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What is a Person?

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Valerie Tarico

This week the citizens of Mississippi will vote whether to legally assign the status of “personhood” to any human egg that has been penetrated by a sperm. I, for one, think that being a person is a serious gift. And … Continue reading →

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Sacred—Moral–Evil: Should Freethinkers Shun or Claim the Language of Spirituality?

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Valerie Tarico

On reading an early draft of Trusting Doubt, which looks at my old Evangelical beliefs from my current vantage as a nontheist, one reviewer commented, “This is a very spiritual book.”  What?!  I thought.  A part of me protested:  I … Continue reading →

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Evangelical Homophobia-Planting in Uganda: A Tough Seed with Poisonous Fruit

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Valerie Tarico

Christian extremists in Uganda’s parliament are hoping that hunger and high gas prices will provide the cover they need to finally subject gay men to punishment of biblical proportions. They have introduced a bill, up for vote on May 11, that … Continue reading →

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The Fragile Boundary Between Religion and Child Abuse

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Valerie Tarico

Valerie Tarico interviews Janet Heimlich, author of Breaking Their Will: Shedding Light on Religious Child Maltreatment. During eight years working for NPR, Heimlich never shied away from controversial topics. She won nine journalism awards, in part by doggedly exposing injustices in … Continue reading →

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Soldier, Dad, Whistleblower: Atheist in a Foxhole Takes on Evangelistic Military Hierarchy

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Valerie Tarico
Rock the Fort Evangelistic Rally

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Justin Griffith is a twenty-eight year old active duty soldier, a sergeant at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. He is also a new dad. Griffith likes what he does. He describes the military as a place that has structure, discipline, … Continue reading →

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