When Will Religious People Say “Time’s Up”?
In recent months we’ve all become familiar with the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault. Much of the activity has focused on allegations against men in entertainment, media, and politics. Charges against people like... Read More
Welcome to Bleak House, America 2018
"Have they no refuge or resource?" cried Scrooge. "Are there no prisons?" said the Spirit, turning on him for the last time with his own words. "Are there no workhouses?” —Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol... Read More
Bible Verses, Flyover Voters, and the State of the State
A few days before Christmas, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) wrote a letter to Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, requesting he desist posting weekly Bible verses on his official social media platforms. This isn’t surprising... Read More
Tearing Down the Toxic Male Fraternity If you aren’t an active part of the solution, you are unquestionably a part of the problem.
In the summer of 2016, award-winning actor Will Smith made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote what was then his new film Suicide Squad. He also briefly shared his thoughts... Read More
There Will Be Brock Turners
Convicted rapist and sex offender Brock Turner, who was found guilty of three felony counts of sexual assault after raping an unconscious twenty-two-year-old-woman, is demanding a retrial. In January 2015, Turner was discovered by witnesses... Read More
Hellbound Happiness
As an inquisitive child who asked all the wrong questions at all the wrong times, I was often reprimanded for asking “worldly questions,” which, for those of you who were not raised in an evangelical... Read More
Front Page Choices and the American Ostrich Syndrome
Top and center this morning on the New York Times website is a video of how Prince Harry proposed to American actress Meghan Markle (in the print version the photo and article took up two-thirds... Read More