Agnosticism / Atheism November 2003 Archive

It's legal to allow school students to leave the school for a little bit of time each month for the purpose of religious education. It's called "Released Time" and it Read More...

Gene Robinson, a gay man who was recently consecrated as a bishop in the Episcopal Church, has been viciously attacked by Christians all over the world. It is, then, no Read More...

A Nobel Prize laureate for his work to help to uncover the configuration of the DNA molecule, James Watson is an important figure in the biological sciences. He is often Read More...

Some believers wonder how atheists live without belief in a god - or even why they bother living if they don't believe in a god or in an after life. Read More...

Although recent surveys indicate that most Catholics approve of the way their bishops have handled recent problems, in particular the scandals surrounding the sexual abuse of children by priests, there Read More...

There has been a lot in the news recently about the relationship between religion and health. Many believe that religious beliefs can lead to better health - and there is Read More...

A common argument heard from creationists is that human beings are unable to create life; therefore, it is unreasonable to think that life originated through any natural means. Yes, it's Read More...

There has been some discussion on various blogs about whether the traditional depiction of Jesus is as a "sissy" and, if so, how that should be countered. Some argue that Read More...

A Alabama state ethics board has unanimously ruled that when Chief Justice Roy Moore defied a federal judge's order to move a stone Ten Commandments monument from the state judicial Read More...

News about Mel Gibson's upcoming movie Passion about the last hours of Jesus continues to come out every so often. One might imagine that Gibson's project just came out of Read More...

You don't see the phrase "Christian Terrorist" very often, if at all - usually we hear about "Muslim Terrorists." But what other term more accurately describes a person who plans Read More...

November 13, 1564: Bishops and scholars were required by Pope Pius IV to subscribe to "Professio Fidei," the Profession of the Tridentine Faith created by the Council of Trent as Read More...

A large number of people who dislike homosexuality and homosexuals find a variety of ways to use Jesus as support for their bigotry. This is interesting, considering the fact Read More...

Blasphemy continues to be a crime punishable by death in many, if not most, Muslim countries. Once again the inability of people to handle the existence of those who disagree Read More...

Many people have accused the American government of engaging in a form of modern-day imperialism with its invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Those accusations may not be entirely fair, but Read More...

There aren't still people out there who believe in prohibiting certain works entirely and burning whatever happens to still be around, are there? Yes, as a matter of fact, there Read More...