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Throwback Thursday – A Different Kind of Church (April 2007)

In my first librarian job, my boss and I had the opportunity to oversee the move of a crowded small town library into a soon-to-be-vacated nearby church. This

Secular Sunday – Happy Blasphemy Day!

Apparently it’s International Blasphemy Day. Borrowed from an atheist I know on Facebook, here’s some self-criticism of some of atheism’s “untouchables” which I (mostly) agree with… In honour

Secular Sunday – How Secular Family Values Stack Up

Especially with what we’re seeing in the States with an alleged pedophile endorsing an accused rapist [edit: Kavanagh’s story is blowing up tonight with two new accusers coming

Saturday Snap – I’m Not Sure What’s More Disturbing…

…the fact that Sasha’s recently taken to drawing crosses on her body or the fact that she’s using permanent marker to do it?

Secular Sunday – Religion Is Increasingly Seen As Doing More Harm Than Good By Canadians

Even as an atheist, I’m pretty surprised that over half of the respondents to this survey said that religion is doing more harm than good in the world,

Secular Sunday – By *Any* Standards, The Catholic Church Is A Corrupt Organization

  Imagine for a moment that a big, admired multinational corporation, one selling a beloved product, was employing large numbers of male pedophiles and rapists, operating in rings

A Few *Good* Things About Breaking My Wrist?

I’ve had some pretty down moments since breaking my wrist three weeks ago: When the ER doc said it was broken, not sprained. When she said I’d need

Secular Sunday – An Atheist Goes To A Funeral…

A few years ago, someone I know lost her younger sibling unexpectedly. I can’t remember how old he was but maybe mid-20s? In her grief, she approached me

What Day Is It Again?

In bad news, today had a dose of freezing rain/melty snow that made my recent decision to stop wearing winter clothes, no matter what the weather was doing,

He Is Risen!

No, not that guy – the other one! 😉

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