Susan Jacoby, author of Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism, has begun a new twice-weekly column at The Washington Post called "The Spirited Atheist." In today's piece she outlines why she believes religion really exists: because as "the most intelligent animals on the planet" we hate to imagine our own extinction. I see very little [...]
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"They did not honor him as God, or give thanks."
November 25, 2009 – 6:42 AM
Thanksgiving is a deeply theological act, rightly understood. As a matter of fact, thankfulness is a theology in microcosm -- a key to understanding what we really believe about God, ourselves, and the world we experience.
Why Do the Heathen Rage? International Blasphemy Day
Ready for a day to honor blasphemy? According to press reports, September 30 is set as the observance of the first-ever International Blasphemy Day. This could be interesting.