Terry Firma, though born and Journalism-school-educated in Europe, has lived in the U.S. for the past 20-odd years. Stateside, his feature articles have been published in the New York Times, Reason, Rolling Stone, Playboy, and Wired. Terry was the founder and Main Mischief Maker of Moral Compass, a now-dormant site that pokes fun at the delusional claim by people of faith that a belief in God equips them with superior moral standards. He was the Editor-in-Chief of two Manhattan-based magazines until he decided to give up commercial publishing for professional photography... with a lot of blogging on the side. These days, he lives in an old seaside farmhouse in Maine with his wife, three kids, and two big dogs.
One person’s holy message is another person’s godawful noise, Samrat reminds us. The name is a pseudonym, and though he or she is a nationally known columnist and satirist in India, Samrat’s bio page is empty and lacks an author picture. It’s safer that way, because when you criticize or mock the faithful, they can be quick to take (sometimes murderous) offense. Samrat’s latest article is about the religious messages that Indian Muslims often blast from loudspeakers. Not a Muslim? Too bad…. Read more
