About the author -- Lead us not into Penn Station -- What's wrong with the ten commandments? -- Was Jesus a horse thief? -- Let's dispense with Christian funerals -- The religious battered woman -- Bible-belt journalism -- Hitler's religion -- Who was Joseph Coveney? -- Robert G. Ingersoll -- Should we grieve for Gary Gilmore? -- "Tell Jake to sleep on the roof" -- Shrill! Abrasive! Acerbic! Inflammatory! -- Why abortions? -- Slavery : "A trust from God" -- Freedom from religion -- I'd rather play outside -- Bittersweet memories.