Reading Time: 2 minutes (Author’s Note: The following review was solicited and is written in accordance with this site’s policy for such reviews.) Summary: A surprising, welcome reminder that atheism has a long and storied history in the U.S. Letters from an Atheist Nation, edited by Thomas Lawson, is a compilation of reader letters printed by the Blue Grass […]
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Sex & God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality: A Review and An Interview with Author Darrel Ray
Reading Time: 6 minutes The news has been at capacity lately with attacks on issues of sexual freedom, and this book by psychologist Dr. Darrel Ray could not be more important to us all. Sex & God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality. The bold title and cover image of this book will supply you with endless entertainment from the odd […]
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Book Review: Unorthodox
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Note: This review was solicited and is written in accordance with my policy for such reviews.) Summary: A memoir of escape from the overbearing, oppressive life of ultra-Orthodox Judaism, but the appalling details are somewhat clouded by doubts raised about the narrative’s veracity. Like many other books that I’ve reviewed, Deborah Feldman’s Unorthodox is an […]
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Book Review: An Unquenchable Thirst
Reading Time: 4 minutes Summary: The Roman Catholic equivalent of Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s “Infidel”. A luminous, extraordinary account of one woman who devoted her life to Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity, saw the organization from the inside out, and decided to walk away after twenty years of service as a faithful and obedient nun. The “deconversion memoir” is seemingly […]
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Attack of the Theocrats!: A Review and an Interview with Author Sean Faircloth
Reading Time: 5 minutes This past October, while attending the TX Freethought Convention, I had the opportunity to hear Sean Faircloth speak. Directly following his presentation, I ventured to the bookstore and purchased his first book, Attack of the Theocrats! How the Religious Right Harms Us All — and What We Can Do About It (which is officially released […]
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Some Tardy Book Reviews
Reading Time: 4 minutes I’ve had a busy last few months, and I confess I’ve fallen behind on my book reviews. (If you’re not familiar with these posts from the old site, I sometimes get free advance copies of books from authors and publicists to read and review. I don’t accept any payment or other compensation for this, other […]