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Why Richard Dawkins is still an atheist
By Paula Kirby
February 29, 2012
Print: The Washington Post
Hyperbolic headlines to the contrary, he is not finding faith. Dawkins simply recognizes that it is impossible to prove the non-existence of God.
Why we need college degrees more than we need faith
By Lawrence Krauss
February 28, 2012
Print: The Washington Post
If it is true that education tends to reduce religious faith, then we have to decide which is more valuable.
Judge Dismisses Case of Atheist Attacked While Dressed As ‘Zombie Muhammad’
The Huffington Post
February 27, 2012
Print: The Huffington Post
A storm of controversy has erupted over the ruling of a judge to dismiss a case against a Muslim man accused of attacking an atheist who marched as “Zombie Muhammad” in a local Halloween parade.
Santorum says he ‘almost threw up’ after reading JFK speech on separation of church and state
By Felicia Sonmez
February 26, 2012
Print: The Washington Post
On Sunday, Rick Santorum defended a statement he made last October in which he said that he “almost threw up” when he read John F. Kennedy’s 1960 Houston address on the role of religion in public life.
Vatican told to pay taxes as Italy tackles budget crisis
By Michael Day
February 26, 2012
Print: The Independent
The Vatican is now facing a new €600m-a-year tax bill as Rome seeks to end the controversial property tax breaks.
Organ Donation: Jews Can Learn Something From Atheists
By Eliyahhu Federman
February 26, 2012
Print: The Huffington Post
On the issue of posthumous organ donation, religious individuals could learn a lesson from atheists. Only they can help those in need of organ transplants.
Alabama Bill Will Allow Churches to Teach Religion Classes to Public School Students
By Greg Harrison
February 25, 2012
Print: The Huffington Post
Under the plan, Alabama high school students could go off campus to study creationism and earn an elective credit.
A brutal price still paid for daring to challenge faith
By Amol Rajan
February 23, 2012
Print: The Independent
The recent media assaults on Richard Dawkins show the price that public figures pay when they challenge faith.
There’s More to Nothing Than We Knew
By Dennis Overbye
February 23, 2012
Print: The New York Times
The cosmologist Lawrence Krauss joins a chorus of scientists trying to explain how the universe could be born from, if not nothing, something close to it.
Dawkins claims poll shows religion is largely irrelevant in Britain
By Mark Hennessy
February 15, 2012
Print: Irish Times
Just 54 per cent of British people polled by Ipsos Mori identified themselves as Christians, compared to 72 per cent in 2001.
Why Don’t Americans Elect Scientists?
By John Allen Paulos
February 14, 2012
Print: The New York Times
Scientists lead many powerful countries, including China and Germany, but they have never gotten a political foothold in the United States.
America’s Darwin Problem
By Kenneth R. Miller
February 13, 2012
Print: The Huffington post
America’s Darwin problem is really a science problem. The easier it becomes to depict the scientific enterprise as a special interest immersed in the culture wars, the easier it becomes to reject scientific findings.
Bishops Reject White House’s New Plan on Contraception
By Laurie Goodstein
February 12, 2012
Print: The New York Times
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops said a compromise offered by President Obama on birth control coverage did not go far enough in protecting religious liberty.
The new anti-science assault on US schools
By Katherine Stewart
February 12, 2012
Print: The Guardian
In a disturbing trend, anti-evolution campaigners are combining with climate change deniers to undermine public education.
Success for Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers
By Annalisa Musarra
February 8, 2012
Print: Huffington Post
Apparently the United States Air Force can continue to protect its citizens without reference to god, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz decide.
Atheism in America
By Julian Baggini
February 6, 2012
Print: FT Magazine
Godlessness is the last big taboo in the US, where non-believers face discrimination and isolation.
Atheists and the F-word
By David Lose
February 6, 2012
Print: The Huffington Post
Author David Lose argues that any construction of a system of values demands faith — even for atheists.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: The Global War on Christians in the Muslim World
By Ayaan Hirsi Ali
February 6, 2012
Print: The Daily Beast
From one end of the muslim world to the other, Christians are being murdered for their faith.
School board decides not to ban ‘Bible Man’
Associated Press
February 6, 2012
Print: Chicago Tribune
School board members in Alabama have decided not to ban a man known as the “Bible Man” from holding monthly meetings with elementary school children.
Group Celebrates Black Atheists With Controversial Billboard
By Andrea Lucia
February 6, 2012
Print: CBS Local
A Dallas-area ad campaign focuses on historic figures and modern day individuals who have questioned religion.
