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Old Whine in New Bottles

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has launched a campaign against a supposed war on religion. Right here in the United States!

February 6, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

Book of the Year

January 2, 2012 1 Comment

It’s delightful to see a humanist-oriented book win something, especially something as prestigious as the National Book Foundation’s annual award for nonfiction.

The Insidious Librarian

December 5, 2011 2 Comments

Sarah Palin wasn’t the first to try to remove a librarian over religious issues. Check out this example of Catholic manipulation of ideas by controlling information.

Battle Hymns

November 21, 2011 No Comment

Yesterday was the 150^th anniversary of the penning of the lyrics to The Battle Hymn of the Republic.

Romney’s Mormonism, and his anti-humanist vitriol, are really no worse than Obama’s faith and beliefs on religion. There is one big Romney religious scandal that really ought to be a disqualifier, though – unless he’s big enough to issue an apology.

Encouraging suicide

November 7, 2011 1 Comment

Buddhist God experts in southwestern China have been on a suicide binge lately, and killing themselves in a most horrible manner — self-immolation. Why? You may be surprised.

Vietnam’s 50th – Part 2

October 31, 2011 No Comment

Last week we saw how a massive Catholic propaganda campaign induced approximately half of northern Vietnam’s Catholics to flee to the south. What happened to those who stayed behind?

Vietnam’s 50th – Part 1

October 24, 2011 No Comment

]Reasonable people have different opinions about the date on which the Vietnam War began, at least from the American standpoint. My pick is October 24, 1961, exactly 50 years ago today.

A Hanging in Toulouse

October 18, 2011 No Comment

Two hundred and fifty years ago last Thursday night, cries were heard from a house on a quiet street in the French city of Toulouse. Always known as a hotbed of anti-Protestant feeling during the civil wars of the Reformation, Toulouse at the time was preparing to celebrate the bicentennial of the magnificent slaughter of 4,000 unarmed Protestants on a single day, commemorated with annual parades and fireworks ever since.

The Humanist Miracle

October 10, 2011 6 Comments

One of the leading arguments for the existence of supernatural power is sometimes called the “argument from miracles.” There are many reports of phenomena contrary to generally accepted scientific principles, that are taken as evidence for a power that can bend nature to its will – a deity.

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Old Whine in New Bottles

Book of the Year

The Insidious Librarian

Battle Hymns

Will Romney Apologize?

Encouraging suicide

Vietnam’s 50th – Part 2

Vietnam’s 50th – Part 1

A Hanging in Toulouse

The Humanist Miracle

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