In his 2004 book The End of Faith, Sam Harris wrote, “If religious war is ever to become unthinkable for us, in the way that slavery and cannibalism seem poised to, it will be a... Read More

Not long ago, at the end of a public reading from my recently published novel, Eulogy, I was asked how writing the book changed me. Though eleven years had passed from first scribblings to final publication,... Read More

Don’t Give Me That Old Time Religion I have fortunately never encountered anyone who actually told me I was consigned to hell because I am an atheist. What I usually get is almost worse. I... Read More

There is no shortage of news stories of “faith-healing” gone bad. Just last week, on October 16, six congregation members brutally beat two brothers for hours, leaving one dead and the other in critical condition,... Read More

“Common ground” is a term that gets used a lot and certainly has positive connotations. Of course, what underlies the attempt to find common ground with another individual or group is the admission that something... Read More

Can we all agree that modern debates are horrible? While in the past they might have been events that focused on policies and ideas, the contemporary debate has been something of a political Super Bowl,... Read More

American Humanist Association President Rebecca Hale has a catchy saying to succinctly explain humanism to people who may be sympathetic to the lifestance but have never heard the term. When a famous intellectual or celebrity... Read More