Free Inquiry

The journal of secular humanist ideas.

by the Council for Secular Humanism, a program of @center4inquiry.

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

In his column this week, Ron Lindsay uses Josh Hokit's outburst about Michelle Obama's alleged manhood to comment on how ideology, wish-fulfillment, & other factors can lead some to accept absurd claims: Consider the claims about Jesus. https://t.co/Fcx17MoADh

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

Ron Lindsay's column returns with comments on the pope's AI encyclical, with Ron arguing that looking to the pope, or any religious authority, for advice on AI is deeply misguided. https://t.co/RhtxDP3g4V

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

In this week's column, Ron Lindsay discusses the conditions under which an assassination of a political leader might be justified. (Think of Hitler.) The key is whether change can be effected through the ballot box https://t.co/KenyilNKRQ

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

In his column this week, Ron Lindsay comments on the dust-up between Trump and the pope, arguing that although Trump is despicable, the institution & policies the pope represents are nothing to cheer about. https://t.co/799exMH1Eh

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has narrowly held (9-8) that Ten Commandments displays in classrooms are OK b/c students are not "taught to adopt them." Oh, sure, prominent displays in classrooms are just there for aesthetic reasons.

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

Ron Lindsay's column will not appear this week, as Ron has been left literally dumbfounded by Trump's post of himself as Jesus followed by the absurd (and cowardly) explanation that it was meant to be a post of a doctor.

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

In his column today, Ron Lindsay discusses the anomaly of our use of science to achieve great things (e.g., Artemis II) while simultaneously having our public policy influenced by fundamentalist religion. https://t.co/owgShkTp33

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

In his column today, Ron Lindsay argues that antisemitism is not the principal reason Israel is losing support among the American public--it's the objectionable actions of Netanyahu's gov't. https://t.co/mnun2ZArXY

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

In his column today, Ron Lindsay criticizes Mike Johnson's Orwellian redefintion of "separation" as it applies to separation between church and state: the gov't cannot interfere w/ religious institutions, but religion can influence gov't policy. https://t.co/APChUZZCSi

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

In his column today, Ron Lindsay criticizes the Trump administration's May 17 event "Rededicate 250" as an ahistorical, unconstitutional, atavistic obeisance to a tribal god-- but one that serves Trump's politcal purposes. https://t.co/gBIalAk1QL

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

In his column today, Ron Lindsay reviews yet another book-length lament about how atheism leaves us without direction, forcing us to choose how to live. But all of us choose how to live. Atheism is just honest about this. https://t.co/Yx8RjsxKIj

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

In his column today, Ron Lindsay argues that freedom to criticize religious claims is important. Believers tell us how we should live, what policies we should have, etc. These claims should not go unchallenged for fear of giving "offense." https://t.co/wwHnnH5XXc

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

In his column today Ron Lindsay points out the hypocrisy of those in the MAGA-verse who critcized cancel culture but are now supporting Trump's efforts to use the power of government, including criminal prosecution, to silence critics. https://t.co/0ft7kSZCJr

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

In his column today, Ron Lindsay reflects on the power of prayer -- not on its supposed ability to obtain what the petitioner wants, but on its ability to give people hope, albeit a false hope predicated on an incoherent view of the deity. https://t.co/D8tvpoWF6M

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

Ron Lindsay's column this week is unusual: he is announcing the search for his replacement. But everything's cool; this was the plan when he became editor. He's leaving at the end of August. https://t.co/xecUvCHAah

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

@SquanderT54479 @JimLittle1 @rdfrs Free Inquiry welcomes interest in this question and suggests that one should read all essays on this topic in its current issue. True to its mission, FI presents contrasting viewpoints, allowing readers to make up their own minds.

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

In his column this week, Ron Lindsay argues that, whatever one thinks of transwomen participating in women's sports, classifying this as an issue of "religious freedom" ultimately helps the religious right. https://t.co/MACsBahPOO

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

In his column this week, Ron Lindsay points out how the Trump administration has repudiated the core principle that defined the American Revolution: governments derive their authority from the consent of the governed https://t.co/15pdZiJ77f

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

Ron Lindsay's column returns today with an analysis of Trump's vision of America: it's a militant Christian nation, dedicated to Jesus Christ and dominance of the Western Hemisphere. https://t.co/25leTselpR

[Free Inquiry @FreeInquiry]

In his column today, Ron Lindsay argues we should not let Christians determine how we celebrate the holidays, incl. Dec. 25. The Cath. Church picked that arbitrary date to take advantage of an existing Roman holiday. Talk about cultural appropriation! https://t.co/dpv1ml5jfy