Saturday, December 27, 2014

Neil deGrasse Tyson's Controversial Tweet and Xmas History

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Neil deGrasse Tyson lit up the Internet and provoked an angry response from some Christians with some controversial tweets  poking fun at C...
Sunday, December 14, 2014

Explicitly Secular Christmas Trees

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Many of us heathens who like to celebrate secular Christmas also like to make it clear to any onlookers that we aren't necessarily part...
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Santa verses Genie

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I'm re-reading The Trouble With Christmas by Tom Flynn , the Executive Director of the Council for Secular Humanism and so-called Ant...
Sunday, October 19, 2014

Art, Ads, and Butt Plug Trees

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  Over the weekend vandals deflated a giant, inflated sculpture (pictured here) because they were offended by its resemblance to a butt pl...
Thursday, September 11, 2014

Adrian Mitchell's "Nothingmas Day"

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I picked up  this book  of children's poetry at a used book store in Philly a while ago. I bought it mainly because I love the illustr...
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Ganulin v. U.S. Ruling Means Christmas Is Also a Secular Holiday

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From the ruling of U.S. District Judge Susan J. Dlott on the case of Ganulin v. U.S., which ruled that the federal Christmas holiday did not...
Friday, September 5, 2014

Reverend Billy, Festivus, and Bringing Whoville Home

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas  by Dr. Seuss is one of the most beloved holiday stories. And though it's about "Christmas", i...