It is not focused on philosophies counter to traditional religion. Frankly, at this point I was experiencing much disillusionment and considered quitting my efforts. Not long afterwards, the Sacramento Bee made drastic changes to their religion page and to their coverage of religion in general. Since then, approximately every eight to ten weeks I receive a question concerning a human predicament to which I am expected to offer an ethical, atheistic point of view. I generally take the entire two weeks to carefully formulate my answers.
Some questions are fairly easy to answer, others are quite tough.
Upon several occasions, after researching the issue, I've arrived at answers which were totally opposite my initial reaction. I'm an atheist. When I first started writing for the commentary I was a bit apprehensive about the reception I would receive especially from co-workers. However as it turns out a couple of people have shown up at the AOF meetings - after they've retired from work, and I have received two promotions since beginning the commentary. You may download and read the documents.