by T.R. Bennington AS EVER, BUT ESPECIALLY in our present state of civilizational malaise, there is a need for figures with the power to inspire — men who in less […]
Christianity
Death of the Southern God
by Mark Douglas Suddenly, they never mentioned the God of slavery again. The Great Hush. SHHHHH — We don’t talk about that God anymore. Can you kill a God? No. […]
America Needs a New Ingersoll
Robert Ingersoll (pictured) was a lantern of reason in a nation of fools by H.L. Mencken WHAT the country lacks is obviously an Ingersoll. It is, indeed, a wonder that […]
J.B. Matthews, McCarthyism, and the Religious Left
by Dr. Norman Berdichevsky, Canada Free Press WHILE THE TERM “Religious Right” is one of the most frequently used terms in the political lexicon, notably since the rise of what […]
Instead of burning Korans, why not debate the merits of all “holy” books?
by Robert Johnson A CHRISTIAN PREACHER in Gainesville, Florida wants to burn Korans, citing the ninth anniversary of 9/11. Muslims around the world are upset and some are taking to […]
Daytonians Full of Sickening Doubts About Publicity
A Report on the Scopes Trial by H.L. Mencken Illustration: Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan (The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 9, 1925) ON THE EVE of the great contest […]
Homo Neanderthalensis
A Report on the Scopes Trial by H.L. Mencken (pictured) (The Baltimore Evening Sun, June 29, 1925) I SUCH OBSCENITIES as the forthcoming trial of the Tennessee evolutionist, if they […]
What is Deism?
by Robert L. Johnson Deism was the religion of America’s Founding Fathers, and their wisdom in embracing it should not be forgotten today. DEISM VS. REVEALED RELIGION REVELATION, or revealed […]