It’s that time of the year again when, inevitably, I will field the following question: “Since you are atheist, why do you celebrate Christmas?” This is often followed up with “How do you, as an atheist, celebrate Christmas?”
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David Barton fancies himself a historian, particularly with regard to the founding fathers of America and their desire to establish a Christian theocracy. In other words, David Barton is a delusional fundie with no academic credentials as a historian. His credentials reside in that most trustworthy of documents, the Bible. Barton squeezes everything he ‘researches’
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This flyer was attached to my door today. It is a pamphlet from the Jehovah’s Witness. Now I must admit I don’t know too much about the Jehovah’s Witness, other than they refuse blood transfusions, and they go door-to-door trying to recruit folks with their magazine (The Watchtower). Indeed, I remember as a kid adherents
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Parents requesting accommodation based on religious preference continues to plague our educational system. A recent example was reported in a column in the Toronto Star by Roise DiManno. It involves the case of a father who enrolled his son in a Catholic high school but wants his son to be exempt from religious studies. The
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