What kind of PR should I expect from a Christian Science e-zine? AgnosticMom debuts in the Christian Science Monitor! Uhh, probably not. The great Duncan Crary from the Humanist Network News sends me PR leads pretty regularly. A few of them are exciting and as they go through (rather, if they go through) I will [...]

We’ve talked before about how the U.S. needs to have a major overhaul in science education. The overall lack of understanding of how science works is detrimental to future progress. Richard Dawkins had an interesting idea for combatting this. In a lecture called, Science, Delusion And The Appetite For Wonder, he cited a clarinet teacher [...]

The following article is out of season. It is a new version (about 90% new) of a previous entry I wrote last February. I rewrote it for submission to ClubMom and decided to post it here, since it contains new information. It is a good reminder that there are important things to plan for next [...]

Click here for Part 1. I am convinced that all religious people experience cognitive dissonance at multiple points in their lives. This is where a belief we regard as truth does not match up with the reality we are witnessing or experiencing. During the time that Israel contemplated the truthfulness of our religion, cognitive dissonance [...]

One of the two major local papers in Phoenix is the East Valley Tribune. Today the Tribune ran a story about my family. Are you wondering why? It’s not because this local Mesa blogger is obtaining new writing opportunities. It’s not because of any activist involvement on my part. It’s not about my agnostic/secular viewpoints [...]

It started out superb. In fact, for as long as Israel was with us, Mother’s Day was perfect. The kids gave me their homemade gifts (and a few recycled toys). I got to read Blake’s numerous descriptions of me in a school project and how I “love life and the religions” and that I “like [...]

They are only eight, six, and three years old. There remains much to be seen. But it helps to take a periodic look at how moral or immoral, how healthy or unhealthy, how successful or unsuccessful my children are to date, now 4 years without religion in the home. Aiden has added two undesirable words [...]

The following article was written for the Humanist News Network. Meant for publishing this week, it is being postponed until next week because of a fundraising campaign. I wanted to make sure AgnosticMom readers get to read it before the Easter holiday. The last thing I expected when I got married was to face the [...]

I was never interested in St. Patrick’s Day, even as a kid. My family didn’t do anything in particular to celebrate the holiday, which reduced it to a day of potential pinches. So irritating. At the same time I resented the pressure to wear green. I didn’t want to wear green. Especially if someone was [...]

AgnosticMom reader, “Gregg100″ had a list of questions about how I will be handling certain situations. In this post I will state the question and provide my answer. I am sure there will be varying opinions on these matters. I expect some of you have stories to share. Go ahead and leave your own comments. [...]