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August 19, 2015
Should We Pity the Victims of the Prosperity Gospel?
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight (watch this show!) had a cutting episode this past weekend...
August 17, 2015
Jewish Fundamentalism Is Poisoning Israel
Last month, a religious fundamentalist attacked a gay-pride parade in Jerusalem, stabbing six people. One...
August 16, 2015
Photo Sunday: Late Summer
A late summer afternoon, when ripe sun and yellow-orange air holds the crackle of autumn...
August 14, 2015
Atlas Shrugged: The New Feudalism
Atlas Shrugged, part III, chapter II Last time, John Galt told Dagny that because she...
August 12, 2015
When Rationalists Reinvent Religion
I enjoyed this story by Dylan Matthews on Vox about effective altruism, an idea I'm...
August 10, 2015
The Maturing Secular Community: Fewer Personalities, More Good Deeds
Editors' Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on the Future of...
August 08, 2015
Weekend Coffee: August 8
• Niloy Neel, a Bangladeshi atheist writer, is brutally murdered in his own home by...
August 07, 2015
Atlas Shrugged: L’Etat, C’Est Moi
Atlas Shrugged, part III, chapter II While Ragnar Danneskjold thinks of himself as a reverse...
August 05, 2015
New on the Guardian: The Bright Side of Discrimination
My latest column on the Guardian is up: "There's a silver lining in the religious...
August 03, 2015
So Wrong For So Long: On Liberal Biblical Reinterpretation
Following up on last week's affray over cognitive dissonance in pro-LGBT Christians, I have one...
August 01, 2015
Speaking at Long Island Atheists
Two weeks from today, I'll be speaking on Long Island about secular morality, courtesy of...
July 2015
July 31, 2015
Atlas Shrugged: Bare Branches
Atlas Shrugged, part III, chapter II I've written about the things that shouldn't be present...
July 29, 2015
There’s No Religious Freedom to Refuse Service
Last week in Washington state, another special religious privilege bit the dust. The Ninth Circuit...
July 27, 2015
The Cognitive Dissonance of Pro-LGBT Christians
My post last week asking LGBT people and allies why they still consider themselves Christian...
July 25, 2015
SF/F Saturday: The Half-Made World
Something I've often wondered is why so many great or classic fantasy stories are set...
July 24, 2015
Atlas Shrugged: The Jolly Roger
Atlas Shrugged, part III, chapter II Left alone in John Galt's house, Dagny is cooking...
July 22, 2015
The Manhattan Option
In retrospect, the coming of marriage equality to America may well be the high-water mark...
July 20, 2015
Pro-Gay Christians, Wouldn’t Atheism Be Easier?
I have to wonder what could possibly be motivating gay and gay-affirming Christians to stay...
July 17, 2015
Friday Night Music: Beneath the Skin
Between Florence + the Machine, Quiet Company, and Metric this fall, 2015 is working out...
July 17, 2015
Atlas Shrugged: The Lilies of the Field
Atlas Shrugged, part III, chapter II On the morning of her second day in the...
July 15, 2015
The World in the Dark
Human beings have always been explorers, and this week, we pushed the boundaries of our...
July 13, 2015
#SSAcon 2015 Recap
I'm on my way home from Columbus, Ohio, where this weekend I was at the...
July 10, 2015
Atlas Shrugged: Hume’s Meadow
Atlas Shrugged, part III, chapter I Although Galt's Gulch is the fullest picture of a...
July 08, 2015
A Christian vs. an Atheist: On God and Government, Part 13
This is part 13 of my "Think! Of God and Government" debate series with Christian...
July 06, 2015
Answering Questions from #IndyTOT
This past week, I was in Indianapolis for two live Q&A events with my Christian...
July 05, 2015
Weekend Coffee: July 5
• Iceland repeals its blasphemy law, which they apparently had until now? • Three cheers...
July 03, 2015
Atlas Shrugged: The Workers’ Paradise
Atlas Shrugged, part III, chapter I Although the capitalists all going on strike was John...
July 01, 2015
The Pope’s Laudato: So Close And Yet So Far
Pope Francis has issued an encyclical, Laudato Si, which warns about the grave danger of...
June 2015
June 29, 2015
Obamacare’s Victory Is a Defeat For Fundamentalism
You know it's been a big week when the Supreme Court once again upholding Obamacare...
June 28, 2015
Debate in Indianapolis This Week!
Reminder: This coming week, I'll be in Indianapolis for two live events as part of...
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