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Good Boy Scouts don’t need God
by Tom Krattenmaker
May 19, 2013
Print: USA Today
When will the Boy Scouts accept the non-religious?
To Life, Not Martyrdom
by Herb Silverman
May 19, 2013
Print: The Washington Post
The problem with the Catholic church’s fast track to sainthood called “martyrdom.”
Christianity declining 50% faster than thought in Britain
by John Bingham
May 19, 2013
Print: The Telegraph
Christianity could be facing a catastrophic collapse in Britain according to official figures.
Crowd Led by Priests Attack Gay Rights Marchers in Georgia
by Andrew Roth
May 19, 2013
Print: The New York Times
A throng of thousands led by priests in black robes surged through police cordons in Tbilisi and attacked a group of about 50 gay rights demonstrators.
Science and Religion Can’t Be Reconciled
by Sean Carroll
May 11, 2013
Print: Slate
Why Sean Carroll won’t take money from the Templeton Foundation.
The dark side of home schooling: creating soldiers for the culture war
by Katherine Stewart
May 11, 2013
Print: The Guardian
The Christian home school subculture isn’t a children-first movement. Some former students are bravely speaking out.
After Boston, Little Change in Views of Islam and Violence
Pew Research Center
May 11, 2013
Print: Pew Research Center
The public’s views of Islam have changed little in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings.
Atheists: Let Your Conscience Be Your God
by Herb Silverman
May 11, 2013
Print: The Washington Post
Whether religious or secular, our universal goal should be to treat all our fellow human beings with respect and dignity.
Is Richard Dawkins Really The World’s Leading Intellectual?
By Rabbi David Wolpe
May 11, 2013
Print: The Huffington Post
Rabbi David Wolpe believes that Richard Dawkins is unfit to be called one of the world’s leading intellectuals.
An Atheist Muslim’s Perspective on the ‘Root Causes’ of Islamist Jihadism
by Ali A. Rizvi
May 5, 2013
Print: The Huffington Post
For the fast-growing secularist/humanist movement, criticism of religion isn’t a demonstration of bigotry but a struggle against it.
Congressional Support For National Day of Reason
by Brian Magee
May 2, 2013
Print: National Day of Reason
Two members of Congress are offering encouragement to those taking part in National Day of Reason events on May 2.
U.S. Muslims More Moderate Than Muslims Worldwide, Poll Finds
by Omar Sacirbey
May 2, 2013
Print: The Huffington Post
Muslims in America are much less inclined to support suicide bombing than other Muslims abroad.
Yes, Of Course It Was Jihad
by Andrew Sullivan
April 24, 2013
Print: The Dish
When will some understand how dangerous religious fundamentalism truly is?
Away with the fairies
by Richard Dawkins
April 23, 2013
Print: Richard Dawkins Foundation
What happens when you describe a religious believer as a nutter because he believes in a winged horse?
New Atheism should be able to criticise Islam without being accused of Islamophobia
by Andrew Zak Williams
April 20, 2013
Print: New Statesman
The atheist community is right to pursue rational, civilised debate, and should be able to do so without being tarred as bigots.
Godless in Boston mourn, too
by Greg Epstein
April 20, 2013
Print: CNN
America is less religious today than ever before, and Boston is home to one of the largest secular and Humanist communities in the world.
Christianity As State Religion Supported by 1/3rd of Americans
by Emily Swanson
April 8, 2013
Print: The Huffington Post
A new national poll finds widespread support for making Christianity the official religion of the United States of America.
Half of Christians Think Jesus Will Return Within 40 Years
by Heather Brady
March 29, 2013
Print: Slate
A Pew Research Center survey on religious beliefs in America shows that about half believe Jesus will either definitely or probably return in the next 40 years.
Filipino Crucifixion Reenactment on Good Friday Draws Penitents and Onlookers
by Aaron Favila
March 29, 2013
Print: The Huffington Post
Devotees in villages in the northern Philippines took part in a bloody annual ritual to mark Good Friday.
Has militant atheism become a religion?
by Frans de Waal
March 25, 2013
Print: Salon
Can the gap between the religious and the non-religious be bridged, when the debate itself is so attention-getting?
