Tag Archives: evangelical

Ask Professor Burge 12: Local Versus National-International

by | June 6, 2021

By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Professor Ryan Burge‘s website states: “I am an Assistant Professor of Political Science as well as the Graduate Coordinator at Eastern Illinois University. I teach in a variety of areas, including American institutions, political behavior, and research methods. My research focuses largely on the intersection between religiosity and political behavior (especially in… Read more »

The God Biz, Part 2

by | October 16, 2020

By James Haught James Haught is editor of West Virginia’s largest newspaper, The Charleston Gazette, and a senior editor of Free Inquiry. He is 87-years-old and would like to help secular causes more. This series is a way of giving back. — (Jan. 1, 2020 – Daylight Atheism) Ironically, victims of a gospel rip-off rarely realize that they’re… Read more »

Religion booted from Delta schools, programs remain in Vancouver

by | November 28, 2019

By Ian Bushfield — On the About Us page: “The British Columbia Humanist Association has been providing a community and voice for Humanists, atheists, agnostics, and the non-religious of Metro Vancouver and British Columbia since 1982. We support the growth of Humanist communities across BC, provide Humanist ceremonies, and campaign for progressive and secular values. We are a registered charitable organization. Our mission… Read more »

Religion-Tinged Politics

by | November 24, 2019

By James Haught James Haught is editor of West Virginia’s largest newspaper, The Charleston Gazette, and a senior editor of Free Inquiry. He is 87-years-old and would like to help secular causes more. This series is a way of giving back. — White evangelicals put Donald Trump into the White House.  They swarmed to the 2016 election in high… Read more »

From High Prestige to Low

by | October 22, 2019

By James Haught James Haught is editor of West Virginia’s largest newspaper, The Charleston Gazette, and a senior editor of Free Inquiry. He is 87-years-old and would like to help secular causes more. This series is a way of giving back. — As religion fades relentlessly in America, evangelical leaders are fighting back. Fundamentalist writers deny that Christianity… Read more »