23 Mar, 2021
Whatever happened to war?
For millennia, it was considered normal for strong tribes to conquer, pillage and subjugate weaker ones.
23 Mar, 2021
1 Mar, 2021
Nine Decades of Progress
I’ll be 90 on my next birthday. My long life is sinking, shrinking, slip-sliding away.
29 Jan, 2021
Fundamentalist Intolerance
Across America, right-wing politicians pass “religious freedom” laws that have a single purpose:...
17 Dec, 2020
‘Secular Power Changing America
Here’s a dramatic example of the growing power of Americans who say their religion is “none”:
3 Dec, 2020
‘Nones’ Elected Biden-Harris
Americans who say their religion is “none” delivered the White House to the Biden-Harris...
27 Nov, 2020
Is 2020 a watershed?
Is 2020 a watershed? by James A. Haught 584 words Published in: LA Progressive, The Good Men Project, Informed Content,...
13 Nov, 2020
Where Will the Deplorables Go Now?
Donald Trump taught America a great lesson. He showed that this nation has a huge number of racist, sexist, jingoist, gay-hating...
1 Nov, 2020
Possible Election Headlines
Possible Election Headlines by James A. Haught 458 words Published in: Gulf Breeze News, Counterpunch, Westside Gazette, Sierra County Prospect,...
18 Oct, 2020
Will ‘Nones’ Bring a Progressive Future?
Someday, the coronavirus tragedy will be gone, wiped out by scientific vaccines. And Donald Trump will be just an unpleasant memory, an absurd reminder of what can happen when bigotry contaminates democracy.
12 Oct, 2020
Trust Science
Long ago, I concluded that no reliable evidence supports gods, devils, heavens, hells, miracles, prophecies and other supernatural stuff of religion. Those magic claims simply arise from the human imagination, I assume. Instead, I chose to trust the honest search of science to explain ultimate mysteries of existence.
27 Sep, 2020
Babbling in ‘Tongues’
“President Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court may rouse debate over the dubious Christian practice of...
13 Sep, 2020
Watching Religion Die
“Religion is fading more quickly in the United States than in any other nation, according to a forthcoming research book.”...
5 Sep, 2020
America’s Ugly Flaw
“Sometimes it seems like we live in a huge loony bin where things make no sense…” James A. Haught Published...
12 Aug, 2020
White Christian Bigotry
“Racism is much stronger among America’s white Christians than among churchless whites – and it always has been…” James A....
5 Aug, 2020
The Pandemic Disproves God
“Vice President Mike Pence, a renowned born-again fundamentalist, takes the podium as leader of America’s task force on the Corona...