote an Examiner.com article about the participation of Abington Heights School District’s principal in a student-led ‘see you at the pole’ prayer event before school hours. Suprisingly, (or not), Principal Pam Murray attended the event, supported the “prayerful students,” and said, about the students and the event, “If they can take those […]
A letter to the editor I sent to the Times Leader was published today. I argue that naturalistic explanations are better than supernatural explanations in reference to an article featuring a preacher who claims that God answered prayers and the flood waters ebbed because of this. Tides go in, tides go out, you can’t explain […]
