Obama executive order a sensible first step
Earlier this week, when President Barack Obama announced his executive order requiring more background checks on gun purchases, the responses…
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…
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”…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…