Beyond the inability to understand the basic nature of prayer, one must wonder what kind of complete asshole – as Stanley Kubrick might say – outright rejects and belittles a prayer offered on their or someone else’s behalf to begin with? While the average American was still reeling from the tragic news that Robin Westman,… Continue reading An atheist on the power of prayer
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Biden is nothing but blather and bloviating
Two horrific shootings offered the President two chances in two weeks to lead on an issue of great concern to the American people. Instead, he chose to attack his political opponents, smear about half the country, and make ridiculous jokes in the wake of tragedy. Presidential this is not. Two weeks. Two brutal mass shootings,… Continue reading Biden is nothing but blather and bloviating
Choose culture and competency over gun control
The story is tragically familiar: Every mass shooting is followed by impassioned pleas for more gun control, but no attention is paid to how frequently our current laws fail or why our culture seems incapable of spotting the obvious signs that an attack. Let me begin by saying that I’m a believer in the Second… Continue reading Choose culture and competency over gun control


