As a little kid, I was not allowed to watch horror movies. Which in the early 80s were all the rage. Such masterpieces as A Nightmare on...

I grew up with the idea that goodness came from God. My family was sort of Catholic. A sort of soft Catholicism that meant we didn't read...

Despite the term, sex work is not always about sex. I know what you’re thinking, because I thought the same thing, but roll with me here....

Previously published in Free Inquiry Magazine *Editor in Chief Paul Fidalgo As I stood in line at the bank holding an obnoxious number of...

Shortly before my mother went in for a surgery to correct an issue with her bowels, I drove up to her rural northern California home to...

The moment my former landlord told me not to worry about him withholding my rental deposit because he was a Christian, I knew I wouldn't...

From the dimly lit corner of the main room of the strip club, I see a man sitting by himself. He catches me looking and gestures for me...

Check out my latest article in FFRF's Freethought Today here https://www.freethoughttoday.com/vol-38-no-09-november-2021/erin-louis-my-jo...

Originally published in Freethought today: There are many religious believers in my life, most of whom are good people, kind,...

This piece was originally published in Freethought Today at FFRF.org After the beauty of autumn fades, the leaves depart from the trees,...

Orginally published in Freethought Today. ffrf.org As I got into my car to leave my mother’s house late in the summer of 2013, my mother...

This article was originally published in Freethought today. ffrf.org Warm, safe, snuggled in my bed and listening to my one of my...