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Celebrating Love and Light: 10 Holiday Tips for the Post-Religious

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Is the holiday season more glitter than glow for you lately?  Are you a former Christian who finds that hymns don’t resonate anymore?  Do you roll your eyes about the “war on Christmas” manufactroversy?  Does the cherubic little Jesus-in-a-Manger fail … Continue reading

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A Heartfelt Thank You–to the Seattle Police Department

Not what I usually write about, but something that has been bubbling at the edge of my consciousness.  I dropped this off at my local precinct headquarters this afternoon. November 26, 2010 As I was chopping celery for stuffing and … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Confessions of an Ornery Atheist

As a child I liked Thanksgiving hymns even better than Christmas carols – perhaps because I’ve always been a bit of a contrarian.  My daughter, Brynn, is the same way.  Case in point:  She probably would have disliked the Twilight … Continue reading

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Polytheism and Human Sacrifice in Early Israelite Religion

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—-An interview with Thom Stark, author of The Human Faces of God. Thom Stark is a scholar of ancient and modern religious texts. He is currently an M.A.R. student at Emmanuel School of Religion in Johnson City, TN.  His first … Continue reading

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India to Africa: Living in Hand-Me-Downs

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/valerie-tarico/living-in-hand-me-downs_b_608908.html Some years back, a group of anti-poverty advocates cast their lot in with Chevy and Ford to oppose higher gas taxes.  “That’s just stupid,” said my ever-blunt brother Dan. “Why?” I asked. “Because poor people can’t afford new cars, … Continue reading

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