Clik here to view.
Bending The Democratic Party Toward Secularism
Last night, I attended my county’s Democratic Party nomination convention and unlike the last few years, there was no religious invocation and no one missed it. A few years ago, I noticed that there...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Republicans Are Wrong On Economic Issues
I have a few friends who are Republicans mainly because they perceive the Republican Party as pro-business. I should add that on social issues most of my Republican friends are still pretty liberal and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ceremonial Prayer
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy claimed that prayer (even explicitly Christian prayer) is not really religious; it is just ceremonial. It is merely a tradition and has no real religious purpose....
View ArticleClik here to view.
No Religious Tests…
So here is the situation. My local representative on the School Board was a Republican and was caught stealing money from a charity. He was kicked off the School Board and so there was a vacancy. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Corporate Religious Exemptions
The Supreme Court just ruled that corporations can have religious exemptions from laws. This is ridiculously insane for so many reasons. First, corporations aren’t human beings; they don’t get human...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Paper Patriotism on Independence Day
I have always hated when people wore their patriotism on their sleeves, but rejected the substance behind that patriotism. It is reassuring to know that I am in good company. Early American artist,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Humanity Without Borders
There was a time when people lived clustered in groups and the various groups had to compete for food, fertile land, and resources. They didn’t have much communication with those from other groups and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shifting the Political Landscape in Support of Atheists
If you are an atheist and care about politics, then you really need to support Arizona congressional candidate James Woods. He is the Democratic challenger against a Republican incumbent in a heavily...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An Atheist’s Vacation
As an atheist activist and blogger, I spend a lot of time thinking about religion, talking to the religious, and intercepting religious evangelists so others don’t have to be bothered. When it comes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Economy of Futurism
I have been spoiled on Star Trek and as a result I am always asking questions about how we can move from our current society to a society more like the one depicted in Star Trek. When can we live in a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Election Day: The Exciting Midterms
Election Day is like the Super Bowl to me. I love them and now that my term as Minority Election Inspector is up, I thought I would be able to relax this Election Day. Nope, I am now a Democratic Party...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Atheists Did Not Deliver!
Yesterday was Election Day and atheists had a rare opportunity to send a powerful message to the political system in the United States of America. There was a candidate in Arizona’s 5th congressional...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Let Your Representatives Know You’re Here
Before the National Atheist Party imploded, they had a really great campaign in which they asked atheists to ask politicians how they would represent their atheist voters. This was a brilliant campaign...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Presidential Election 2016: I’m Calling It
As I write this, it is May 2015 and we have well over a year before the election. In fact, many of the candidates on both sides haven’t even announced yet. Despite all that, I am going to call this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is Job Creation Really A Good Thing?
Politicians are always bragging about how they have a plan to create jobs and their opponent’s plan is a job killer. Like many other Americans, I work. Most people I talk to hate their jobs or at least...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gay Marriage: Can The Republicans Undo It?
On June 26, 2015 the United States Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for states to prevent gays and lesbians from their equal right to marry the partner of their choosing. While this is a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Defending Bernie Sanders Against Critics
Recently there was a “very scientific” poll done by me asking my Facebook friends who they would vote for President, Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton. I don’t really think any other answer should be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An Atheist Reacts To Bernie Sanders’ Speech At Liberty University
It is relatively easy to go and speak to a crowd who agrees with you on most of the issues but it is much harder, as Bernie Sanders pointed out to speak to a crowd that disagrees with you on most...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Pope’s Magical Germs
Over the weekend, the news coverage in the Philadelphia suburbs has been all Pope all the time. I seriously thought my local news station was EWTN. Some of the news stories I heard were so...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reflections On Umpqua
There has been yet another school shooting in America. The latest (as of this writing) happened at Umpqua Community College in Oregon. The shooter, 26-year-old Christopher Harper-Mercer killed at least...
View Article
