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Having a Godless New Year isn't about celebrating without gods or religion because most people do that. It means making the new year genuinely new by doing something different and making a difference in our own lives as well as the lives of others.

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Propaganda Poster: Gay Agenda vs. Civil Liberty

Tuesday January 5, 2010
Gay Agenda Undermines Civil Liberty
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Original Poster: National Archives
A major subject of the ire of Christian Nationalists is homosexuality -- in particular, efforts to protect gay Americas from discrimination on the basis of their homosexuality. Conservative evangelical Christians profess to "love" gays and only "hate" their sin of homosexuality, but for some reason their "love" doesn't translate into refusing to discriminate against them or refusing to treat them as inferior, second-class citizens.

 

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Inferiority & Aggression: Why Do Some Believers Lash Out?

Tuesday January 5, 2010
Bully Shouting
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If you've ever gotten the impression that a person bullying you is only doing so because of their own feelings of inferiority, you were probably right. Not just general feelings of inferiority, but even a temporarily bruised ego can cause a person to lash out at others, act aggressively, and just basically behave like a bully.

This might go some way in explaining why some religious believers -- generally Christians -- become so aggressive and spiteful when posting on atheist sites. Read more...

Comment of the Week: Natural vs. Supernatural Explanations for Consciousness

Tuesday January 5, 2010
Belief in souls and an afterlife has been an important feature of many, albeit not all, religions in human history. There are many possible reasons for why such beliefs might have developed, all hotly debated by scholars in different fields. What is not debated very much, however, is the fact that such beliefs are certainly attractive -- after all, who wants to die? The promise of being able to live on even after one's physical demise certainly has advantages. Read more...

Myth: Atheism is Anti-Religion, All Atheists Hate Religion, Say Religion's Evil

Monday January 4, 2010
Atheists often criticize religion, so a perception develops that atheism must be anti-religious - but this is not quite true. Atheism is just the absence of beliefs in gods and can thus occur inside or outside the context of religion. Thus, an atheist might be devoutly religious, devoutly anti-religious, or completely apathetic with regards to religion - exactly as with theists. It all depends on the individual and what ideas, beliefs, or principles they have aside from atheism.

 

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