Why Justice Kennedy Doesn't Get It
Like most other American atheists and secularists, I'm disappointed with the SCOTUS Town of Greece v. Galloway decision which strengthens government endorsement of religious sectarianism in local...
View ArticleConfronting America's Gun Obession
As a result of the Isla Vista massacre, many gun control advocates are predictably blaming the National Rifle Association for at least an indirect role in this nightmare. But I think that the NRA...
View ArticleWhy Religious Interference By Employers Is A Bad Business Practice
After the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling in 2010 that American corporations have the constitutional right to free speech, it's no surprise that SCOTUS would grant them freedom of religion as...
View ArticleIn Support of Israel: What's God Got Do With It?
Whenever I read or hear the statement that God is on Israel's side in these troubled times for that country and for that reason, all Jews must support Israel, I cringe with embarrassment. The...
View ArticleAmerican Atheists And Their Struggle For Equal Rights
There are those who say that atheists are simply those who do not believe in a supreme being. And technically that's true in the abstract. But in the real, concrete world we can't "do" atheism without...
View ArticleInto The Light of Day
When I became an atheist over 20 years ago while living in the U.S., I knew that there would be consequences. Nevertheless, I didn't try to pretend to myself or to others that I was still a...
View ArticleAmerica's Deformed Immigration Reform
I strenuously object to President Obama's plans to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants residing in the U.S; For that matter I am against such leniency towards these gate crashers under any...
View Article"Prayer-adox": The Illogic of Pleading for Divine Intervention
Whenever there's the a typhoon or other natural disaster or even the the threat of such an occurrence here in the Philippines,a country which has the world's highest percentage of theists, the people...
View ArticlePope Francis' Words of (Dis)comfort
It would not be a surprise that if in nine months, there's a spike in the number of births in the Philippines, thanks to Pope Francis' overall reaffirmation of the Catholic Church's stand against...
View ArticleThe Relativism of Religion
In almost all religions, especially theistic ones, often a faction of believers take what is described as an extremist position that supposedly differs from that held by the moderate mainstream...
View ArticleFault Lines: The Blame Game And The "Draw Mohammed" Contest
As a political progressive, I don't often agree with the likes of Pamela Geller, the organizer of the May 3 "Draw Mohammed" cartoon contest and exhibit in Garland, TX. Geller is confrontational and...
View ArticleThe Threat To Enlightened Judaism in the U.S.
I recently came across a post "Bad for Jews, Bad for America" by Sandy Goodman. The premise of the article is that Jewish life in the U.S. is being pulled in two different directions: toward complete...
View ArticleShould Atheists Applaud a Religious Leader's Endorsement of Science?
There have been many articles and discussions in the media about Pope Francis encyclical supporting protection of the environment. One such post caught my attention because of its gushing title "Pope...
View ArticleHow Atheism Can Lead to a Happier Life
A recent post in the blog site "Atheist Revolution" discussed the topic: Would You Rather Be Happy and Wrong or Unhappy and Right? Personally, I think that it's not only wrong to hold on to false...
View ArticleTwo Perspectives on the Middle East Refugee Crisis
A cousin of mine, Morty, who lives in Israel, and I have been discussing via email the migration of people from the Middle East (predominantly Syrian) who have been pouring into Europe. The situation...
View ArticleThey've Got To Change Their Evil Ways
My cousin Morty in Israel reminded me about the recent rantings by U.S. presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson who recently stated that instead of being built as a burial place for ancient Egyptian...
View ArticleWhen "Christian Terrorism" Isn't
As a Jewish atheist who resents Christian privilege in America and as one who finds Christian teachings ridiculous, I'm not especially fond of that religion. But if we're going to criticize it, let's...
View ArticleHeaven: The Eternal Myth
Every so often, I see posts on Facebook commemorating the birthday of a deceased loved one or friend that begins ''Happy Birthday in Heaven to (name of decedent)''. This sentiment reflects at best a...
View ArticleDonald Trump, Israel, and Single Issue Voting
I recently read a post on Facebook written by a Jewish fan of Donald Trump who believes that he is a "great friend of Israel"(!) and that it is therefore disrespectful to criticize him, as I and other...
View ArticleWhen Ill Fortune Befalls an Atheist
Like Many other atheists, I'm been told by theists that in a crisis, I will turn to God (or in my case ''return'' as I was also once a God-believer) and beg him for help. This assertion reminds me of...
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