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Gunmen attack mosques in Pakistan’s Lahore
By Arif Ali
May 28, 2010
Print: Agence France Press
In Pakistan, gunmen attacked two mosques of a Muslim sect.
Veiled Threat: The many problems with France’s proposed burqa ban
By Wajahat Ali
May 26, 2010
Print: Slate
France’s proposed ban on the burqa infringes on Muslim women’s rights.
Many Faiths, One Truth
By TENZIN GYATSO, THE 14TH DALAI LAMA
May 25, 2010
Print: The New York Times
The Dalai Lama offers a profoundly simple-minded or highly disingenuous assessment of the world’s religious landscape.
Why atheism will replace religion
by Nigel Barber
May 24, 2010
Print: Psychology Today
In his blog, Nigel Barber explains why he thinks atheism will eventually supplant religious beliefs.
Atheists, it’s time to play well with others
By KARL W. GIBERSON
May 24, 2010
Print: USA Today
Op-Ed piece argues that the New Atheists aren’t tolerant enough.
Pakistan Widens Online Ban to Include YouTube
By SABRINA TAVERNISE
May 20, 2010
Print: New York Times
Pakistan bans YouTube and other websites for “growing sacrilegious content”.
Chloroform in Print: Does the Book of Mormon get a bad rap?
By Alan Wolfe
May 18, 2010
Print: Slate
Critiquing the Book of Mormon as a literary work.
Author Sam Harris joins plot to have Pope arrested
By MARC HOME
May 16, 2010
Print: The Sunday Times
Sam Harris has launched an appeal to fund a legal bid to have the Pope arrested when he visits Britain.
The Making of a Terrorist
By ROBERT WRIGHT
May 12, 2010
Print: The New York Times
Robert Wright discovers (again!) that Islam is not a problem.
In Your Face: French attempts to outlaw the burqa strike a blow for the rights of women
Christopher Hitchens
May 11, 2010
Print: Slate
Christopher Hitchens defends French lawmakers’ attempt to ban the burqa.
Salute to atheism on National Day of Prayer
By Dave Berg
May 5, 2010
Print: The Washington Times
Sarcastic praise of Freedom from Religion Foundation, which recently won a ruling the National Day of Prayer, an annual proclamation by the president asking Americans to pray, is a violation of the First Amendment.
Why Pakistan Produces Jihadists
By SADANAND DHUME
May 5, 2010
Print: Wall Street Journal
Why do Pakistan and the Pakistani diaspora churn out such a high proportion of the world’s terrorists? Carved out of the Muslim-majority areas of British India in 1947, it was the world’s first modern nation based solely on Islam.
The Media And Obama Handle Christianity Poorly – According To One Atheist
by Steve Krakauer
May 4, 2010
Print: Media-ite
Conservative commentator and supposed atheist S.E. Cupp criticizes the “liberal media” for attacks on Christianity.
