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Pope Francis is no friend to the poor
The puffs of white smoke have arisen. Habemus Papam and all that. Pope Benedict is out, and Pope Francis is in. And although Francis’s proclaimed concern for issues of social justice, poverty, and...
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Catholicism’s rhetoric of suffering
I’ve been thinking about Catholicism’s celebration of suffering. Despite the strange and disturbing nature of this perspective, it is rarely discussed or questioned. This is unfortunate. A celebration...
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I’ll be on the Skeptic Canary Show today!
Yay! I’m going to be on the Skeptic Canary Show today (Wednesday, June 12th). It airs at 7 p.m. BST (which is 11 a.m. PDT/ 2 p.m. EDT/ 6 p.m. GMT, etc.). It’s a fantastic show hosted by Tom...
View ArticleMy episode of the Skeptic Canary Show
I had a fantastic time on the Skeptic Canary Show today. The hosts, Tom Williamson (blog/Twitter), David James (blog/Twitter), and Paul Hopwood (blog/Twitter), are lovely and intelligent gents who do a...
View ArticlePope Francis: a skilled abuser of rhetoric
More on Pope Francis: Of the three Popes that I’ve lived through so far, Pope Francis is, I’d argue, by far the worst of the bunch (yes, I think that he’s even worse than Benedict, and that’s saying...
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I’ll be discussing Catholicism live tonight (updated)
I’ll be the guest on tonight’s episode of Brave Hero Radio (Saturday, November 16th) at 8 p.m. EST (which is 5 p.m. PST/1 a.m. GMT, etc.) I’m really looking forward to it. It’s an interesting,...
View ArticleMy brief video commentary on Pope Francis that aired on tonight’s episode of...
Tonight’s episode of Al Jazeera America’s The Stream was about the so-called “Pope Francis Effect“. I was asked to record a 30 second video comment about Pope Francis for the show. I’ve embedded the...
View ArticleThe 3rd Annual International Day of Protest Against Hereditary Religion...
Although the serious consequences of childhood religious indoctrination (specifically of the Catholic variety) is a topic that I’ve written a great deal about and have discussed in various interviews,...
View ArticleThe U.N.’s impotent yet vitally important report on the Vatican’s crimes
In January, for the first time, the Vatican was forced to publicly defend its handling (or, more accurately, its mishandling) of the clergy sexual abuse epidemic that has long pervaded the Catholic...
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My TAM2013 interview with the RDFRS (videos & audio)
Below, I’ve embedded parts one and two of my TAM2013 interview with the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (the RDFRS). The interview was filmed in Las Vegas in July 2013, during the...
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