Atheists May Have a Point on Clergy Tax Breaks
Many news outlets have reported in recent days about a group of atheists who have filed a federal lawsuit to end tax breaks for clergy. I’m on record as strongly supporting the separation of church and...
View ArticleDo We Need a Moratorium on the Word “God”?
I have been trying to find a way of being religious that’s still possible (or maybe the word is “decent”) for us. What would it be like to be religious without fudging our best thoughts, without...
View ArticlePoetically Dwelling on the Earth as a Mortal
I am a religious skeptic. I don’t believe in Yahweh, Allah, Krishna, or Ogun; nor do I believe in the resurrection of bodies two days dead and buried, nor water changing into wine, nor men walking...
View Article“Atheism for Lent”: The Spiritual Practice of Doubt
A few months ago, I wrote a post on “Poetically Dwelling on the Earth as a Mortal,” which was in honor of my favorite undergraduate philosophy professor, James Edwards. Dr. Edwards was the most...
View Article“A God That Could Be Real”
After Copernicus, we know that Earth is not at the center of the universe. Our planet is merely the “third rock from the sun” on the edge of one spiral galaxy, which in turn is merely one among more...
View ArticleAre You a Faitheist?
If you want to test how evolved you are as a person, the holidays often provide an annual testing ground for spiritual maturity. It’s easy to be blissful while sitting on the beach, hiking by yourself...
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