Reading Time: 2 minutes Carthage, Mississippi – The school board for this town of roughly 5,000 souls voted unanimously to bring back corporal punishment in the form of a ‘biblical paddle.’ Parents initiated the seemingly radical move after reading how the Cassville School District in Missouri urged their committee to bring back corporal punishment. Despite the clarity of research condemning […]
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Posted inMeaning & Purpose
21 reasons why God is unconvincing to atheists
Reading Time: 9 minutes 1. God as an old white man in the sky is unconvincing. Depictions of God as a human-like (called ‘anthropo-morphism’ = in human form), both in physical shape and in emotional dispositions, have been considered incredible since ancient times. Rendering God as a male humanoid replete with human emotions, even the bad emotions like anger and envy and […]
Posted inPolitics
One man’s transformative journey from Republican to Democrat
Reading Time: 4 minutes My longtime best pal, Paul Sauser, a recent conservative-Republican-turned-Democrat and an evangelical Christian now uneasily reassessing his faith (without chucking it altogether), has, like many, Americans experienced somewhat of a religious and political transformation in the past few years. He and I have always been a bit of an odd couple, as it were—him long […]
Posted inComedy
Trump: ‘I was holding US nuclear secrets for a friend’
Reading Time: 2 minutes Former President Donald J. Trump admitted early this morning that he had classified US nuclear secrets in his safe, but he didn’t steal them — he was holding the nuclear codes for a friend. The Washington Post reported the FBI searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home because it suspected he took “classified documents related to nuclear weapons” […]
Posted inSatire
Trump: ‘My dog ate all the classified documents’
Reading Time: < 1 minute Former President Donald J. Trump told a group of reporters today that his dog ate all the classified documents the FBI had sought at his Mar-a-Lago residence. My dog is the best dog. He eats only the best documents. Former president Donald J Trump The FBI searched Trump’s Florida home last Monday seeking papers that […]
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Mike Lindell puts himself in a medical coma until Jesus returns
Reading Time: < 1 minute MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell had doctors place him in a medical coma until Jesus Christ returns which he said, “Should be any day now.” It appears the recent FBI raid on former President Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago scared the pillow magnate quite a bit. Once Lindell heard the FBI gained access to Trump’s safe, he […]
Posted inDeath & Dying
Secular grief: How I learned to cope without heaven
Reading Time: 4 minutes Shortly before my mother went in for surgery to correct an issue with her bowels, I drove up to her rural northern California home to help her prepare. I sat on the piano bench in her living room and waited for her to retrieve something she just had to show me. She returned from her […]
Posted inLeaving Religion
‘A new kind of atheism’ already exists in America (if you look closely)
Reading Time: 6 minutes In an essay for MSNBC’s website, columnist Zeeshan Aleem calls for a “new style of atheism” that could address both the growing threat of Christian nationalism and the decline in community that’s been hastened by people leaving organized religion. The first point, about Christian nationalism, has been repeatedly discussed on this site. It’s a very real, […]
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‘Paper straws are replacing white Americans,’ warns Marjorie Taylor Greene
Reading Time: 2 minutes Far-right Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene warned hundreds of supporters that, “Paper straws are replacing white people Americans.” She was speaking at the Nathan Bedford Forrest County Fair. Many in the crowd commented they came to enjoy the pig races as well as hear what Greene had to say. Greene, who represents Georgia’s 14th district, […]
Posted inParenting & Family
Why thanking those who offer their prayers isn’t always the best idea
Reading Time: 4 minutes Earlier this week, OnlySky contributor Kristen Chase offered her take on how we should respond when well-meaning religious people offer their blessings and prayers to atheists. She suggested nonbelievers such as myself respond with one simple phrase: Thank you. I partially agree, while pointing out Kristen’s essential qualifier: well-meaning. Yes, when well-meaning, not passive-aggressive, people […]