Al Stefanelli

Posts Tagged ‘Freethought’

Bigotry Alive and Well in Small Georgia Newspaper

“The proscribing any citizen as unworthy the public confidence by laying upon him an incapacity of being called to offices of trust and emolument unless he profess or renounce this or that religious opinion is depriving him injuriously of those privileges and advantages to which, in common with his fellow citizens, he has a natural [...]

Christian Morality: Hostile to the Individual and Society

“We have become so accustomed to the religious lie that surrounds us that we do not notice the atrocity, stupidity and cruelty with which the teaching of the Christian church is permeated.” Leo Tolstoy I find it ironic that so many Christians are fond of touting the moral superiority of their faith when the stench [...]

Godless – A Film About Regular People

Probably the best twenty bucks you’ll spend this year… It was toward the end of last year that my good friend, Kelli Cooke, invited the members of our Freethought Group (Fayette Freethought Society) to a private screening of a movie she directed.  Circumstances did not allow me to stay for the entire screening, but Kelli [...]

The Incredible Lightness Of Being An Atheist

“Always stand on principle, even if you stand alone.” – John Quincy Adams My life is not much different from the average humanoid living in the United States. Outside of the relatively minor celebrity I enjoy as a public figure, I have bills to pay, deadlines to meet, family to interact with and errands to [...]