My mother was a born-again Jew — her response to my brother’s conversion to Christianity, and my unwavering commitment to Atheism. In her continual effort to have me marry a Jewish man, towards the end of my vagabond years in the late 1980s, she suggested I go see Israel. She said it was the most … Continue reading A Day in Nahariya, Israel
An Atheist on Morality... https://open.spotify.com/episode/7qR82NGgFQQThSE9XuR9jU?si=h3DY5pz1TdeeF4YMXNkTHQ Einstein did not believe in God, as many [mistakenly] claim. Albert Einstein said, “My position concerning God is that of an agnostic.” He clarified, “The word God is, for me, nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends. … Continue reading Atheism and Morality
I'm lying on the nurse's exam table, legs spread in stirrups while she takes a vaginal sample for a pap smear. I'm there for an annual checkup, new to the area, and her practice. As I describe some minor chest pains, she asks me if I've gotten the Covid vaccine. I say, yes, of course, … Continue reading United We Live. Divided We Die.
The Tea Party rally was just breaking up when I picked up my daughter from her day camp at Central Park. A woman standing at the fringe of the crowd held a big poster that read: “Gay Marriage is a SIN! God said NO on Prop. 8! God says preserve DOMA!” On the poster was … Continue reading Republicans, Religion and What’s Right
