'Atheism' Archive
June 4th, 2015 / Atheism, Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Origins, Religion /
May 30, 1984. A spread of piercing green lasers sprayed 400 feet from behind the stage over my head and ...
June 25th, 2012 / Atheism, Books, Religion, Science /
Last night I had the privilege of speaking with particle physicist and New Atheist author Dr. Victor J. Stenger ...
July 3rd, 2011 / Atheism /
...but the feminist wing of the atheist movement has just had a "skin ulcer moment." And it's by no means ...
January 30th, 2010 / Atheism, Critical Thought, Psychology, Religion, Stupid Things /
Once in a while you strike Facebook gold. The kinds of discussions I used to have here on BSJ ...
December 24th, 2009 / Atheism, Humor, Newswire, Religion /
Can't get through the season without saying something about the annual "War on Christmas," that perverse ritual when Bill O'Reilly, Bill Donohue and the whole gang of U.S. cultural conservatives ...
November 8th, 2009 / Atheism, Critical Thought, Religion /
Editorials slamming "new atheism" as "strident," "tedious," "uninformed," or the kicker, "fundamentalist" crop up every week like new mushrooms sprouting ...
November 7th, 2009 / Atheism, Bigotry, Current Affairs, Religion /
In the grand scheme of American politics, the gay marriage issue seems like it should really be a footnote. It ...
August 6th, 2009 / Atheism, Critical Thought /
Sam Harris has delivered a one-two punch of brilliant essays criticizing President Obama's nomination of Francis Collins to be the new ...
July 14th, 2009 / Atheism /
That's right, it's me. When I bought my wife a computer, I snapped a photo of myself to test her webcam. ...
April 29th, 2009 / Atheism, Current Affairs /
The New York Times (!) just ran an article called More Atheists Shout It From The Rooftops. The Los Angeles ...
April 22nd, 2009 / Atheism /
I always have great sympathy for closeted atheists and agnostics. They are forced to dance between their true feelings, questions and ...
March 4th, 2009 / Atheism, Newswire /
MPR: Dawkins seeks more converts to atheism.
Overall, a good interview. The host comes across as somewhat hostile at first. But she's just throwing the typical objections at him, which ...
February 8th, 2009 / Atheism, Marketing, Newswire, Religion /
Religion has never needed much prodding to demonstrate its hypocrisy. It's almost a weekly perp-walk of the clergy across the world stage with their sexual indiscretions. Then there's the lying ...
February 6th, 2009 / Atheism, Newswire, Religion /
Wow, I shouldn't be surprised any more, but I always am. It seems the new-agers take the same apologetics used by religion, then add on top their notions of universal ...
December 20th, 2008 / Atheism, Bigotry, Critical Thought /
Right-wing bloggers and pundits churn out a steady stream of cookie-cutter articles insisting on the "impossibility" of moral atheism, and presenting ...
December 16th, 2008 / Atheism, Newswire, Religion /
The Church of Atheism By DHRUV K. SINGHAL Its standard-bearers swarm across oceans and mountains, propagating a vitriolic doctrine of bigotry and intolerance ...
November 23rd, 2008 / Atheism, Marquis de Sade, Religion /
Every time I reflect back on the absurdities I used to believe as a minister of The Summit Lighthouse and Church Universal & Triumphant ...
November 23rd, 2008 / Atheism, Bigotry, Newswire, Religion /
Controversial 'Imagine No Religion' billboard removed in Rancho Cucamonga A billboard with the message "Imagine No Religion" is no more. Sign company General Outdoor removed the sign by ...
August 16th, 2008 / Atheism /
Rev. Samuel Krouse, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Colusa, California, has written a revealing article on the "new atheism." In it, ...
August 1st, 2008 / Atheism, Current Affairs, Religion, Society /
Nothing is more basic to human liberty than the ability to designate one's choice of a partner to be recognized under the law. Nothing ...
July 20th, 2008 / Atheism, Newswire /
Believe it or Not Thanks to vjack from Atheist Revolution for pointing out one more silly and lazy example of a column (linked above), this time by ...
July 16th, 2008 / Atheism, Newswire, Religion /
At PoliGazette, Michael Merritt reprises the age-old argument about so-called 'militant atheism.' He cites PZ Myers (misspelling his name) and "crackergate" as an example of "rubbing it in the ...
July 12th, 2008 / Atheism, Humor, Religion /
Religious messages on personal or commercial property are protected speech, and I would never dream of touching or damaging someone's car, church sign, or ...
July 7th, 2008 / Atheism, Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Religion, Television /
I was approached by KULR's (Billings, MT) Kathy Weber back in June to do an interview regarding CUT's 50th anniversary. Given all the ...
May 18th, 2008 / Atheism, Newswire /
Ronaldo Menezes created the LinkedIn atheist network. The professional world seems to be the last bastion against discussing your religious beliefs or lack thereof. (Wouldn't want to lose that job ...