Satanic Harmonies and Zoom Church: Readers Respond
I promised from the outset of this column that it would feature feedback from readers,…
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Secularism in the US is Larger, More Diverse and More Dynamic Than Ever, But You Wouldn’t Know it From the Media
“I’m done waiting for mainstream media to cover nonreligious people and secular issues fairly and…
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Turn On The News: Ending Zoom Church is a Great Idea for a Column — Provided You Completely Ignore the Disability Perspective
In a New York Times opinion piece released over the weekend, Tish Harrison Warren argues…
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No More Pencils, No More Books: The Ultimate Goal of All Those Anti-Education Bills That Nobody’s Talking About
There’s an important element missing in our national conversation about the flood of legislation attacking…
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Turn On The News: The Times Has to Make a Choice: It Can’t Laugh at Satanic Claims and Take the Christian Right at Face Value
Allow me to play devil’s advocate for a moment, so to speak. Have you ever…
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Is Proselytizing Ever Okay? Are We All Proselytizing All The Time?
Excuse me, reader, but would you have a moment to talk about the obnoxious practice…
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Turn On The News: This Isn’t a Split, It’s a Tiny Sliver of Conservatives Walking Out the Door — Introducing A New Media Criticism Column
It’s hard to imagine a news article less challenging to the cultural hegemony of conservative…
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One Year After 1/6, Media Still Refuse to Recognize Authoritarian Christianity
One of those unspoken social rules I’ve never been very good at observing is that…
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The Nones are Alright: An End-of-the-Year Open Letter to Pearl-Clutching Pundits
Are you the kind of person who thinks “more religion” is the answer to all…
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A ‘Vows’ Piece in ‘The Times’ Shows How Doctrinaire Christian Celibacy Has Become Compared to its Ancient Roots
A recent article in the Style section of the New York Times was a notable…
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