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Words Worth Reading: The Mother's Day Proclamation

Ebonmuse — Sun, 08 May 2011 18:39:45 +0000

As you probably already know, today is Mother's Day. But I learned something very interesting about the holiday from a sermon today at the Unitarian Universalist church my wife and I attend, and I'd like to share it with you.

Given how rampantly commercial Mother's Day has become, you might be forgiven for assuming, as I did, that it was dreamed up by the jewelry and greeting-card companies. But that couldn't be further from the truth. Although the holiday did become commercialized soon ... [visit site to read more]

Charity Yes, Interfaith No?

Ebonmuse — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:16:39 +0000

We atheists are nothing if not argumentative, and the latest argument is over whether an atheist can or should participate in "interfaith" charitable work. Chris Stedman, a member of the humanist chaplaincy at Harvard, asserts that "we must actualize our commitments to justice and compassion" by participating in interfaith projects as often as possible. visit site to read more]

Thoughts on the Occasion of My Marriage

Ebonmuse — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:52:42 +0000

If you're a regular reader, you probably know that I got married last month. Until now, I haven't said much about the event itself on Daylight Atheism. But now that I'm back from my honeymoon (slightly sunburned, but happy!) and I've had some time to reflect, I wanted to put into words some of my thoughts on what marriage means to me, as an atheist, and explain why I chose to enter into it.

But first of all, let me address the most obvious question: Should an atheist even want to get ... [visit site to read more]

Unitarian Universalism: A Matter of Definition

Ebonmuse — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:56:59 +0000

Both Greta and Hemant have commented on the full-page ad run by the Freedom from Religion Foundation in the latest issue of UU World, the magazine of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Since I have a copy of that issue, I thought I'd say some things about it as ... [visit site to read more]

An Atheist in Church

Ebonmuse — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:46:05 +0000

This past Sunday, I went to church and had a wonderful time.

No, I haven't converted, nor am I thinking of doing so. I was there to accompany my girlfriend, who's a lapsed Catholic and is seeking a new church to attend. We went to a Unitarian Universalist church on Long Island. That Sunday there was a relatively small congregation, I'd guess between thirty and fifty people. The church itself was a pleasant modern building with a high, sloping ceiling and tall picture windows in the back. ... [visit site to read more]

Golden Atheists

Ebonmuse — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:38:32 +0000

The popular aphorism "there are no atheists in foxholes" implies that people can only be atheists in times of comfort and security, and that if the end of life is in view, they will inevitably cry out to God to save them. I wish everyone who uses this thoughtless and insulting slur could meet Claire Hull:

Claire Hull rarely misses a Sunday at church. That's remarkable for two reasons: She's a 91-year-old with ... [visit site to read more]