How can critical thinking lead to the disproof of a God of Mercy?
About James A. Haught
Religion and Sexual Shame
How is guilt around sex & sexuality and religion intimately interrelated?
How is guilt around sex & sexuality and religion intimately interrelated?
Hail the Rising Secular Age
Why is the trend of increasing secularization over time coming to a point of being called an "Age"?
Why is the trend of increasing secularization over time coming to a point of being called an “Age”?
The Cristero War – A Catholic Rebellion Against an Atheist President
How did the faith-based turn out against the faithless in this war?
How did the faith-based turn out against the faithless in this war?
James Baldwin: Brilliant Skeptic
Why was this man a genius among African-American writers of the 20th century? How did he come to captivate the US imagination?
Why was this man a genius among African-American writers of the 20th century? How did he come to captivate the US imagination?
America’s Strange Satanist Scare
What bizarre things happened in the United States of America? Hint: it involved the Devil, purportedly.
—By James A. HaughtSilly episodes of religion flare occasionally — and America’s Satanist hysteria of the 1980s and ’90s was especially ludicrous.Many fundamentalists thought the moon-and-stars logo on Procter & Gamble soap signified a secret pact with Lucifer. P&G sued born-again Amway dealers who spread the absurd tale.Some evangelicals thought the blue-faced “Smurfs” cartoon show…
The Dreams of Which Stuff Is Made
What has the scientific revolution unleashed upon us, to better know the world around us in its wondrous complexity?
What has the scientific revolution unleashed upon us, to better know the world around us in its wondrous complexity?
The Search for Meaning
Why do young people go off in search of a purpose behind it all?
Why do young people go off in search of a purpose behind it all?
No Qualms
Why does Mr. Haught to feel no concern about death nearer to the end of his life?
Why does Mr. Haught to feel no concern about death nearer to the end of his life?
Where Do Beliefs Come From?
The origins of beliefs about life, the universe, and everything.
The origins of beliefs about life, the universe, and everything.
The Taiping Rebellion
What happened in this moment in history? What prompted it?
What happened in this moment in history? What prompted it?
Theology and Honesty
How are theology and honesty related or not?
How are theology and honesty related or not?
The Goofier the Tale, The More It’s Swallowed
How far can people go in believing the most ridiculous narratives in the world?
How far can people go in believing the most ridiculous narratives in the world?