CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Author James A. Haught has released his 12th book: Blasphemy for Thinking People
It’s available at https://amzn.to/2BYvVKM
From the author:
Is it blasphemy – or honesty?
Blasphemy isn’t a dirty word. It just means to question supernatural claims of religion. That’s almost a duty for intelligent, educated, science-minded, modern, honest people.
However, religious leaders spent centuries executing or jailing those who voiced doubts. The Bible says any such blasphemer “shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall stone him.” In Ancient Greece, many of the first scientific thinkers were prosecuted for “impiety.” The Inquisition burned nonconformists. Etc. Finally in this 21st century, it is safe to criticize religion in Western democracies (but not in Muslim nations).
Everything in this book is blasphemy – challenging supernatural claims. Now, in the liberated West, you can read it without risking your neck.
— James A. Haught is editor emeritus of West Virginia’s largest newspaper. He has written 12 books plus hundreds of skeptic magazine essays and blog posts. Around 400 of his treatises are on the Internet. About 95 of them are compiled in this anthology.
