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Do countries lose religion as they gain wealth?
By Kazi Stastna
March 12, 2013
Print: CBC News
Poor nations have the highest proportion of people who identify as religious.
Muslim mob torches Christian homes in Pakistan after reports man committed blasphemy
by Associated Press
March 10, 2013
Print: The National Post
Hundreds of people in Pakistan rampaged through a Christian neighbourhood Saturday after hearing reports that a man had committed blasphemy against Islam’s prophet.
Humanism’s faith in reason represents our best hope
by AC Grayling
March 4, 2013
Print: The Guardian
Unlike religion, humanism’s code of conduct isn’t based on a one-size-fits-all philosophy.
Big Government Kills Religion
by Nigel Barber
March 1, 2013
Print: The Huffington Post
Big government helps citizens to feel more secure and less in need of religious reassurance
The real church scandal
by Herb Silverman
February 23, 2013
Print: The Washington Post
Lives are being destroyed by the Catholic Church’s faith-based approach to real-world problems
Four dead in Bangladesh clashes over ‘atheist bloggers’
The Bangkok Post
February 23, 2013
Print: The Bangkok Post
Bangladesh police clashed with Islamists demanding the execution of bloggers they accuse of blasphemy, killing at least four people and injuring about 200
Why Sometimes Religion Should Be Criticized
By David Niose
February 15, 2013
Print: Psychology Today
If policy positions are based on religion, isn’t religion subject to scrutiny?
On Darwin Day, Promoting Scientific Thinking
by Rep. Rush Holt
February 12, 2013
Print: The Huffington Post
U.S. Congressman proposes that Feb 12 be recognized as Darwin Day as a reminder of the need to promote scientific thinking in our society.
Pope Benedict XVI: His best of the worst
by Katie McDonough
February 12, 2013
Print: Salon
On the sexual abuse scandal, gay marriage, women’s rights, abortion and HIV/AIDS—all in his own words.
President Obama, Please Call for a Second Giant Leap for Mankind
By Zack Kopplin
January 29, 2013
Print: The Huffington Post
Mr. President, we need another scientific revolution; we must have a second giant leap for Mankind.
Catholicism’s Curse
By Frank Bruni
January 26, 2013
Print: The New York Times
The arrogance of the Vatican has turned many Catholics away from the Roman Catholic Church.
Homeopathy is ‘rubbish’, says chief medical officer
By Rosa Silverman
January 24, 2013
Print: The Telegraph
Homeopathic remedies are “rubbish” and do not serve as anything more than placebos, England’s chief medical officer has claimed.
The Liberals’ War on Science
By Michael Shermer
January 24, 2013
Print: Scientific American
How politics distorts science on both ends of the spectrum.
Religion may not survive the Internet
By Valerie Tarico
January 19, 2013
Print: Salon
There’s a reason churches are struggling to maintain membership, and it has nothing to do with Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Rick Perry says prayer, not gun control, will keep American children safe from violence
By Meredith Bennett-Smith
January 17, 2013
Print: The Huffington Post
The former presidential candidate said that instead of enacting tougher gun control legislation, Americans should simply pray for protections.
Jared Diamond: It’s irrational to be religious
By Jared Diamond
January 14, 2013
Print: Salon
Supernatural beliefs might not make sense, but they endure because they’re so emotionally satisfying.
In the U.S., Rise in Religious “Nones” Slows in 2012
Gallup
January 10, 2013
Print: Gallup
The percentage of American adults who have no explicit religious identification averaged 17.8% in 2012, up from 14.6% in 2008.
The Blessings of Atheism
by Susan Jacoby
January 6, 2013
Print: The New York Times
The widespread misapprehension that atheists believe in nothing positive is one of the main reasons secularly inclined Americans do not wield public influence commensurate with their numbers.
New Congress Underrepresents Nonreligious and ‘Nones’
by Jaweed Kaleem
January 3, 2013
Print: The Huffington Post
While Congress has become more religiously diverse, there is only one member of the 113th Congress to represent the nearly 1 in 5 Americans who have no religion.
Passage of contraceptive law in Philippines shows times have changed for Catholic Church
By Associated Press
January 3, 2013
Print: The Washington Post
“I have prayed before not to have another child, but the condom worked better.”
