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December 2018

December 19, 2018

Why Aren’t You a Trump Supporter?

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

March 2017

March 10, 2017

There Is No Normal

Just as you lose yourself in astonishment, the anesthetic of familiarity will drag you back...

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...

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....

May 2016

May 16, 2016

Beautiful Boys and Girls

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

January 2016

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...

January 06, 2016

Why President Obama’s Tears of Righteous Anger Matter

When President Obama talks about mass shootings, sometimes the strongest message comes across without words.

November 2015

November 30, 2015

No, Virginia…and the World is Still Wonderful

There is a crucial turning point in the Santa game, and Virginia had reached it....

November 27, 2015

Santa Claus – The Ultimate Dry Run

Thinking their own way out of the Santa myth can prepare kids to think their...

November 24, 2015

OBEY: The Heart of Conservative Christian Parenting

The top words in a conservative Christian parenting book point to an obsession with obedience...

November 04, 2015

8 Red Flags in the Secular/Religious Marriage

By Dale McGowan Author, In Faith and in Doubt When I talk about red flags in...

October 2015

October 28, 2015

Useful Monsters and the Problem of Fear

By Dale McGowan - Beneath the amber waters of the River Tees in Northern England...