Massachusetts City Council Rethinking Lord's Prayer
Monday April 30, 2007
The Lowell City Council in Massachusetts has voted to end a 40-year practice of officially reciting the Lord's Prayer before every city council meeting. City Solicitor Christine O'Connor advised the ... Read More
Existentialism: Karl Jaspers Biography
Monday April 30, 2007
Karl Jaspers was a German philosopher whose place in the history of philosophy is based primarily on his work in existentialism - indeed, he may be considered the first to ... Read More
Brian Bethune Writes Anti-Atheist Hit Piece for Canadians
Monday April 30, 2007
Atheists are getting a lot more attention in the press these days, and not all of it good of course. Even articles which otherwise appear to be reasonably even-handed or ... Read More
Weekly Poll: Does the phrase 'God exists' has any meaning or significance?
Monday April 30, 2007
Christians Pressure School to Teach Bible as History
Sunday April 29, 2007
Christians in Colorado are trying to get the Moffat County High School to adopt a new Bible course that would treat the Bible as history, not religion. This assumes, however, ... Read More
Existentialism: Albert Camus Biography
Sunday April 29, 2007
Albert Camus was a French-Algerian journalist and novelist whose literary work is regarded as a primary source of modern existentialist thought. A principle theme in Camus' novels is the idea ... Read More
Ohio Judge Frees Man for Passing Bible Quiz
Sunday April 29, 2007
Should Christians get preferential treatment from legal authorities? Should Christians get preferential treatment when it comes to feeding the hungry? It might sound absurd to even ask such questions, but ... Read More
Myth: Atheists Believe in a Random Universe, Not an Ordered & Orderly Universe
Sunday April 29, 2007
It's difficult to know whether to categorize this claim as a myth or not because atheists do commonly describe the universe as "random" in some sense, but that doesn't make ... Read More
Is Karl Rove an Atheist? What Does George W. Bush Believe?
Saturday April 28, 2007
One of the most prominent and defining characteristics of the Bush administration has been its commitment to the promotion of religion and not just religion generally, but conservative evangelical ... Read More
Christianity: Critiquing Christianity
Saturday April 28, 2007
When criticizing Christianity, what is it that we criticize? Are we only attacking a 'false' form of Christianity, ignoring the 'True Christianity' which is immune to such comments? That is ... Read More
Barry Saunders: Atheists Shouldn't Care About Bigotry, Lies About Them
Saturday April 28, 2007
When bigots and bullies are called out for their noxious behavior, a common tactic for responding is to insist that those who are insulted, offended, or who otherwise object are ... Read More
Myth: Atheist Critiques are Simplistic, Don't Understand Sophisticated Theology
Saturday April 28, 2007
Whenever atheists criticize or attack religion, religious beliefs, or theism, religious theists of course seek some way to respond. Sometimes they may able to show that the atheists' arguments are ... Read More
Christian Terrorists Leave IED Outside Abortion Clinic
Friday April 27, 2007
There are always new reports about Muslims using IEDs to terrorize and kill Americans in Iraq, but now we could have a case of Christian terrorists using IEDs to terrorize ... Read More
Archbishop: If You Don't Want to Clean Toilets, You're Religious
Friday April 27, 2007
In an effort to either defend their religion against criticism, or justify the very fact that they are religious, some believers insist on clinging to the myth that all human ... Read More
Civility vs. Decency: Do Atheists Have a Duty to Civility, No Matter What?
Friday April 27, 2007
It's common for religious theists, especially Christians, to complain that atheists are undermining civil society by not being civil enough in their criticisms of religion, religious beliefs, and theism. It's ... Read More
Pat Tillman, Christian Supremacism in the Military, and Atheists as Worm Food
Thursday April 26, 2007
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Original Poster:National Archives
As an institution, does the American military exist solely to defend America or does it perhaps also have an obligation to promote Christianity? More than ... Read More
Nihilist Philosophy: Political Nihilism
Thursday April 26, 2007
It is true that early Russian Nihilism had a strong apolitical streak and that later nihilistic philosophies also tended to be apolitical in nature; nevertheless, even Russian Nihilism also contained ... Read More
Is "Mystery" About the Universe an Excuse for Theism?
Thursday April 26, 2007
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Quite a few religious theists try to argue that unless some definitive, provable explanation for the origin of the universe can be provided by atheistic science, then their "explanation" ... Read More
Myth: Being Public, Unapologetic About Atheism is Really Anti-Theism
Thursday April 26, 2007
If it weren't bad enough that atheists exist, some atheists actually dare to admit to being atheists in public. Many atheists seem to remain cowed and afraid enough to keep ... Read More
Accommodation on Whose Terms? Religious Accommodation vs. Religious Privilege
Wednesday April 25, 2007
Religious believers may request some sort of accommodation for their beliefs from their employers for a variety of reasons, but one important question is on whose terms the accommodation should ... Read More
With Atheism, What's the Point of Getting Out of Bed?
Wednesday April 25, 2007
Many religious believers seem convinced that with atheism, it's impossible for a person to have any reason to do much of anything with their lives. When a person derives all ... Read More
Forum Discussion: What's Wrong with The Secret?
Wednesday April 25, 2007
There is a very popular book out there right now, The Secret, which teaches readers that anything they want anything at all can be their's so long as ... Read More
When you Disagree With Me, You're Attacking My Beliefs!
Tuesday April 24, 2007
Religious theists can be frequently found today complaining about atheists who are direspectful and intolerant towards religion, religious beliefs, and theism. In all of the cases I've found and commented ... Read More
Bonds of Tradition, Customs, and Habits from the Past: Traditional Authority
Tuesday April 24, 2007
A social group that is organized along the lines of traditional authority is one which relies heavily upon traditions, customs, habits, and routines in order regulate human behavior, to distinguish ... Read More
No Freedom From Religion... or From God
Tuesday April 24, 2007
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Original Poster:Nazi Propaganda
When people claim that you have no right to be free from religion, what they mean is that you have no right to be free ... Read More
Book of the Week: Into the Silent Land: Guide to Christian Practice of Contemplation
Tuesday April 24, 2007
Quiet mediation or contemplation seems to have been an important aspect of most religions around the world throughout human history. Christianity of course has such a history, but in recent ... Read More
Ireland: Parents No Longer Forcing Religion on Children
Monday April 23, 2007
While authoritarian Christians in America discuss ideas about how parents and the state can force ever more religion on children and by "religion," they mean "conservative Christianity" parents ... Read More
Humanist History: Renaissance Humanism
Monday April 23, 2007
The title 'Renaissance Humanism' is applied to the philosophical and cultural movement that swept across Europe from the 14th through 16th centuries, effectively ending the Middle Ages and leading into ... Read More
Unapologetic Atheism, Aggressive Secularism Growing in Europe
Monday April 23, 2007
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Stories about growing atheists becoming more and more willing to be vocal, open, and unapologetic about their beliefs usually involve situations in America, but Europe ... Read More
Weekly Poll: Should Atheists Evangelize their Atheism?
Monday April 23, 2007
Muslim Cab Drivers Ordered to Treat All Passengers Equally
Sunday April 22, 2007
I've written a number of times about efforts by Muslim cab drivers in Minneapolis trying to preserve the privilege to deny service to anyone carrying alcohol. The Muslims, all Somali ... Read More
Emotional Bonds Between Leaders and Followers: Charismatic Authority
Sunday April 22, 2007
Charismatic authority is perhaps the most unusual of the bunch - it is relatively rare compared to the others, but it is especially common to religious groups. Indeed, many if ... Read More
Pope Benedict XVI Does Not Understand Evolution, Science
Sunday April 22, 2007
A man becomes pope for a variety of reasons, none of which have anything to do with their understanding of science generally or any one field of science in particular. ... Read More
Myth: Atheists Argue Against Religion, Therefore They Have a Religion
Sunday April 22, 2007
The most visible form of atheists' activism is probably arguing against the value of religion and theism. More and more atheists are standing up to not only publicly admit that ... Read More
Seven Aphorisms Ruled Equal to Ten Commandments
Saturday April 21, 2007
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I've written several times about efforts by the Summum group to get monuments of their Seven Aphorisms erected alongside monuments to the Ten Commandments. Local officials have fought ... Read More
Nihilist Philosophy: Atheism and Nihilism
Saturday April 21, 2007
Atheism has long been closely associated with nihilism, both for good and for bad reasons, but usually for bad reasons in the writings of critics of both. It is alleged ... Read More
Dixie County Fights to Promote Religion, Theism
Saturday April 21, 2007
I've written before about Dixie County, Florida, where the local government has allowed a private company to erect a large Ten Commandments monument in front of the county courthouse. Rather ... Read More
Myth: Atheism is a Cause, Therefore Atheism is not Mere Disbelief in Gods
Saturday April 21, 2007
People see atheists involved in various forms of political or social activism and conclude that atheism itself must be some sort of belief system and cause. This myth bizarrely confuses ... Read More
Fox News Seriously Asks: Was Virginia Tech Killer Demon-Possessed?
Friday April 20, 2007
Is there any reason to treat Fox News as a serious source of news or journalism? I don't think so, but just in case we needed a reminder their religion ... Read More
Humanist Metaphysics: Humanism & Souls
Friday April 20, 2007
Souls are typically a feature of supernatural beliefs - not inherently, but because belief in them is supported by religious tradition and not by any scientific evidence. While humanism does ... Read More
Hispanics Becoming Less Religious, Less Beholden to Catholic Hierarchy
Friday April 20, 2007
Many different people with different agendas have voiced concern over how large-scale immigration of Catholic Latinos will affect the demographics of America politically, religiously, and ethnically. According to recent ... Read More
Myth: Science is a Religion for Atheists that Requires Faith
Friday April 20, 2007
Throughout the course of modern history, science and the scientific method have contributed substantially to the reduced scope of religious claims about the world as well as the scope of ... Read More
Is Genocide OK if You're Killing God's Enemies?
Thursday April 19, 2007
Most people probably hopefully agree that genocide is wrong; at the same time, though, few people are as willing to condemn genocide if it occurs in the context ... Read More
Existentialism: Simone de Beauvoir Biography
Thursday April 19, 2007
Simone de Beauvoir was a French novelist who played an important role in the development of existentialism and feminism in the 20th century. A number of her novels were explicitly ... Read More
Conservative Christians: Atheists, Atheism Responsible for Virginia Tech Killings
Thursday April 19, 2007
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Original Poster:National Archives
Given the magnitude of the tragedy, it's only to be expected that the killings at Virginia Tech have become the subject of so many conversations ... Read More
Myth: Atheists Have Just Never Heard an Intelligent Defense of Christianity
Thursday April 19, 2007
Christians who are completely caught up in their religious beliefs sometimes have trouble understanding why someone else would fail to agree with them. They regard their religion, doctrines, and traditions ... Read More
An Atheist Who Can't Identify with Atheists
Wednesday April 18, 2007
Atheists are a pretty diverse group there's nothing that all atheists have in common except for the simple absence of belief in the existence of any gods. Some of ... Read More
Flaws in Reasoning: Sophistry - Deliberately Flawed and Fallacious Arguments
Wednesday April 18, 2007
An argument which appears to be quite valid but is in reality invalid is one which suffers from any of a number of fallacies or other flaws. We should expect ... Read More
Christian Nationalism, Faith, and Politics
Wednesday April 18, 2007
Discussion about Christian Nationalism is common among those who are concerned about preserving church/state separation and a secular government, but it's important to be clear about just what Christian Nationalism ... Read More
Forum Discussion: Religion, God, and Funeral Services
Wednesday April 18, 2007
Most atheists will, at some point in their lives, have to attend a funeral service in a church. This is especially true in America where humanist funeral services are relatively ... Read More
Vatican Objects to Truth in Israel's Holocaust Museum
Tuesday April 17, 2007
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Monsignor Antonio Franco, who recently became the Vatican's ambassador to Israel, refused to attend an annual Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem. Apparently, the Holocuast museum decided to display a ... Read More
Carnival of the Godless #64
Tuesday April 17, 2007
The 64th edition of the Carnival of the Godless is now available at Neural Gourmet. This one seems quite a bit longer than most, so it may take longer to ... Read More
Modernized, Rationalized Bonds of Office: Rational, Legal, and Professional Authority
Tuesday April 17, 2007
Aspects of rationalized or legal authority can be found throughout human history, but it has achieved the most widespread acceptance in the modern industrialized era. Probably the most pure form ... Read More
Militant Christians: Where's the Criticism? Where's the Hand-Wringing?
Tuesday April 17, 2007
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Original Poster:Nazi Propaganda
Some Christians in America spend a lot of time wringing their hands over the existence of "militant" atheists who dare to question, challenge, or criticize ... Read More
Book of the Week: A 21st Century Rationalist in Medieval America
Tuesday April 17, 2007
Everyone knows that atheists are generally a rare sight in public. It's impossible or almost impossible to find atheists among politicians and other public figures. Excepting the recent books from ... Read More
Minnesota College OK Being Entangled with Islam?
Monday April 16, 2007
Minnesota has been experiencing quite a large number of problems with Muslims insisting on not being held to the same job duties and expectations as other workers. Muslim cabbies don't ... Read More
Atheism and Naturalism: Beginning with Facts, Nature, Reality
Monday April 16, 2007
It's common to conceive of atheism and atheists as starting from a negative position, disbelief in god. This may be part of the reason why so many people have a ... Read More
Weekly Poll: Do Political Beliefs Influence Religious Beliefs?
Monday April 16, 2007
Pope Benedict XVI: European Secularism is a Form of Apostasy
Sunday April 15, 2007
The Catholic Church continues to have trouble with the increasing secularism and secularization of Europe. People just don't have as much use or need for religion and traditional churches like ... Read More
Facts? Bah, Spin and Spin to Appease Religious Believers
Sunday April 15, 2007
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There has been a debate brewing over whether scientists should work harder to "frame" the products of scientific research in a manner that makes ... Read More
Myth: Atheists Cannot 'Lack Belief in God' After Learning About God
Sunday April 15, 2007
Christians' objections to defining atheism as simply the absence of belief in gods can extend to blatant misrepresentation of what should be a simple concept in order to divert attention ... Read More
American Mid-West: More Religious, Religiously Intolerant than Middle East?
Saturday April 14, 2007
Just how much of a problem might the high religiosity of the American mid-west be? It's not unusual to find comparisons between religion in America with religion in the Middle ... Read More
Humanist Metaphysics: Humanism & the Universe
Saturday April 14, 2007
Many of the basic questions in metaphysics are centered around the reality we exist in - or, more specifically, the universe we exist in. What is it, why does it ... Read More
President Bush Seeks to Bolster War Support Through Christian Right
Saturday April 14, 2007
Jesus may be the "Prince of Peace," but in America at least if you want to find support for a failed policy of invasion, war, and occupation, the one group ... Read More
Myth: Atheists Believe in Lots of Unprovable Things, Like Love and Beauty
Saturday April 14, 2007
There are many different ways in which religious theists try to establish some sort of equivalence between themselves and atheists regarding their approach to matters of truth. Atheist critics of ... Read More
Atheism And The Substitution Phenomenon
Friday April 13, 2007
It's common for Christians to claim that everyone has a "god-shaped hole" in the hearts and that if they don't fill it with God, then they will fill it with ... Read More
Humanist History: Deism & Humanism
Friday April 13, 2007
Deism is not generally thought of as a type of humanism, but it did play an important role in the development of humanist thinking in Europe. For deists, the universe ... Read More
Who Really Believes that Blastocysts are Human Beings?
Friday April 13, 2007
Once again, politicians have been debating whether the federal government should fund stem cell research. Such funding is currently prohibited, and entirely because of opposition from religious conservatives who, with ... Read More
Myth: Atheists Attack Theism & Religion Because They Deny God
Friday April 13, 2007
Many religious theists, especially Christians, resist defining atheism as simply the absence of belief in gods. There are a variety of reasons for this, but the main one seems to ... Read More
Unhealthy Skepticism? Arrogance is in the Eye of the Beholder
Thursday April 12, 2007
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Original Poster:National Library of Medicine
There has been a lot of discussion and, quite frankly, more than a little whining, about atheists being rude, arrogant, and condescending. A ... Read More
Ethics & Morality: Philosophy of Behavior, Choice, and Character
Thursday April 12, 2007
Ethics and morality are often used interchangeably and can mean the same thing in casual conversation. Strictly speaking,, morality is what we would call moral standards and conduct while ethics ... Read More
Locating the Physical, Biological Origin of Moral Decision-Making
Thursday April 12, 2007
Religious purveyors of "faith-based morality" typically claim that morality, moral values, and moral thinking are dependent upon religion, faith, and God. Morality, they say, has no role in a purely ... Read More
Myth: Church/State Separation is a Means for Making Christianity Illegal
Thursday April 12, 2007
One of the most popular means the Christian Right has for scaring people out of supporting church/state separation is to get them to believe that if the government is prohibited ... Read More
Freethinkers Working for Monument in North Dakota
Wednesday April 11, 2007
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A Ten Commandments monument near Fargo City Hall in North Dakota is being challenged in an interesting way. Local freethinkers who would like to see it moved from ... Read More
Enjoying the Good Life Without Gods: Gods, Religion Not Needed to Enjoy Life
Wednesday April 11, 2007
Many religious theists don't believe that a person could not just live, but enjoy life without any gods or any religion. Because of this, religious theists also often make all ... Read More
Computer-Based Ethics vs Faith-Based Ethics
Wednesday April 11, 2007
If religious theists are correct and morality can only be explained as having a supernatural origin, then it would seem to follow that only beings with some sort of supernatural ... Read More
Forum Discussion: Fidelity, Morality, and Theism
Wednesday April 11, 2007
Marital fidelity is often cited by religious theists as a sign of good morality or to be more specific, a lack of marital fidelity is often cited as a ... Read More
Atheists Seek to Oppress Religions?
Tuesday April 10, 2007
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Original Poster:National Archives
A popular complaint from religious theists is that atheists seek to "oppress" and them and all religious theists. Even though they can't point to any ... Read More
Separation of Church & State as the Separation of Religious & Civil Authority
Tuesday April 10, 2007
Despite being part of the political, philosophical, and religious landscape of America for over 200 years, the notion of separating church and state continues to be a radical notion. We ... Read More
Muslim Cashiers Won't Ring Up Pork
Tuesday April 10, 2007
Critics of Christian pharmacists who refuse to dispense birth control pills or emergency contraception often use a slippery slope argument: if society permits this, how many other religious exemptions to ... Read More
Book of the Week: D.M. Bennett, The Truth Seeker
Tuesday April 10, 2007
DeRobigne Mortimer Bennett is not a name familiar to many, and given how much he fought for freethought, free speech, and a free press, that is unfortunate. Called the "American ... Read More
Watching Out for Fake Atheist Blogs
Monday April 9, 2007
Why would a Christian create a blog and pretend to be an atheist, making arguments against Christianity? I don't know, but apparently there are at least a few Christians who ... Read More
Should Schools Promote Christianity to End Violence?
Monday April 9, 2007
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Original Poster:Library of Congress
Some Christians regularly complain about how public schools do not promote, endorse, or encourage their religious beliefs. They don't care about non-Christian students, or ... Read More
Weekly Poll: Do Religious Disputes Cause More Hatred?
Monday April 9, 2007
Thinking About the Future: What Happens After Secularism?
Sunday April 8, 2007
Most freethinkers, skeptics, and atheists are naturally focused on preserving, if not expanding, the scope of public, political secularism in the United States. This is a difficult task, given the ... Read More
Are Godlessness & Secularism a Threat to Religious Liberty? Protecting Religion
Sunday April 8, 2007
A common complaint made about secularism is that it is contrary to religious liberty. At best this is a misunderstanding about secularism because a failure to endorse or promote any ... Read More
Right-Wing Politics & Religion in a Nutshell
Sunday April 8, 2007
It's not absolutely necessary that a politically conservative person also have a conservative religious outlook and vice-versa, but the two do typically go together. Aside from some obvious reasons, there ... Read More
Myth: Atheists Can't Appreciate Love & Beauty, Can't Believe in Love or Beauty
Sunday April 8, 2007
A popular belief among religious theists is that the only way to explain abstract concepts like love and beauty is through supernatural beings like souls or their god. Thus atheists ... Read More
Bush Administration: Citizens Can't Sue Even if Government Builds Church
Saturday April 7, 2007
Most Americans might imagine that if there is anything that the Establishment Clause forbids the government from doing, it is surely to build a church. How can the First Amendment ... Read More
Mt. Soledad Cross, War Memorial: Mt. Soledad Cross v. Church/State Separation
Saturday April 7, 2007
Located on top of Mt. Soledad in San Diego, California, is a 29-foot-tall concrete cross sitting on a 14-foot-tall platform. It was erected in 1955 to replace an older wooden ... Read More
Should Religious Theists Be Protected from Criticism, Disagreement, Ridicule?
Saturday April 7, 2007
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A person's religion can be very important to them it can fundamentally define who they are, their place in the universe, and their ... Read More
Myth: Atheism Leads to Hopelessness and Despair, Atheism is Depressing
Saturday April 7, 2007
For many people, their religion teaches that their god gives them purpose in life and offers them something to look forward to after they die - something that is important ... Read More
Chicago's Cardinal George: Secular Democracy Destroys Freedom
Friday April 6, 2007
Is only a "religious" democracy capable of preserving freedom? Must a "secular" democracy destroy freedom? That's what Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago implied during a talk at the Library ... Read More
Critiques of Secularism: Common Religious, Christian Objections to Secularism
Friday April 6, 2007
Secularism had not always been regarded as a universal good. There are many today who not only fail to find secularism and the process of secularization to be beneficial, but ... Read More
Christian Nationalism: Parallel Reality, Parallel Institutions
Friday April 6, 2007
Most casual observers of the Christian Right realize that there are a wide variety of organizations involved with advancing the movement's goals. Not everyone puts all the pieces together, however, ... Read More
Religious Theists Oppose Policy of Coach Praying with Students
Thursday April 5, 2007
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Original Poster:Library of Congress
Last year I wrote about Marcus Borden, the high school football coach in East Brunswick, New Jersey, who spent the last 23 years leading ... Read More
Atheism & Religious Experience: Atheists Haven't Experienced True Religion
Thursday April 5, 2007
Atheists have constructed many trenchant critiques of both religion and theism over the years. Some of these critiques can be responded to reasonably, but others are much more difficult to ... Read More
George Weigel: Atheists Are Getting Dumber
Thursday April 5, 2007
Apparently, atheists are dumb for being openly, sharply, and unapologetically critical of religion, religious beliefs, and theism. Atheists' criticisms of religion are nothing new, of course, but the publicity which ... Read More
Myth: Atheists Want to Eradicate Public Religion, Driving it Underground
Thursday April 5, 2007
This is an extremely popular myth about the nature of church/state separation as well as atheists' goals: separation is designed to push religion out of the public view and into ... Read More
Scandals Plague Christian Churches in Eastern Europe
Wednesday April 4, 2007
Although the Iron Curtain has been gone for many years, Europe has remained divided by religion. Some may have expected secular Western Europe to have much in common with atheistic ... Read More
Secular Majority Now Exists in Britain
Wednesday April 4, 2007
I wrote recently about a Newsweek survey showing 87% of Americans identifying with a specific religion. As a counter-point to these numbers, a recent study conducted by a Christian group ... Read More
Forum Discussion: Problem Being an Atheist?
Wednesday April 4, 2007
The emotions a person experiences upon realizing that they are an atheist can vary wildly. There may on the one hand be a feeling of freedom and release, but also ... Read More
Prayer Doesn't Work; Knowledge of Prayer Makes Things Worse
Tuesday April 3, 2007
Researchers keep trying to test to see if prayer has any measurable, predictable impact on helping sick people recover and they keep finding absolutely no evidence to support belief ... Read More
Why Do Atheists Hide Atheism from Families? Are Atheists Ashamed?
Tuesday April 3, 2007
Not all atheists hide their atheism from friends, neighbors, coworkers, and family, but it's true that many do. This doesn't mean that they are necessarily ashamed of their atheism; instead, ... Read More
Fighting Against Feminized Christianity
Tuesday April 3, 2007
Authoritarian political movements seeking to incorporate Christianity into their ideology typically try to make a case for the idea that Christianity has become too "feminized" for "real men." It is ... Read More
Book of the Week: In the Name of Heaven: 3,000 Years of Religious Persecution
Tuesday April 3, 2007
A common criticism of religion is the violence and persecution which is so often committed in its name and under its jurisdiction. There are many popular examples of such events ... Read More
Pope: God Really Does Cause Sinners to Suffer Eternal Torment
Monday April 2, 2007
In 1999, Pope John Paul II declared that hell is "the ultimate consequence of sin itself.... Rather than a place, Hell indicates the state of those who freely and definitively ... Read More
Are Christians & Religious Theists are No Worse Off if They Are Wrong?
Monday April 2, 2007
Pascal's infamous wager consists of two sides: the idea that atheists are worse off if they are wrong and the idea that theists are no worse off if they are ... Read More
Belief in God, Rejection of Science Remain Strong in America
Monday April 2, 2007
Estimates of the number of atheists in America vary by quite a bit. It's unfortunate that it's so difficult to come to any sort of accurate numbers of atheists, but ... Read More
Weekly Poll: Is Christianity a Religion of Peace?
Monday April 2, 2007
Greg Epstein vs. Atheist "Fundamentalism"
Sunday April 1, 2007
The humanist chaplaincy at Harvard University celebrates its 30th anniversary in April, 2007. Unfortunately, humanist chaplain Greg Epstein doesn't seem to think much of some of the more prominent atheists ... Read More
Philosophy of Education: Philosophy of Teaching, Learning, and Instruction
Sunday April 1, 2007
For many religious theists, religious education is an indispensable part of the learning process because religions is necessary for instilling values and morals. Many would like to see this happen ... Read More
Atheists Attacked in Hate Crime?
Sunday April 1, 2007
According to police reports, Freethought Association of Canada president Justin Trottier was attacked while out with a colleague hanging posters promoting an upcoming lecture at Ryerson University by Victor Stenger. ... Read More
Myth: Atheism is Promoted By Church/State Separation & Religious Neutrality
Sunday April 1, 2007
This is a common myth repeated by Christians who want the government to promote and endorse their religion, but its bizarre and I have trouble figuring out how anyone could ... Read More