I am a Free Speech absolutist. The only time speech should be regulated or restricted is when the expression infringes on someone else’s rights and liberties. The old, “You can’t…
On Grief and Loss
A co-worker’s wife is dying. “Sam’s” wife has been battling cancer for at least as long as I’ve been working here (a bit over 2 years). Sam is truly one…
Christians, Christmas, and Syrian Refugees
(NOTE: This is my “well thought and reasoned reply” to Katy Hinman’s friendly theological challenge on one of my highly opinionated Facebook posts. Katy is one of my favorite people I…
An Atheist’s Christmas
We’ll all open presents, and cook a big dinner, And share in traditions we learned long ago But Christmas is different for this humble sinner, No “birth of the saviour”,…
Well That Escalated Quickly
On Thursday Oct. 1, 2015 a disturbed person walked onto the Umpqua Community College campus in Roseburg, Oregon and began shooting people. By the time he killed himself, he had…
I Agree With Ben Carson – Sort Of
In a Meet the Press interview on Sunday Sept. 20, 2015, GOP Presidential hopeful had this to say about the possibility of a Muslim president:
