Film Review: Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, the new HBO documentary that aims to tell the personal story of the three women who were jailed for their provocative political performance in a […]
US Humanitarian Policy: The Log in Our Own Eye
By Jason Windell For as long as I’ve been alive and for far longer than that, the United States has prided itself on being a champion of not only its people, […]
After Life: Hope Without the Fluff
In one sense I don’t believe in an afterlife. In another sense I do. In the first sense, I’m convinced that there is no magical realm similar to this world […]
Why we Need the Freedom Not to Believe: Lessons from China
The recent persecution of atheists in Muslim-majority countries like Indonesia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh has prompted some hand-wringing and mild-mannered protests in secularist communities. Nonbelievers, as a rule, just don’t think of themselves […]
On Going Vegan: Never (Not) Depriving Myself
Following up from my review from a couple weeks ago of the debate “Should Animals Be Off the Menu”, I’m sharing this from my own blog, I Am What I […]
Cultural Relativism: 4 Arguments For & Against
Different cultures believe different things. One doesn’t need to be an anthropologist to see that the morality, ritual, and religion vary more and more the further you travel, no matter […]
The Importance of Buildings: An Agnostic’s Reflection on Church
I am not religious. Despite this, I often find myself in many Catholic churches due to the socio-cultural legacy of my family. And were it not for the fact that […]
Debate Review: “Animals Off the Menu?”
My diet has gone through many incarnations throughout my life, influenced in no small part by where I lived: from Boulder, CO where wheat grass shots were plentiful, to the UK, where […]
“Muslims Want to Chop Your Head Off!” Ambiguities and Verses from the Bible & Koran
A while ago I had a little debate with an old friend of mine over e-mail. He said, I simply can not accept the notion that Islam is a religion […]
Rationalizing Rape is What Poisons the Well
By Raj Gopal I remember the first time I found myself in the backseat of a car with a girl, and at some point it occurred to me that […]
Applied Sentience 