Nuns and Nones
“Nones,” as readers of this blog should know by now, are people who answer “none” on survey questions about their religious affiliation. The surveys show that more Americans, especially the ...
Is the Sky Falling?
Mass shootings. A more-than-ever dysfunctional federal government. The refusal of so many Americans to recognize that mother earth is in trouble. The reoccurrence of violent racism. The apparent abandonment by ...
Why We Need Religion
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog entitled “The Antithesis to the Search for God.” It dealt with racism as an obstacle on the path to faith. I’ve been ...
Are Believers Dolts?
For years, I’ve done almost all my reading on Kindle, the Amazon e-reader. I prefer it to the printed page. With Kindle, I can carry around my library even when ...
The Doubting Thomas in All of Us
From a Judeo-Christian perspective, you can’t ignore the Bible if you write about God and religion. For believers, after all, the Bible is the Word of God in the words ...
The Antithesis to the Search for God
A little-noticed national news item recently reported the death of 96-year-old Judge Damon J. Keith. One of the nation’s longest-serving federal judges, he was a tireless champion of civil rights ...