What Happens When We Don't Encourage Critical Thinking: TeaBagging.
One of the biggest challenges I have being an atheist is reconciling the fact that by challenging people to do critical thinking, I am actually violating what has become “etiquette” in our society. Faith has to be immune to critical thinking because it could never actually stand up to it. People don’t like questions like, [...]
Marriage Equality in Iowa.
This morning, the Iowa State Supreme Court made a unanimous decision to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. I have been reading the decision, and thought I’d share some excerpts that I found particularly uplifting. I can’t explain how gratifying it feels to be validated in these ways. The Background Here’s the basic premise [...]
Today For You, Tomorrow For Me?
So, if you’re one of my readers who doesn’t know me, you might not know that I currently live in Iowa. I intentionally don’t write about it too much because I have a sincere commitment to maintaining a boundary between my personal advocacy and my professional work. I do not write this blog on behalf [...]
Three Poems for a Weekend Away
My long weekend at the ACPA conference added to a lot of reflection I’ve been doing. Though I don’t think it would be fruitful to reveal personal details about my personal life on this blog, I do think I need to blog about some of my feelings and experiences. If my goal is to motivate [...]
A podcast w/ Peterson Toscano!
