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Comeuppance for the Church Hierarchy
Editorial
July 30, 2012
Print: The New York Times
A dose of criminal justice was long overdue in the pedophile priest scandal.
Survey finds 19% without religious affiliation
By Cathy Lynn Grossman
July 21, 2012
Print: USA Today
Unbelief is on the uptick. People who check “None” for their religious affiliation are now nearly one in five Americans (19%), the highest ever documented.
Atheists rally for persecuted unbeliever in Indonesia
By Kimberly Winston
July 21, 2012
Print: Religion News Service
The atheist community has embraced the cause of an Indonesian man, Alexander Aan, who was beaten and jailed after denying God’s existence on Facebook and posting cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
American Confidence in Organized Religion At All Time Low
The Huffington Post
July 12, 2012
Print: The Huffington Post
Americans’ faith in organized religion/church is currently at the lowest ever since Gallup’s institutions poll first began in 1973.
Richard Dawkins: Don’t Need God to Be Good…or Generous
By Richard Dawkins
July 7, 2012
Print: The Washington Post
One reason for non-believers’ unpopularity is the belief that you need God in order to be good—or generous.
Girl Guides drop Queen, God from promise
By Philippa McDonald
July 7, 2012
Print: ABC
For a century, Girl Guides Australia have promised to do their duty to God and serve the Queen. But they’re now about to embrace a new promise, without any reference to the Queen and God.
A Quantum Leap
By Lawrence Krauss
July 4, 2012
Print: Slate
The discovery of the Higgs boson particle puts our understanding of nature on a new firm footing.
Mormons quit church in mass resignation ceremony
By Jennifer Dobner
July 3, 2012
Print: Chicago Tribune
In a mass resignation, 150 Mormons leave the church over issues ranging from polygamy and gay rights to church discrepancies with science.
