Lately, there has been talk of secular studies coming into view at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. Sociologist Phil Zuckerman will head the new secular studies department. While it’s coming into view more lately, it’s nothing new. Nearly 50 years ago, Time magazine, in a report about Jewish opposition to “religious practices” in public schools, described [...]
They do it on purpose. Religious teachers, they purposely mash up historical fact with religious stories, so you stick them together. I was never a true believer, but I did think this was part of history for some time. I accidentally confused actual history lessons with Sunday school lessons. There are many bits and nuggets [...]
I came across this piece about 2,500 Jews spending the week between Christmas and the New Year sitting at a Limmud. Which isn’t all that exciting. Then, there’s this. Deborah Freeman describes herself as a “borderline atheist”. Are there also atheists who come to Limmud? I ask Adler and the others at the info desk. Sure, [...]
Evolution smevolution. That’s just a piece; there’s a whole lot of recent history the Texas Board of Education would like to remove and alter.
Liberty vs. democracy. Political columnist Jeff Schapiro says though they called their university Liberty, the Falwells didn’t allow much democracy. See the video here.
I haven’t been writing much poetry these days, but I was going through my Google Docs, only to stumble upon a few old poems. Since they are inspired by my atheist world view and/or my love of education » science » evolution… (The Goods of) Time Never plentiful enough; always far too much So quick [...]
Just a few of my photo-manipulations: Don’t Be Left Behind The Logical Realm Between Worlds
