Steve Alderman

Steve Alderman


  • July 28, 2007

    Losing His Religion

    In his essay Religion Beat Became a Test of Faith, William Lobdell (LA Times) painfully recounts how he lost his Christian faith after a career of reporting on the horrible crimes and hypocrisy within the Church.  From child molestation, rape an...

  • June 27, 2007

    Good People Can Disagree (As Long as They Have Permission)

    In the 2000 presidential campaign, then-Governor George W. Bush was visiting a charter school in Newark with New Jersey Governor Whitman.  When he was asked about Whitman's pro-abortion rights position, Bush stated, "Good people can disagre...

  • March 25, 2007

    Letter to a Popular Atheist

    In a recent op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, Sam Harris, an outspoken atheist and author of "Letter to a Christian Nation" once again presents the case that the moderate believers shield the fundamentalists from public criticism and analysis...