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The American Humanist Association applauded Rep. Pete Stark for publicly acknowledging he does not believe in a supreme being. The declaration, it said, makes him the highest-ranking elected official — and first congressman — to proclaim to be an atheist. The organization took out an ad in Tuesday's Washington Post, congratulating the California Democrat for his stance.
Recently Hitchens appeared at a "secular Christmas party" thrown by the libertarian magazine Reason. Many libertarians are basically conservatives who are either gay or druggies or people who generally find the conservative moral agenda too restrictive.
SO WHAT the hell is an atheist supposed to do at Christmas? Going by debates about a children's fantasy film due to be released on Boxing Day, I'll presumably spend the morning sacrificing kittens, move on to larger mammals in the afternoon and by evening will be taking the Lord' …
Rowling's religious agenda is very clear: she does not have one. "I did not set out to convert anyone to Christianity. I wasn't trying to do what C.S. Lewis did.
Dr Morgan said: "All of this is what I would call the new "fundamentalism" of our age. It allows no room for disagreement, for doubt, for debate, for discussion.
The things that are holy and sacred in this life are neither stored away on mountaintops nor locked away in arcane secrets of the saints. I doubt that any church has a monopoly on them either.
In 2001, rumors started to hit the blogosphere that Antony Flew, a British philosopher born in 1923, had found God after six decades of atheism. At first Flew denied the reports.
A controversial Christmas card reading "O come all ye faithless" has been strongly criticized by Christians as an "ill judged and insensitive joke." Borders book stores began giving away the card free with every copy of Richard Dawkins' well known atheist work, The God …
Headmaster Ian Davidson said that because the youngster had no interest in religion he could not celebrate the birth of Christ.
The practice of atheism can be dated back to a time where God existence had always been in doubt by these unfounded teachings. There is no evidence that suggest that atheism could ever be approached as a way of life.
Tomorrow is the Winter Solstice and my secular celebration occasion of choice. To me it's the best thing to celebrate this time of year do to its lovely, slightly poetic and greatly symbolic value.
Hilarious tape of a British man's 'witty letter to angry Christians'. Judge for yourself.
In "The Grinch," The Whos are religious, and the Grinch is a grumpy old atheist. No wonder he hates Christmas!
Is there a connection between atheism and homosexuality? I have an open mind. I really want to know. I cannot help but notice that sooner or later atheists go off on a defense of liberated homosexuality.
from the article: What intrigues me is why so many of those who are afraid to criticize Islam are nonetheless quite fearless when it comes to other religions.
This seeded article appeared in The Best American Science and Nature Writing: 2005. I'd like to share it with you all.
Sam Harris is best known for his barn-burning 2004 attack on religion, The End of Faith, which spent 33 weeks on the New York Times best-seller List. The book's sequel, Letter to a Christian Nation also came out in editions totalling hundreds of thousands.
OK this weekend while bouncing back and forth between articles. There where a few that caught my eye. A few about religion. If any of you know me or have read anything of mine pre-Iraq, you know I am not a religious man.
This is about the smartest thing I ever came across on Cracked. The war that's coming between the fundamentalist Christians and the hard-core Atheists probably won't be the most violent of the holy wars. But it has the potential to be the most annoying.
Rudolf the reindeer spotted in the clouds, This must prove that Santa exists. I don't know how non- believers can explain this.
Recently I wrote an article asking people which religion they think has had the most negative effect on the world and civilization as a whole. However, many people posted comments that accorded to the belief that atheism has had a more negative impact on people and the world.
There have been allot of articles on Religion (Tis' the Season...) and the nature of faith that have questioned the nature of "Atheism" and I have seen many misconceptions leading to some heated arguments.
A high school student and his parents have filed a lawsuit against a teacher, accusing him of making offensive comments in class about Christianity. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Santa Ana accuses teacher James Corbett of demonstrating "a sense of hostility tow …
make sure you read the comic strip!!! A fabulous insight into world history. I look forward to the divided opinions on this one! :-)
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