Generations of Pride: White House Hosts Panel on LGBT Stories
On June 27, I had the pleasure of attending “Generations of Pride: A Celebration of LGBT Stories” at the White House. The auditorium was... Read More
Hobby Lobby Isn’t About Religion. It’s About Health Care.
The news is abuzz with the Supreme Court's decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. Yesterday’s opinion is generating the immediate and untempered 140-character outrage... Read More
A Green Hereafter
MY FRIEND MARY and I tread lightly upon the early spring awakenings at the Greensprings Natural Cemetery in Newfield, New York. Jennifer Johnson, our... Read More
Skeptics Who See Things: The Curious Visions of Mark Twain and Barbara Ehrenreich
MARK TWAIN, the revered American humorist and writer, was a famous skeptic and critic of organized religion. He wrote that “Faith is believing what... Read More
Ethical Education Starts with Curiosity: An Interview with Dale McGowan
CAN CHILDREN grow up to be good without a god? That’s a question author, speaker, and educator Dale McGowan is frequently asked. The former... Read More
Knowledge is Power
Creativity: Then and Forever
"CREATIVITY” is a word often associated with the beautiful in form and function, something precious to human beings, who tend to think they invented... Read More
Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson’s Lost Pacific Empire
When the United States was very young—circa 1808—President Thomas Jefferson and the wealthy, successful businessman John Jacob Astor (fur trading, Manhattan real estate) had... Read More
Big Gods: How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict
Some humanists endorse the ancient notion that a wise guy invented religion with an omniscient god so that people, who might otherwise do bad... Read More
The Cyclist
Dale glanced down at his legs as they spun the pedals of his aluminum road bike. Tiny beads of frost clung to the dark... Read More