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Storytelling while Secular: Writing about Loss in an...

Last week I offered up a rather dense introduction to the storytelling... read more

What We Talk About When We Talk About...

This week in Colombia, the Constitutional Court overturned a two-year-old ban on... read more

The Joker and the Supermen: Secular Story-Telling in...

It happens with uncanny frequency here in Colombia: when I talk to... read more

Atheism in Colombia: Not as Different as You...

I had the opportunity a few days ago to read a column... read more

Atheism as Click-bait: Playing into Media Sensationalism

I suspect it's clear by now, to readers of this blog, that... read more

A Better Use for Biblical Pedantry

The other day a family member wrote me with a "joke": an... read more

"You're Not Angry Enough": Humanist Outrage and... Grace?

It's been a wild ride in Colombia this past week, if you're... read more

Bible-Shaming Won't Work: The Love Thy Neighbour Problem

As outrage spread in response to the U.S. policy of separating children... read more

Beyond the Brand: Finding the Communal Self Behind...

The Russian World Cup is well underway, and whenever I catch a... read more

Leader Worship and Populism: A Humanist Nightmare

If you believe that human beings are responsible for fixing the world's... read more

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