How God Impedes Wage Equality
Equal pay, or lack thereof for women, is a sensitive issue. But is it also more complex than most people think it is?
Americans Divided: Why Some Bernie Sanders Supporters Would Turn to Trump
“If Bernie Sanders doesn’t get the nomination, I’m voting for Donald Trump. That’s all there is to it.” I’d struck up a conversation with a woman in downtown Washington, DC. Given the political nature of... Read More
Teaching My Son Godless Grief While Surrounded by a Devout Family
It’s been nearly three months since my grandfather died at the age of ninety-one. Despite the fact that he lived a full life, and despite the fact that I know death comes for us all,... Read More
Genetic Surveillance: For Progress or Profit?
With the release of the Panama Papers, it’s a good time to consider the idea of raw data. The more technological and scientific progress we make, the more that once-inscrutable elements of nature and society... Read More
Can You Believe in Heaven if You Don’t Believe in God?
While many nontheists define their humanism, atheism, or agnosticism by their lack of belief in gods, one might likely assume that this disbelief in deities also translates into a doubt of an afterlife. However, according... Read More
More Bathroom Bills Arise after South Dakota Defeat
This past February we covered a proposed bill in South Dakota that would’ve prevented transgender students from using bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their gender identities. Though fortunately that bill was vetoed shortly... Read More
Willing to Take, But Not to Give
Over the past few years, we’ve heard numerous stories of evangelical Christians and businesses opposing various practices that they feel clash with their religious views. Take for example the infamous case of the bakery that... Read More