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What not to say during sex

by Andrew Hall

03/16/202207/14/2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute I was inspired by Erin Louis’ piece 10 secular alternatives to “Oh My God” during sex and decided to write this autobiographical post. While Erin explores the many alternatives of what you can say during intercourse, I would like to share what not to say. How do I know what not to say during sex? […]

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Personal Freedoms Kill Religion

by James A. Haught

12/28/2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes Why is religion collapsing in all Western democracies – and most rapidly in the United States?

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Secular Power Changing America

by James A. Haught

12/21/2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes Washington, Oregon and the “Left Coast” have evolved away from religion, and they seem to indicate where the whole nation is heading.

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Does Civilization Require Patriarchy?

by Adam Lee

10/28/2020

Reading Time: 6 minutes Natalist religious conservatives are in a panic over falling birth rates, but can’t conceive of any solution other than wagging their fingers harder at young women.

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The Deserved Downfall of Jerry Falwell Jr.

by Adam Lee

08/19/2020

Reading Time: 5 minutes The epitome of rules-are-for-the-little-people, do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do Elmer Gantryism.

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Josh Harris Kisses Christianity Goodbye

by Adam Lee

08/07/2019

Reading Time: 4 minutes Another former Christian fundamentalist discovers the failure of the anti-dating, virginity-obsessed belief system he taught and lived by.

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The Fountainhead: Older and Wiser

by Adam Lee

11/30/2018

Reading Time: 6 minutes If you don’t like the same books, music and clothing at sixty that you did at sixteen, there’s something wrong with you.

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Religion and Sexual Shame

by James A. Haught

09/24/2018

Reading Time: 4 minutes By James A. Haught The World Health Organization once estimated that more than 100 million couples around the globe make love during a typical day. Sex is a powerful human force. It’s natural, healthy, normal and wonderful. However, Western religion has spent millennia tainting it with shame, guilt and punishment. Holy men equate sex with […]