Atheism is a religion
Just as many atheists say that “atheism is a lack of belief in a god or gods” is one phrase that irks me to no end, another common statement that I&...
Category: Religion
Body autonomy
Matt, It seems you got ahead of yourself when writing your response to “Rachel”. I’m not going to address the flawed hypothetical presented as...
Legislating morality
In any debate regarding abortion, it can be expected that someone may say, “You cannot legislate morality.” That person’s opponent may reply b...
Giving the gift of well-being
Ah Christmas. Certainly a great time of year, where people are generous – or at least try to be – and people become upset at the gifts others thoughtfully bough...
Putting a value on life
It is a universal law that actions beget reactions, that every action has a consequence of some kind. To say that any life is without any kind of value, or that...
Seeing can be believing
I’m sure we’ve all seen this exchange before, now represented by images on Facebook: Teacher: Can you see God? Class: No Teacher: Can you touch God?...
Misrepresenting the Treaty of Tripoli
Atheists in the United States love to quote the Treaty of Tripoli: As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christ...
Christians, just say it already!
Given the conservative backlash arising from the recent Supreme Court rulings regarding gay marriage, I get the vibe that there is something many Christian cons...
Marriage was redefined long ago
In all of this talk about gay marriage, one thing I think a lot of the anti gay-marriage side seem to keep forgetting is simply this: the moment the citizens of...
Serving up Angus well done
I’ll say up front that I’ve never seen much of the show Two and a Half Men, nor do I ever intend to familiarize myself with the series. I know all I...