New kid on the block
Hello fellow free thinkers and atheists, my name is Erin. I am male despite my name as my lovely mother was a hippie still when she named me. Being the new kid on the block can be kind of nerve...
View ArticleA Personal Story (or Ramble)
Even before I begin, I feel this one will not be easy to write. There seems to be a lot at stake, and I may not want to face the conclusions I draw. The short of it is this: there is someone I am...
View Articlere·ject
As it’s Oscar season, I’m busy catching all the nominees for the best picture — which means I caught the critically acclaimed ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin‘ (which I was sure was going to be nominated...
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Growing up godless
Next week I’ve been invited by the Unitarian Fellowship of Regina to give a talk on secular parenting. Here’s the little blurb I wrote for it: Growing up godless: Strategies for the 21st century...
View ArticleMy Journey from Faith
What better time to tell your family you’re an atheist than Christmas Eve? Honestly, I didn’t even realize that’s what I was doing when I told my family I wasn’t going to Christmas Eve service because...
View ArticleParents Say The Darndest Things
I was at my parents place this weekend for dinner and I told them about my new pastime of blogging here at Canadian Atheist. My folks have known for years that I am an Atheist but we had never really...
View ArticleA Personal Story…
It seems to be the quickest way to polarize a relationship, bring something like personal beliefs into the conversation. To be honest, I thought I was the kind of person that could be fine with others...
View ArticleOn Being a Canadian Atheist
I actually wrote this a while ago but some recent Canadian news – led by Elizabeth May – made me go back and find it. What does it mean to be a Canadian? What does it mean to be an Atheist? What does...
View ArticleOf Sports and Superstition
As an Atheist, as a human being I suppose, I pride myself on being rational and level headed. I have dismissed religion, political conspiracy theories, and aliens because there is simply no (or not...
View ArticleHell Hath No Fury At All
Recently I found myself in a discussion with friends about the evils of the world – from religion to human trafficking, drug abuse to poverty, crime to child abuse, and genocide to Gary Bettman. But...
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True Confession
This is my first Canadian Atheist post in the “personal story” category, but I can’t resist: I love dictionaries, print dictionaries and on line dictionaries. However, I have a snobbish preference for...
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