November 2015

November 30, 2015

Secular Idea for Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday is a campaign to break the record for 24 Hour charitable giving. Before...

November 27, 2015

Look who dropped in

Something fell through the ceiling. It made quite a mess. Oh look who it is....

November 27, 2015

Creationism’s False Equivalence

This was my lecture to the Secular Student Alliance at the University of North Dakota...

November 26, 2015

How we atheists do Thanksgiving

My friend, Vyckie Garrison posted a very sweet article on Raw Story about how atheists...

November 24, 2015

If you have ever used the term “Social Justice Warrior” as an earnest insult…

The term "Social Justice Warrior" is often used as a pejorative by internet commenters to...

November 24, 2015

Two Suspects arrested in alleged white supremacist shootings at Black Lives Matter Protest

Where does a civilized society draw the line between free speech, the right to bear...

November 24, 2015

Counter culture conditioned

I'm having breakfast in a hotel that plays only Frank Sinatra. Every song, Sinatra. It's...

November 23, 2015

Dallas Mayor not on the Islamophobia Bandwagon

Texas isn't widely known for progressive policy makers, but there are a few. Texas isn't...

November 23, 2015

Speaking in Grand Forks North Dakota

On Tuesday November 24th, I'm speaking to the Freethinkers of UND. 7:00pm - 8:30pm in...

November 22, 2015

Sharing Thanksgiving with Syrian Refugees

Obviously not in the way the original colonists, many refugees from religious persecution, did to...

November 22, 2015

Anti-theist Answers to Christian Questions

Matt Slick of the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministery (CARM) posted 31 questions for atheists,...

November 22, 2015

Congratulations to Louisiana on Regime Change!

Just when you thought the chances for political change in the South were pretty bleak,...

November 21, 2015

Texas: Epic Fail on Climate Change Preparedness.

How in blazes can a state that weathers every single hurricane season get a D+...

November 16, 2015

So Bernie and Hillary both won that debate?

So the Huffington Post says that Bernie Sanders swept the polls as the clear winner...

November 10, 2015

Motorcops Toy Run

I'm sure almost everyone I know within a hundred miles of me will be at...

November 07, 2015

Even if there was a Jesus, he still wouldn’t be Jesus

In my previous post, I talked about some of the reasons that others have decided...

November 05, 2015

Houston Pastors Preach Against Equality Over Transphobic Fears

This week a smear campaign conducted by the Religious Right including pastors worked to defeat...

November 03, 2015

Jesus never existed

I saw an article in Inquisitor today,wherein someone read through 126 historic documents from 1st...

November 01, 2015

Correct Texas’ textbooks!

Moses was not a historic character and did not influence the formation of American government....