Cynthia Carle is a singer/songwriter who’s working on an album called Songs For Nonbelievers. (The title is pretty self-explanatory.) Cynthia needs some help, though, so she’s raising funds on Kickstarter. Need some motivation to donate? Listen to the lyrics in one of the album’s first tracks, “Sunday in Reality”: She has no invisible means of [...]
A Secular Wedding Ceremony from Start to Finish
November 20, 2011 By 56 Comments
Reader Dennis and his wife Holly got married in July. The ceremony was secular — and from what you’re about to see, everything about it was awesome You want to see how a non-religious wedding works from start to finish? Keep reading. First, Dennis explains their story: A longtime friend of mine performed our ceremony [...]
One More Comparison Between Penn State and the Catholic Church
November 19, 2011 By 7 Comments
One question a lot of people are asking in the wake of the Penn State scandal is: Why didn’t anyone who knew about Jerry Sandusky‘s crimes go to the police? Mark P. McKenna has a theory about it — and it connects to the Catholic Church: … I have significant doubts about what an associate [...]
How Much Religion Should You Expose Your Children To?
November 19, 2011 By 36 Comments
The folks at Penny Arcade, the Series just released some bonus content from their Season 2 DVD and it involves an interesting discussion about how much (if any) religion you should teach your children: Just to be clear, the argument isn’t about teaching your children that religious beliefs are true — we know that’s absurd [...]
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