No, Mr. Douthat, We Don’t Need to Do That

In his Easter Sunday New York Times column, Ross Douthat wrote: “For the sake of their country, their culture, and their very selves, liberal post-Protestants should find a mainline congregation and starting [sic] attending every... Read More
#NormalizeAtheism: An Interview with Mark Nebo, Steve Shives, and Sincere Kirabo

Atheists continue to be stigmatized by the general public and regarded as immoral and unapologetic "sinners" not worthy of trust or respect. A new initiative underway called #NormalizeAtheism seeks to increase visibility and encourage dialogue... Read More
The Moral Spectrum: When Freedom’s Just Another Word for Comfortable Homogeneity

My youth in rural Missouri was a slice of Americana. It was filled with the distinct sound of gravel crunching under truck tires as we tore down dusty roads. It was bucking hay in the... Read More
Immigrants and Violence: Americans Were a Lot Braver in 1920

On the night of June 2, 1919, the assistant secretary of the Navy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and his wife Eleanor walked past the home of Attorney General Mitchell Palmer. Just after they entered their house,... Read More
Dissecting the Classroom: Should the Law Protect Students with Ethical Objections?

For most secondary school students in science classrooms across the United States, dissection is inevitable. Some excitedly await the day, others nervously anticipate it. While several states allow students to sit out the process or... Read More
A Tattoo Parlor’s Beautiful Response to Ugly Tattoos

It seems like the world is consumed by hate. Every day our newsfeeds and media alerts are filled with story after story of rhetoric fueled by hate and fear mongering, senseless bombings abroad and tragic... Read More
How Trump Will Fail Transgender Youth

Last Wednesday the Trump administration overturned Obama’s transgender student protection directive, which ordered schools to let transgender students use whatever bathrooms and locker rooms match their gender identities. Thirteen states sued the Obama administration soon... Read More