My latest essay is now live over at An American Atheist: Not only was Judas’ sin integral to the process, but we cannot forget the sins of those who lied about Jesus to rile up the people against him, and those Roman officials who looked the other way, allowing the mob to execute Jesus even [...]
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Orthodoxy ad Absurdum : New Essay
Posted: January 15, 2012 in EssayTags: an american atheist, Christianity, Mount Athos, Orthodoxy, religion
Latest essay up at An American Atheist : Orthodoxy ad Absurdum : How To Waste a Life. The monks of Mount Athos and its twenty secluded monasteries enjoy the distinction of being the oldest, most secluded, least changed orthodox tradition in the world: The most original Christianity remaining in practice. For more than a thousand [...]
In Christopher Hitchens’ Wake : New Essay
Posted: January 8, 2012 in EssayTags: Cancer, Christianity, Christopher Hitchens, religion
My latest essay is up over at An American Atheist : In Christopher Hitchen’s Wake : Reflections on Cancer and Losing My Religion. I nearly died of cancer five years ago, so when I heard the news that Christopher Hitchens was facing esophageal cancer in early 2010, it struck one hell of a nerve. I [...]
Just a quick note to let you know that a new essay is live over at An American Atheist entitled No Quarter. It’s a sad yet telling coincidence that the very reason marriage licenses were initiated in the United States was to ensure that ministers could deny interracial couples the right to marry on religious [...]
