Category: Guest Op-Ed

Every city skyline is graced by stately steeples, spires, bell towers, domes, minarets, and other outlines of cathedrals, temples, mosques, synagogues, and sacred edifices of many sorts. The array seems majestic—until you realize that it represents an extravaganza of lies. The holy architecture proclaims a supernatural realm of gods, devils, heavens, hells, miracles, prophecies, angels, …

Hi. My name is Virus. You can call me Crony. Lovely to meet you, but please do not expect any dialogue. Forgive me, but any communication between us will be a one-way street—from me to you. Talk to me if you must, but do not expect me to listen. You need to understand at the …

“Humanism’s Chasm” (February/March 2019), my editorial speculating that generational factors may explain why membership in national humanist and freethought organizations has remained relatively static while the number of young Americans not identifying with traditional religion has skyrocketed, elicited thoughtful and articulate responses. Here are two, drawn from each side of the generational divide. One essay …