As a concerned party, I am eager to engage in a multi-perspective dialogue regarding Initiative 162. Otherwise known as the “Right To Die” law. Initiative 162 is a voluntary suicide program offered to convicted criminals. The purpose of the law is two fold: Firstly, reduce the taxpayer costs […]
Dr. Ben Carson, a Christian, has caught heat for saying he wouldn’t vote for a Muslim president, because Islam isn’t in line with the Constitution. A fair enough point, but neither is Christianity. The god of the Bible is not a fan of the first amendment, for example, […]
I’m always talking about the cliche that prisoners should “find God” to improve their lives. The first time I went to IMU (the Hole) back in the late nineties, there was a Bible waiting for me. Every cell came equipped with one. Why? Because of the cliche, the […]
One of the things I always try to impress upon peope, especially in prison, is that religion and morality are not the same thing. And yet, according to all polls, atheists are still seen as being without morals, as nihilistic even. It’s just nonsense. A cursory look at […]
There’s always the cliched expectation that religion can make a con’s life better. The first time I ever went to the Hole, shortly after I arrived in prison in 1997, it was exactly as I expected: a bare cell, metal toilet, mattress, and blanket, and you were there […]
In polls, atheists are often the least trusted minority in America. Why? The Bureau of Prisons just found that while nonbelievers make up about 15% of America, they only make up two-tenths of 1% of inmates. Christians, on the other hand, are 80% of the country and make […]
The mass murders in France over the last few days are the result of what happens when people place their religious morality over actual morality that is based on human values. Radical Muslims were upset that someone insulted their prophet, so they killed 17 people. And to make […]
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