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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.
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 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.
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.”
Arizona Democrat to replace defeated Pete Stark as sole atheist in Congress
By Kimberly Winston
November 7, 2012
Print: The Washington Post
Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., the only openly atheist member of Congress, lost his race for another term on Tuesday (Nov. 6).
Belief in Miracles on the Rise
By David Briggs
October 31, 2012
Print: The Huffington Post
A new study finds that the number of Americans who definitely believe in religious miracles increased 22 percent in the past two decades.
How Christian fundamentalism feeds the toxic partisanship of US politics
By Katherine Stewart
October 27, 2012
Print: The Guardian
When evangelicals attack ‘the gay agenda’ of an anti-bullying event in schools, something is sick in America’s religious culture.
Antiscience Beliefs Jeopardize U.S. Democracy
By Shawn Lawrence Otto
October 18, 2012
Print: Scientific American
The United States faced down authoritarian governments on the left and right. Now it may be facing an even greater challenge from within.
‘Young Earth’ Baloney on the House Science Committee
By Christopher Lane
October 13, 2012
Print: The Huffington Post
A Republican congressman has dismissed evolution, the Big Bang theory and embryology as “lies straight from the pit of hell.”
“Nones” on the Rise
The Pew Research Center
October 10, 2012
Print: The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
One-in-five U.S. adults have no religious affiliation.
No, you’re not entitled to your opinion
By Patrick Stokes
October 6, 2012
Print: The Conversation
The problem with “I’m entitled to my opinion” is that, all too often, it’s used to shelter beliefs that should have been abandoned.
Leaving Westboro
By Jen Gerson
September 30, 2012
Print: The National Post
Nate Phelps traded his father’s hate-fuelled faith for atheism.
How evangelicals are making children their missionaries in public schools
by Katherine Stewart
September 25, 2012
Print: The Guardian
Adults can’t proselytise in schools – but kids can. Hence a new scam by fundamentalists to circumvent church-state separation.
Activist Arrested Over ‘Innocence’ Allegations
by Mike Giglio
September 16, 2012
Print: The Daily Beast
The harrowing ordeal of an atheist man attacked by an angry mob in Cairo over accusations he posted a link to the anti-Muslim film on Facebook.
Ghana witch camps: Widows’ lives in exile
By Kati Whitaker
September 4, 2012
Print: BBC News
When misfortune hits a village, some countries suspect a “witch” of casting a spell. In Ghana, women accused of witchcraft are often forced to live out their days in witch camps.
