It is deeply disturbing to learn the circumstances around the death of Samantha O’Neill, a 34-year-old Vancouver woman suffering from terminal cervical cancer. Samantha was living her final days in April 2023, dealing with severe pain, in a hospital bed at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. Looking at her options, she was determined to choose […]
Our favorite Abrahamic god has once again decided not to intervene in the genocide that is being conducted by his followers. The Far Right Colonial Power, supposedly not the terrorists, who have been cutting off land, power, water, and medical supplies for decades, have now stepped up to their true calling, and have completely cut off […]
I had this unexpected adventure at a protest in downtown Kelowna’s Stuart Park, and it got me thinking. While I had a good time, I’m not entirely sure I should do it again. You’re probably now familiar with the 1 Million March 4 Children as demonstrations were held globally, and widely reported on, on September […]
At the recent Pride festival here in Kelowna, KASHA had a tent for conducting de-baptism and renouncing religion ceremonies. We weren’t sure how people would respond to this invitation of releasing themselves from the shackles of religious belief, but it was a resounding success. Many people came to get de-baptized, or renounce their religion, if […]
When I started becoming aware of secular, atheist, humanist groups here in BC around 2010, I noticed that people would often quote the 4 Horsemen like they were some sort of gods. This group of men consisting of Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, Richard Dawkins, and Sam Harris were seen as the leaders of the new […]
I have been pondering the fascination by many people for Queen Elizabeth’s death and by the recent visit by the Catholic Pope. What is interesting to me is that there are so many Atheists or Humanists who absolutely hate the Catholic Pope for his religious power, but are either neutral, kind of dislike, or love […]
I am a firm believer in building understanding about the world we live in, and in actively seeking to believe as many true things and as few false things as possible. I also believe that the truest path to understanding lies in the exchange of ideas and perspectives with other humans. By talking to other […]
Name: Doug Skeggs Birthplace: Montreal What type of work have you done? Early on I picked apples and tobacco to make some money. Pay was pretty good on tobacco, not so good on apples. My education background is in journalism, and I worked as a journalist in Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta early in my working […]
When the Orange guy was elected US president in 2016, I woke up in the morning and I went for a walk in my relatively safe Kelowna Mission neighbourhood. But I felt different, I was scared all of a sudden. I felt that someone in my neighbourhood was going to tell me that I should […]
