'Atheism' Archive
Grace Under Pressure
May 30, 1984. A spread of piercing green lasers sprayed 400 feet from behind the stage over my head and ...
Dr. Victor J. Stenger - God and the Folly of Faith
Last night I had the privilege of speaking with particle physicist and New Atheist author Dr. Victor J. Stenger ...
We Expect Christians to Have Thick Skins...
...but the feminist wing of the atheist movement has just had a "skin ulcer moment." And it's by no means ...
The Petulant Ignorance of the New Age
Once in a while you strike Facebook gold. The kinds of discussions I used to have here on BSJ ...
Follow the Law!
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 ...
It's Not Nice To Criticize People's Myths
Editorials slamming "new atheism" as "strident," "tedious," "uninformed," or the kicker, "fundamentalist" crop up every week like new mushrooms sprouting ...
Why Gay Marriage Is Such A Big Fucking Deal
In the grand scheme of American politics, the gay marriage issue seems like it should really be a footnote. It ...
Religion Rots Your Brain, And We Must Say So
Sam Harris has delivered a one-two punch of brilliant essays criticizing President Obama's nomination of Francis Collins to be the new ...
The Menacing Green Face of Atheism
That's right, it's me. When I bought my wife a computer, I snapped a photo of myself to test her webcam. ...
'In-Your-Face' Tactics Working Exactly As Planned
The New York Times (!) just ran an article called More Atheists Shout It From The Rooftops. The Los Angeles ...
Never Expect Good Advice From A Believer
I always have great sympathy for closeted atheists and agnostics. They are forced to dance between their true feelings, questions and ...
Dawkins on Minnesota Public Radio
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 ...
The Atheist Bus Sides
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 ...
New-Age 'Spiritual Living' Confusion
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 ...
The Free Will Argument
Right-wing bloggers and pundits churn out a steady stream of cookie-cutter articles insisting on the "impossibility" of moral atheism, and presenting ...
Harvard Crimson Prints "Atheism is Faith" Canard
The Church of Atheism By DHRUV K. SINGHAL Its standard-bearers swarm across oceans and mountains, propagating a vitriolic doctrine of bigotry and intolerance ...
CUT Doctrine More Complicated, Absurd than Christianity
Every time I reflect back on the absurdities I used to believe as a minister of The Summit Lighthouse and Church Universal & Triumphant ...
They Can Dish It Out, But They Can't Take It
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 ...
Pastor Acknowledges Arguments of New Atheism
Rev. Samuel Krouse, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Colusa, California, has written a revealing article on the "new atheism." In it, ...
California Prop. 8: Christian Privilege vs. Human Rights
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 ...
More Lazy Anti-Atheist Bigotry
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 ...
It's Important to Keep Stirring the Pot
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 ...
Cleansing the Public Square
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 ...
KULR-TV Interviews Sean Prophet
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 ...
On LinkedIn? Join the Atheist Network
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 ...