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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.”
In a Crisis, Humanists Seem Absent
by Samuel G. Freedman
December 29, 2012
Print: The New York Times
At a time when the percentage of Americans without religious affiliation is growing rapidly, why have the “nones” seemed so absent?
Why must the nation grieve with God?
By Lawrence Krauss
December 28, 2012
Print: CNN
Why must it be a natural expectation that any national tragedy will be accompanied by prayers?
1 in 6 People Worldwide are Religiously Unaffiliated
The Pew Forum
December 18, 2012
Print: The Pew Forum
According to a new global study, the religiously unaffiliated number 1.1 billion, accounting for about one-in-six (16%) people worldwide.
The God Glut
by Frank Bruni
December 11, 2012
Print: The New York Times
In all of Bob Kerrey’s political career, he never uttered what has become a routine postscript to political remarks: “God bless America.”
Atheists around world suffer persecution, discrimination: report
By Robert Evans
December 11, 2012
Print: Reuters
In at least seven nations, atheists can be executed if their beliefs become known, according to a new report.
Dinosaurs and Denial
by Charles M. Blow
December 8, 2012
Print: The New York Times
Finally, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida — a Tea Party darling and possible 2016 presidential candidate — admits that dinosaurs and humans didn’t co-exist.
The Rise of the Texas Atheist
By Anna Merlan
December 6, 2012
Print: The Dallas Observer
With help from a former church boy from Dallas, the state’s “nones” are getting organized and going public.
The Death of “Near Death”: Even If Heaven Is Real, You Aren’t Seeing It
By Kyle Hill
December 4, 2012
Print: Scientific American
As Richard Feynman said, “It doesn’t matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn’t matter how smart you are. If it doesn’t agree with experiment, it’s wrong.”
Does the Universe Have a Purpose?
By Neil Degrasse Tyson
November 29, 2012
Video: The Templeton Foundation
A Rationalist Fights to Disprove Miracles in India
By Ashley Cleek
November 24, 2012
Print: The World
As reports of the supernatural spring up, groups of rationalists in India have made it their job to disprove them.
No God, not even Allah
The Economist
November 24, 2012
Print: The Economist
Ex-Muslim atheists are becoming more outspoken, but tolerance is still rare.
Prayer at Public Meetings Lawsuits Continue Across the Country
By Jessica Gresko
November 21, 2012
Print: The Huffington Post
It happens every week at meetings in towns, counties and cities across the U.S. But citizens are increasingly taking issue with public prayers before civil meetings.
Atheists sue IRS for failure to monitor church politicking
By Kimberly Winston
November 16, 2012
Print: The Washington Post
A First Amendment watchdog group is suing the Internal Revenue Service for failing to challenge the tax-exempt status of churches whose pastors engage in partisan politicking from the pulpit.
The ‘stupid party’
By Herb Silverman
November 16, 2012
Print: The Washington Post
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal recently urged his Republican Party to “stop being the stupid party.”
Are solar eclipses evidence of a cosmic designer?
by Peter Mullen
November 14, 2012
Print: The Telegraph
Peter Mullen claims that we cannot explain a solar eclipse with “scientific jargon”.
Christian Right Failed to Sway Voters on Issues
By Laurie Goodstein
November 11, 2012
Print: The New York Times
Christian conservatives are grappling with Election Day results that repudiated their influence and suggested that the cultural tide has shifted against them.
