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.

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We should openly question to what extent Romney buys into the explicit doctrines of his faith, because the doctrines defy common sense.

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Congressional haggling over Obamacare meant conservatives won funding for faith-based sex education curriculums in schools

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Parents who trust in divine intervention, even after doctors say there is no hope of survival, are putting their children through aggressive but futile treatments, a new article states.

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Worldwide, only Vietnam experienced a greater drop in those describing themselves as religious

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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.

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One reason for non-believers’ unpopularity is the belief that you need God in order to be good—or generous.

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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.

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The discovery of the Higgs boson particle puts our understanding of nature on a new firm footing.

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Do you know what the worst thing about the recent Gallup poll on evolution is? The proportion of college graduates who are creationists is exactly the same as for the general public.

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Circumcising young boys on religious grounds causes grievous bodily harm, a German court ruled Tuesday in a landmark decision that the Jewish community said trampled on parents’ religious rights.

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A new Gallup poll finds that 54% of Americans would vote for a presidential candidate who is an atheist.

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It’s better to know how the world really works than to be consoled by fables and myths.

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Atheists are celebrating Santa Monica’s decision to prohibit churches, atheists, synagogues and other groups from setting up nativity scenes or other displays on Palisades Park.

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Last week, Gallup announced the results of their latest survey on Americans and evolution. The survey results beg the question: Why are some scientific ideas hard to believe in?

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A Gallup poll released today reveals that 46% of Americans believe in the creationist view that God created humans in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years.

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New results from a global survey reveal that in most surveyed countries, theism is losing ground to atheism.

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Might many self-avowed Christians and members of other faiths actually be atheists in spite of the fact that they don’t see themselves that way?

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A reporter tracks down the remnants of Harold Camping’s apocalyptic movement and finds out you don’t have to be crazy to believe something nuts.

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The good book should be read as a great work of literature – but it is not a guide to morality, as the education secretary Michael Gove would have us believe

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