Who Owns Human Rights?

How serious is our disagreement with China over Liu Xiaobo, currently languishing in a Chinese prison? A pro-democracy activist, the Chinese locked him up, the Nobel people decided to give him an award, and the... Read More

By Erin Williamson Storytelling, since the dawn of civilization, has followed distinct patterns that anthropologists today can identify. Like any dutiful liberal arts major in college, I learned about "the hero," "the wise man," "the... Read More

Why Do Churches Treat People Like Kids?

By Hemant Mehta After hearing a megachurch pastor treat his congregation like "a group of nine-year olds," popular Christian writer Don Miller discovered that church is not the place to go if you want to... Read More

The Comics Section

This week’s featured comic is Jeff Swanson’s “The Littlest Atheist” (reprinted with permission). Will little Bertrand get out of attending a religious youth group sleepover?

Book Review: John Compere

Reprinted with permission from The Daily Astorian of Astoria, Oregon. If God exists, He or She is going to be rather peeved at John Compere. The former Astoria resident's new book describes his belief that... Read More