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August 2020

August 26, 2020

Yasir Qadhi’s Elitist Ruse to Conceal the Obscure Origins of the Qur’an

In college a friend at the time once told me that she had been invited...

March 2020

March 05, 2020

Despite “Pro-Life” Claims, Stem Cell Therapy Has Very Real Benefits and Should Be Accessible

Stem cell research has been the subject of discussion and heated debate for many years....

June 2019

June 20, 2019

Trump Admin’s Prioritization of Religion Over Health Care Access Will Leave People Without Care

The Trump Administration seems bent on prioritizing religious "freedoms" over human needs — including medical...

February 2019

February 15, 2019

“At-Will Employment” — Just Another Way Employers Use Religion and Biases Against Workers

Employee benefits, workplace rights and even the very definition of employment itself have all changed...

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....

January 10, 2019

Reaching ‘Faith Healers’ Is an Urgent Public Health Need. How Do We Do It?

Our species has spent thousands of years trying to use magic to cure diseases. When...

February 2017

February 23, 2017

Trump Rescinds Trans Youth Rights: Helped by Christians and Atheists

Yesterday, the Trump Administration reversed former President Obama’s federal extension of Title IX protections to...

February 13, 2017

Preserving Our Democracy on Valentine’s Day

Caption: Photograph of author and wife on Valentine’s Day outing (Image courtesy of Gleb...

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...

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....

January 23, 2017

What Would Gandhi Do About Trump? High-Time For a Science Of Wisdom

Source: wikimedia commons/ Mahatma Ghandi close up potrait Written by Charles Cassidy MPhys, Director of...

January 09, 2017

The Caged Freedom of Transition

There are a lot of blogs out there where Atheists tell believers things they should...

January 05, 2017

Why Humanist Education is Needed Now

There has never been a greater need for the humanist perspective.