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January 2019

January 31, 2019

Schools Shouldn’t Be Able to Legally Discriminate Against Students for Religious Reasons

Karen Pence is America’s second lady and the wife of U.S. vice president Mike Pence....

December 2018

December 19, 2018

Why Aren’t You a Trump Supporter?

You have your answer ready. Now for the next question.

February 2018

February 06, 2018

School Proselytizers Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing

A recent post in Hemant Mehta’s The Friendly Atheist blog about a lawsuit against a...

February 10, 2017

The Broken Sexual Ethic of Faith and My First Time

I enjoy sex. I enjoy it a lot. I have a very healthy view and...

February 07, 2017

I’m Sorry For My Part In Creating The Monster And I Hope You Forgive Me

A few hours ago I watched with slim hope and then great sadness as I...

January 2017

January 24, 2017

Freedom’s Path Series: Tales TRUMP Trust

This has nothing to do with President Trump. I just needed to use the word....

July 2016

July 26, 2016

Two by Two, Kentuckians Led Astray By Ark Encounter

A message from Satan near the entrance to Ken Ham’s Ark Encounter brought me back...

June 2016

June 21, 2016

The Panama Papers Reveal the Solution to Global Suffering

Caption: Image of an offshore island in the shape of a dollar. (image credit) ...

May 2016

May 16, 2016

Beautiful Boys and Girls

I wrote this on my own personal blog last Saturday. It seems to have resonated...

March 2016

March 03, 2016

Born Free (of God)

I have to admit that I feel a bit embarrassed when it comes to my...

March 01, 2016

What if she comes anyway?

I stepped to the mirror and began to turn as my daughter watched between her...

January 2016

January 28, 2016

A Teacher in the South

The moment I stopped waffling between agnosticism and atheism, I was sitting at the wake...

January 22, 2016

Evolution for Breakfast

My kids learned about evolution from pink deer, scowling crabs, and chewable vitamins.

January 22, 2016

Idaho’s Faith Exemptions are Killing Children

At least 12 children have died in 3 years from preventable causes in one Idaho...