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? […]
Sex and Relationships
Personal Freedoms Kill Religion
Reading Time: 3 minutes Why is religion collapsing in all Western democracies – and most rapidly in the United States?
Secular Power Changing America
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.
Does Civilization Require Patriarchy?
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.
The Deserved Downfall of Jerry Falwell Jr.
Reading Time: 5 minutes The epitome of rules-are-for-the-little-people, do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do Elmer Gantryism.
Josh Harris Kisses Christianity Goodbye
Reading Time: 4 minutes Another former Christian fundamentalist discovers the failure of the anti-dating, virginity-obsessed belief system he taught and lived by.
The Fountainhead: Older and Wiser
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.
Religion and Sexual Shame
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 […]
The Fountainhead: Soul-Searching
Reading Time: 7 minutes Why second-handers are the best lovers; why wanting to find yourself is a sign of evil.
The Fountainhead: My Dinner with Wynand
Reading Time: 6 minutes Why devotion to your wife is a character flaw.