This is a promising turn of events: A Bangladesh court has ruled that people cannot be forced to wear skull caps, veils or other religious clothing in workplaces, schools and colleges. The ruling came after reports that a college in the north had forced students to wear veils. The high … Continue reading
Why is everyone stupid except me?
From time to time, I find intense gratification when people whose opinions I respect overlap with mine. An author or musician or public figure who I admire will come out and say something that I agree with completely. Obviously it’s no accident that the people I admire will largely share … Continue reading
Join in a protest against stoning executions
Ian’s post reminds me that tomorrow there is a worldwide rally to protest stoning. The details, available at the movement’s central website are presented below for Canada. I will be at the Vancouver rally starting at 5:00, and I encourage all of you to be present. We may not be … Continue reading
We don’t need to destroy religion – religion’s doing that already
There’s a common fear that ripples through the masses of believers whenever a group of atheists does anything to draw attention to itself; the fear that the evil, soulless Satan-worshipers (although why we’d worship something we don’t believe in is never explained) will take away people’s religion. That a bunch … Continue reading
My take on the “Ground Zero Mosque” (what a stupid name)
I’ve read some depressingly stupid responses to the so-called “Ground Zero mosque“. One came from leading skeptic and atheist Sam Harris: But the margin between what is legal and what is desirable, or even decent, leaves room for many projects that well-intentioned people might still find offensive. If you can … Continue reading
Much ado about India
It never fails to amaze me that since I started blogging about religion, that a simple scan of the morning’s headlines can provide me with more than enough fodder for posts. I used to worry that there would be days or even weeks when I’d have to fill in the … Continue reading
Crommunist says hello
The fine folks here at Canadian Atheist have kindly invited me to be a contributor here. I thought I would tell you a bit about myself. I was born in Vancouver, lived in the interior for a few years, then moved out to Ontario. I lived in various places around … Continue reading