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Category Archives: history
The Lord Is Not on Trial Here Today
If you haven’t heard of Vashti McCullom, you should have. She was the force behind the landmark ruling McCullom v Board of Education, in which the Supreme Court ruled that religious teaching in public schools was unconstitutional. A few years … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, civil rights, history, movies, religion, religious rights
Tagged the lord is not on trial here today, vashti mccullom
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Mother Teresa was a jerk
Might Christopher Hitchens be vindicated in his controversial view of Mother Teresa? Hitch famously raised pious hackles by criticizing the late humanitarian for being a fraud who glorified suffering and hobnobbed with tyrants. Now a new study calls into question … Continue reading
Again with the Mississippi
Holy crap. Just a couple of days ago I posted about how tragically backward–nay, retrograde–the “great” state of Mississippi is. Now the news that Mississippi has, just in the last few days, finally, officially ratified the 13th Amendment to the … Continue reading
Happy Darwin Day!
Yay! Today is Charles Darwin’s birthday. There are lots of events happening around the US (around the world, actually). To learn more and find an event near you, visit the International Darwin Day Foundation. On Sunday Allison and I went … Continue reading
Posted in evolution, history, science
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Why is there a skeptical movement?
Why, indeed. The short answer–because we need one–might sound a bit smart-assed, but it’s true. Nobody would spend time debunking things like spirit mediums, quack cures and creationist nonsense if they didn’t waste money, harm people and generally retard the … Continue reading
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Tagged daniel loxton, junior skeptic, why is there a skeptical movement
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In Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
“When we look at modern man, we have to face the fact that modern man suffers from a kind of poverty of the spirit, which stands in glaring contrast to his scientific and technological abundance. We’ve learned to fly the … Continue reading
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll: New Dresden Edition
Here’s the pride and joy of my freethought collection: the complete 12-volume set of The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, still in the shipping crate! The so-called Dresden Editions (named after Ingersoll’s birthplace in Dresden, NY) were published beginning in … Continue reading
Doubt is the dawn of discovery
Here’s my favorite item from my personal collection of Ingersoll memoribilia: a page from an old autograph book signed by Ingersoll and inscribed “Doubt is the dawn of discovery.” I’ve seen a number of documents with Ingersoll signatures on eBay … Continue reading
Ingersollia
Here’s another favorite from my collection: Ingersollia: Memorial Edition. This is an edition of Gems of Freethought, which was first published (I think) in 1882. It’s a collection of excerpts from Ingersoll’s lectures and essays. This particular edition was published … Continue reading
Podcast #168 – Susan Jacoby, author of The Great Agnostic
We interview Susan Jacoby, journalist and outspoken nonbeliever, about her new book The Great Agnostic: Robert Ingersoll and American Freethought. Susan is also the author of (among other titles) Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism and The Age of American … Continue reading
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Tagged great agnostic, robert g. ingersoll, susan jacoby
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