Pastor C.J. Mahaney released a book called Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World in 2008. I’m hearing about it now because the video below features audio excerpts of a sermon he delivered on modesty: Some choice quotations: … Campus is a loaded minefield. There are girls everywhere, and it is guaranteed that I will pass some attractive girls as I walk in between classes. I either have to be actively engaging my mind and my spirit in praying,… Read more
One of the downsides to being a student activist is that your activism might come back to haunt you when you’re looking for a job post-college. Reader Alyssa is concerned because she’s an atheist who wants to become a teacher and sent me this email: I’m worried that being too open about my atheism (or even mentioning secular involvements on my resume) will jeopardize my chances of finding a permanent position, or isolate myself after I have been hired, especially… Read more
There are a number of local events worth checking out if you’re in the area! SURE, the Secular Student Alliance affiliate at the University of California, Santa Barbara, is bringing Michael Shermer to their campus! What: The Science of Good & Evil, a Talk by Michael Shermer When: Tuesday, April 5th at 6:30p. Where: UCSB’s Corwin Pavilion Cost: Free! … In Philadelphia, the Freethought Society is raising funds to send Solar Box Cookers to Haiti (to help the Free Thinkers… Read more
Remember that religious banner up in Rhode Island’s Cranston High School West? Our Heavenly Father. Grant us each day the desire to do our best. To grow mentally and morally as well as physically. To be kind and helpful to our classmates and teachers. To be honest with ourselves as well as with others. Help us to be good sports and smile when we lose as well as when we win. Teach us the value of true friendship. Help us… Read more
It’s always easy to blame religion for a lot of the conflicts you see in the world, but how often is that really the case? Jerry Coyne is compiling a list of evils in which religion is to blame. Sounds a little dubious since something like the Protestant/Catholic conflict in Northern Ireland sounds religious on the surface but actually has other causes that may play a larger role. So to separate those kinds of situations from the ones he’s looking… Read more
