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‘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 ...
The “Radio Wave” Argument
"People in the middle ages didn't know about radio waves, yet they were everywhere. They just didn't have receivers in those days. How can ...
The Truth Hurts - Again
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- It looked harmless enough, but the words on a billboard un-nerved so many people that a popular restaurant nearby actually lost business. ...
Keep All Gods Off Money!
I ran across this $20 bill recently--no, this was not my handiwork. But I couldn't agree more! Hells yeah. Anyone know where to ...
The Misanthropic Fury of Chris Hedges
Ebonmuse at Daylight Atheism recently gave Chris Hedges--author of I Don't Believe in Atheists--a good thumping. Now Chris Swanson has posted another excellent deconstruction of Hedges ridiculous arguments ...
“Everyone Believes in Something”
Three simple words. "No, they don't." A few weeks ago, I was having a conversation with a former CUT member who I hadn't ...
A Feminist Atheist Perspective on Marriage
Gamophobia - fear of marriage - is a little-used term to mark a still less acknowledged concept. I hold my hands up to it, not waving but drowning under the ...
Comments: Life is Short and Christianity is Logically Impossible
Two brilliant comments will have to fill in for me today since I'm having an incredibly busy week. And really, I couldn't have said it better. ...
Why am I Forced to Vote in Church?
As an atheist, I only go to church when I'm forced to. And as a civic-minded citizen of West Hills, CA, that's about twice a year--on ...
Morality: Neither Scripture Nor Nihilism
Atheists are often accused of being moral nihilists. It's one of the leading smear tactics believers and bigots use against us. Russian Chief Rabbi Berel ...