Happy New Year — good things to come
Another calendar year has come and gone and we begin anew, filled with the promise of change and the hope of perfection.My hope for perfection lasted just a few short…
Prayer alone is not enough
The cover of Thursday’s New York Daily News caused quite a stir.The bold white text of “God isn’t fixing this” along with screen shots of tweets from a variety of…
Oh the (lack of) humanity
I can’t believe we’re even having this debate. More than that, I can’t believe I seem to be in the minority on the issue — and by a lot. The…
Atheist cups and safe zones
Normally my columns appear on Fridays — when they appear at all. But since I’ve missed several over the last 18-or-so months, I figure a make-up Tuesday column is okay.…
We need to talk about guns
I have often described myself — somewhat in jest — as a crazy gun nut.I have long believed that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution entitles “We the People”…
Religious litmus test makes no sense
Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker exited the race on Monday, having come to the conclusion that he was wasting everyone’s time and his donors’ money.For a while, though, it was…
If you can't do your job, get a new one
Have you heard the story of the poor persecuted Christian woman in Kentucky, jailed for believing in God? I guess that would depend on where you get your news because…
Fast-food wage debate is misguided at best
We’re being played. Whether we want to believe it or not, this nation is divided into the haves and the have-nots. There are other divisions, of course — by race,…
239 years of freedom and other stuff
Someone on Facebook made a joke last week that it looked like a war broke out between the Confederates and a Skittles factory. It was funny because it was true.…
It's been an awesome year
The past year has absolutely flown by. Now, I know most people measure years from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 — and usually so do I. But not today.For the…