Dec
30
Here’s an interesting list from AlterNet - their ten most popular stories of the year. ALterNet is a great resource, although a couple of the stories surprised me.
They also have the top ten most discussed (which leans hard on 9/11), the top ten Iraq myths, the top ten outrageous right-wing comments of 2006, the [...]
Nov
12
I would like to see more opposition to the (so-called) christian nationalism (or dominionism) movement that has such a destructive effect on the American values of liberty, justice, and freedom.
Opposition from the perspective of atheism(s) is one method:
As an “out atheist,” Collette-Van Deraa said she often feels scorned as the other - “capital O in [...]
Jun
19
Jesus Is Not a Republican By RANDALL BALMER
Volume 52, Issue 42, Page B6
Nicely thought-out piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education - worth your time to read. A sampling to whet your appetite:
Equally striking is the rhetoric that leaders of the religious right use to motivate their followers. In the course of traveling around [...]