From the category archives:
As an agnostic humanist and mostly probably atheist, there are a lot of things about religion that I think are worth questioning. If there is anything I believe firmly, it is that everything is worth questioning, including religious beliefs and practices. That doesn’t mean that I dismiss all religions or religious people as being worthless [...]
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I read a lot of books, newspapers, blogs, and journal articles. Sometimes I have the time and inclination to write a book review or a detailed deconstruction of something I have read. Sometimes I don’t. But that doesn’t mean the other things I read are not worth discussing. Many of them are very worthy of [...]
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They came on a boat. They came on a boat across the ocean on a grueling journey lasting several months. They came on a boat in search of a better life in a new land. They came on a boat with hopes and dreams based on promises made by a man they had to trust [...]
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As most of you know, I just got back from BlogHer ’10 in New York City. I enjoyed last year’s conference, but this year’s conference was about 10 times better and about 5 times worse (figures are estimates). Better… The BlogHer ’10 conference is the general BlogHer conference. That means it is the conference that [...]
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I’ve written before about how bloggers should be careful what brands they align themselves with. You probably all remember the Nestle Family affair and may remember my post about brand-supported “charitable” twitter parties. The Striderite / Robeez private party that was held at the same time as BlogHer ’10 (but not associated with BlogHer in [...]
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I am an outspoken critic of Nestlé’s unethical business practices. Although I have been aware of some of the issues with Nestlé for years, I have become more aware of the depth and breadth of the issues since my interaction with both Nestlé and the Nestlé Family Bloggers starting last September. This post provides an [...]
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Translation: He/she who wants the world to remain as it is, doesn’t want the world to remain at all. //
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I’m sure you’ve all heard of white privilege and male privilege before. But have you heard of adult privilege? Children are, generally, an oppressed group. They are not treated as equal human beings and are generally not afforded the same rights, respect or consideration as an adult. This is true, I think, pretty much anywhere [...]
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As I promised back in my BlogHer Accountability Post, I am making charitable donations in the amount of $600. That is the full cost of a BlogHer ’10 ticket, if it were not covered by sponsors. This year’s BlogHer sponsor list includes a number of companies that I am not enamored with, including most notably [...]
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My children do not have a religion. We do not believe that it is our place to give them one. That said, we encourage them to explore their beliefs and their identity. At the moment, both of them seem to believe in reincarnation and often talk about what they might come back as in their [...]
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