This April I will be running for the office of north ward alderman in Adrian, Missouri. Last spring I was appointed to serve the remainder of someone else's term, and now I am running for my own term. No one else filed for this office, so I am running un… more »

During my time as a Christian and as a pastor I collected lots of books. It's been 2.5 years since I stopped believing in the Christian faith, so most of those books are irrelevant to me. Last night Sara and I went through our bookshelves and pulled out… more »

I love Christmas. I'm not sharing these links to attack the holiday, but to open a discussion about which ideas and stories of Christmas are true and which are myth. For me, Christmas is a time of love, family and sharing. It's a bright cheery island in… more »

Here is Jerry Coyne giving a talk based on his book, Why Evolution Is True: [youtube]w1m4mATYoig[/youtube] I thought it was a good presentation of the evidence for evolution, though he veers a little off topic toward the end. He points out that acc… more »

What if police coverage worked like health coverage? [youtube]1Ibgn4L6xAw[/youtube] Fortunately, we all share the cost of providing police protection to everyone. more »

This American Life devoted two episodes to the health care system in America. I found them very informative. More Is Less (MP3) Someone Else's Money (MP3) more »

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Much of the discussion our nation is having about health care is centered around the advantages and disadvantages of various proposed reforms. Maybe we need to give a little more attention to the problems themselves. I understand that conservatives have… more »

A group was handing out these fake money tracts at the parade on Saturday in Billings, MO: The highlighted line reads: God's perfect justice demands an infinite punishment in hell for breaking just one commandment. What an impossibly unfair… more »

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We went to visit my parents this afternoon and my dad pulled out his newest toy, a remote control boat: [youtube]O_YBGdTJt7s[/youtube] That thing is fast. I told him he should rig a line and lure on the back and and use it for fishing. more »

I didn't give up belief in God because I thought it would make me happy. In fact, I began my examination of the claims made by Christianity with some fear that life without faith would be bleak and rudderless. After two years of nonbelief, I've discovere… more »

This is not true: Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. --Mark 11:24 more »

Dear President Obama, It's time to end "don't ask, don't tell" and let openly gay people serve in our military. Moral Kombat Lt. Dan Choi, a West Point graduate and Arab linguist who was discharged from the Army National Guard earlier this month… more »

We took Emma and a friend to the 2nd annual Jiggle Jam, a children's music festival headlined by They Might Be Giants. TMBG has been one of my favorite bands for over a decade and it's been great to see them expand into children's music. They've released… more »