By George Francis Kane In late December I got to binge on The West Wing on HLN. During a Season 1 episode, President Jed Bartlett’s new body man, Charley Young, was surprised to learn that the president would be speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast. “Doesn’t that violate the separation Read more
Minnesota Atheists recently received the following letter from Children’s Minnesota. This is a response to our “War on Christmas” gift drive and wrapping event. The board also adds our thanks to Caroline for coordinating this and so many of our other community-service events. Dear Friends, Your generosity is truly appreciated Read more
By George Francis Kane On December 13, President Biden signed into law the Respect for Marriage Act, which requires states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed in other states. Those marriages were already protected by the Supreme Court, which had overturned state laws denying recognition of interracial marriages (Loving Read more
By George Francis Kane Donald Trump knew that conservative Christians were his core constituency, and so was always eager to promote their political power. In particular, he declared his determination to end the so-called Johnson Amendment, the provision in the tax code that prohibits churches and other non-profit organizations to Read more
By George Francis Kane On December 6 the Star Tribune reprinted a Ross Douthat commentary opposing legal physician-assisted dying for people with a terminal illness. I sent it out to a small working group that is writing letters-to-the-editor to promote the secularist view on current issues. Steve Petersen and I Read more