Archive for the 'Charity' Category
Posted: Monday, January 23rd, 2006 @ 9:48 pm in Agnostic, Atheist, Belief, Blog, Charity, Humanism, Morals, Religion, Secular, Social | 6 Comments »
ED and Ron! Wow, was that a load of ideas you gave us! Ed Darrell made a huge list of his heroes. Ron left some links that he said has some great tips. I’m excited to go check them out. It’s time I get organized. I’m going to print [...]
Posted: Thursday, January 19th, 2006 @ 10:16 pm in Agnostic, Atheist, Belief, Books, Charity, Children, Civil Rights, Education, Ethics, Family, Fundamentalism, Holidays, Morals, Parenting, Religion, Secular, Spiritual | 9 Comments »
After reading the books I cited for Civil Rights Day to the kids, my 8-year-old son, Blake asked, “How come all the heroes are black?”
Silence filled the space that my loss for words left. I stared at Blake for a minute. What other heroes have I introduced to him? Rosa Parks died [...]
Posted: Wednesday, January 11th, 2006 @ 10:27 pm in Agnostic, Atheist, Belief, Charity, Ethics, Humanism, Secular, Spiritual | 4 Comments »
A few years ago, when my parents were grasping to understand why I left religion (okay, they are still grasping), I explained to them the issues I had with the Bible. I described my opinion that the gods have all been a manifestation of mankind’s need for a controlling power, an explanation for the [...]