Paula Kirby, a former Christian, is a writer, consultant and project manager,
specializing in freethinking and secular organizations. She lives in Scotland.
So-called “reality TV” has done the world a grave disservice. I don’t just mean because the vast majority of such programs are mind-numbingly tedious, but because they have given people the idea that reality is something that can be decided by popular vote . . . In the real world, facts are stubborn beasts. They are supremely unmoved by whether we like them or not . . . And it is the same with evolution. Evolution is a simple fact. Read more . . .
Mayor Bloomberg has made a wise choice in keeping this government-sponsored event secular. A time of healing is not enhanced by introducing division . . . This isn’t new, it’s a continuation of a multi-year policy of focusing the memorial on the families, not on providing a soapbox for clergy to pontificate . They each already have a place where they can do that . . . [Tea Party Nation] want[s] to destroy America and turn it into a Christian theocracy, populated only by Christians — you know, “real” Americans. Read more . . .
Always Question Authority 