Tag Archives: religion
In God We Trust
I saw one of these in my neighborhood yesterday, and the plate frame prevented me from realizing it wasn’t a new kind of PA plate: Thank the gods it’s Indiana–so far. Does anyone have specific thoughts on these? I understand … Continue reading
Atheism=religion? or not?
I’ve heard two claims a lot in the past year, and I’m going to set them out here for your perusal. 1. Atheism is a religion. 2. Look where atheism leads: godless Communism! The irony of juxtaposing these frequent criticisms … Continue reading
Morality Redux: Slavery
I’ve been having a number of interesting conversations recently regarding the post on secular morality, and I’d like to discuss some of the thoughts that have emerged from those exchanges. One of my entry-level statements when discussing human morality is … Continue reading
So do you want church/state separation or not?
CNN recently interviewed Jim Wallis and Erik Stanley about the Alliance Defense Fund‘s attempt to let pastors make political endorsements from the pulpit. Watch the video below, or click here to see it on YouTube. What’s wrong here is painfully … Continue reading
Isn't God Obvious?
An article this morning in the Post-Gazette begins, “In a city where the local football franchise rates on par with the sacrosanct trinity of God, family and country….” First off, I don’t mind this. They’re making a good, humorous point … Continue reading
Secular Morality
I was out in Philly this weekend and, through the normal course of catch-up conversation, I was asked a question that is quickly rising to the top of my “inevitable” list: “As an atheist, what keeps you from doing just … Continue reading
Anthropic Principle
The Anthropic Principle exists in over thirty different forms, and it’s an important concept for skeptics to deal with because it is used by both theists and atheists to support their differing cosmological claims. Shall we discuss its implications a … Continue reading
Pittsburgh Chaplains Fired
“Pittsburgh police Chief Nate Harper last week fired the head of the bureau’s chaplaincy program.” Apparently, chaplains Lara Zinda and Keith Smith were nice people but somewhat underqualified for the job: they hadn’t been officially ordained. This issue raises two … Continue reading
