“In red states and blue states, with religious voters and secular voters, wherever abortion was on the ballot, abortion rights disproportionately won.”
About James A. Haught
Getting Through the Night Without Religion
Sinatra voiced contempt for most organized religion — and said he realized that speaking openly could hurt his singing career.
Sinatra voiced contempt for most organized religion — and said he realized that speaking openly could hurt his singing career.
Our Post-Christian Culture
Christianity simply has no functional reality in today's Western democracies – except for a fringe of intense believers.
Christianity simply has no functional reality in today’s Western democracies – except for a fringe of intense believers.
A Brilliant Skeptic Who Wrote Timeless Novels
Philosopher-author Nikos Kazantzakis left an indelible mark on the modern world.
Philosopher-author Nikos Kazantzakis left an indelible mark on the modern world.
Why Christianity Is Collapsing
Christianity is collapsing in Western democracies with astounding speed.
Christianity is collapsing in Western democracies with astounding speed.
Imaginary Gods
The Roman empire had a similar pantheon. Were the Greek and Roman gods anything but imaginary?
The Roman empire had a similar pantheon. Were the Greek and Roman gods anything but imaginary?
Cruel Birth Defects Disprove All-Loving God
Cruel birth defects hardly seem like the work of a “god of infinite love.”
Cruel birth defects hardly seem like the work of a “god of infinite love.”
“Devastating” Decline in Religious Practice Among Young Poles, Says Catholic Primate
Polish archbishop bans priests from receiving children in their homes
Polish archbishop bans priests from receiving children in their homes
Human Decency Moves Civilization Forward
Remember a semi-comic Cold War movie, “The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming”?
Remember a semi-comic Cold War movie, “The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming”?
The Forest Is My Church
A marvelous asset surrounds millions of Americans. Part of the public ignores it, but a significant group cherishes it. I’m talking about the lush forest covering vast regions, including eighty percent of my state, West Virginia.
A marvelous asset surrounds millions of Americans. Part of the public ignores it, but a significant group cherishes it. I’m talking about the lush forest covering vast regions, including eighty percent of my state, West Virginia.
Fading Faith
The number of Americans who identify as non-religious is soaring in the profoundly Christian United States, according to a Pew Research Center study published Tuesday.
The number of Americans who identify as non-religious is soaring in the profoundly Christian United States, according to a Pew Research Center study published Tuesday.
Church Fadeout
“Can a denomination continue when it has money but no people?"
“Can a denomination continue when it has money but no people?”
Free Speech and Press
Free speech and free press mean the same thing: the right to voice any beliefs or ideas, even unpopular ones -- orally or on paper -- without fear of being punished for it. Sometimes it’s called freedom of expression.
Free speech and free press mean the same thing: the right to voice any beliefs or ideas, even unpopular ones — orally or on paper — without fear of being punished for it. Sometimes it’s called freedom of expression.
Modern Liberalism Born
Values that later grew into liberalism began stirring in the epoch now known as The Enlightenment, starting more than three centuries ago, chiefly in England and France.
(Daylight atheism – sept. 13, 2021)
An Early ‘Occupy’ Episode
The terrible Great Depression of the 1930s wasn’t America’s only economic crash.
The terrible Great Depression of the 1930s wasn’t America’s only economic crash.
Sept. 11 – Day of Warning
The 9/11 tragedy was a monstrous example of the Law of Unintended Consequences – of blowback.
The 9/11 tragedy was a monstrous example of the Law of Unintended Consequences – of blowback.