This may appear at first as a trite, inconsequential or supercilious category. It may seem angry, spiteful or vindictive. However, let me be clear, the purpose of this category (and to a large extent, this website) is education. Atheism or criticism of organized religion are too often seen as a modern problem; the breakdown of [...]

Ralph Waldo Emerson had balls. Born in Boston, 1803, son of a Unitarian minister, Emerson himself joined the ministry at 21. By 1832, however, Emerson had become so skeptical of the validity of the Lord’s Supper that he could no longer administer it. A few months later he resigned.
On a Sunday evening, the 15th July, [...]