For some reason, I conflated the news that Joni Mitchell may or may not be in a coma with the news that Michael Ondaatje has withdrawn from next month’s PEN American Center gala because PEN intends to honour the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo with a Freedom of Expression Courage Award. Maybe I conflated Mitchell and Ondaatje… Read more »
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In response to the earthquakes in Nepal, many religious people have suggested that this is an indication of the endtimes, or that Yahweh is punishing the heathens (mostly Hindus) in that country for ignoring him, or that he is using it as an opportunity to allow Christians to share the good news of the love… Read more »
The question, “What Does Secular Mean?” comes from Jack at Atheist Revolution a blog dedicated to breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism. Jack writes short, thought-provoking posts, and “What Does Secular Mean?” is especially thought provoking: Despite widespread confusion, secularism is not synonymous with atheism. So what is secularism? The National Secular… Read more »
As a signatory to Atheist Freethinkers’ “Declaration of Secular Associations in Quebec and Canada Concerning the 15 April 2015 Decision of the Supreme Court of Canada,” signed and supported by like-minded Canadian secular associations, I am pleased to announce the “Declaration” is now online on the Atheist Freethinkers (AFT) and the International Association of Free… Read more »
Finally some good news in a legal case that up-to-now has been heart wrenching and frustrating. I’m of course referring to the case of JJ, the First Nations girl whose mother decided last Fall to replace her chemotherapy treatment (a treatment that gave her a 90-95% chance of recovery) with traditional medicine, mostly administered at the Florida Health… Read more »