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November 2018

November 04, 2018

Supreme Court will decide case of Maryland’s controversial Peace Cross

Longtime Bench-sitters may remember this story from several years back: A complaint filed by an...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

Atheist offers “invocation” at town council meeting in Alabama

Details: Here's what happens when an atheist offered Alabama's first non-theist invocation to open a...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

Atheists mock “Hail Mary” in Super Bowl billboard

There they go again. From The Christian Post: American Atheists is putting up a new...

January 13, 2014

Prague spring: Catholic churches sprout up in Europe’s “most atheist country”

Some promising news from the land of my forebears: the Czech Republic, e once described...

December 2013

December 25, 2013

“The people who challenged my atheism most were drug addicts and prostitutes…”

A man who made a nice living on Wall Street, and prided himself on his...

October 2013

October 08, 2013

The Christmas billboard war begins early

It looks like everybody is getting a jump on the season this year. From the...

September 2013

September 24, 2013

Benedict writes to atheist, says he never tried to hide abuse cases

From CNS: In a letter to an atheist Italian mathematician, retired Pope Benedict XVI defended...

September 11, 2013

Pope Francis writes personal letter to atheist

From John Allen at NCR: Although the big Vatican story in the English-speaking media today is...

April 2013

April 26, 2013

Praying “under the covers” in an atheist country

What's it like to live and pray in an officially atheist state? CNS has a...

February 2013

February 06, 2013

What’s it like going to an atheist church?

The BBC went so we don't have to. Details: An "atheist church" in North London...

December 2012

December 13, 2012

Atheists erect anti-Christian billboard in Times Square

The Catholic League notes: Hanukkah is currently being celebrated, but fortunately for Jews they are...

November 2012

November 27, 2012

‘Tis the season: atheists stage “alternative” Nativity scene

Details: Atheists, clearly agitated that Christians purportedly “stole” various holiday traditions from pagans, have come up with...

November 22, 2012

An atheist writes about Leah’s baptism

What does someone who's never been to a church, and who doesn't believe in God,...

September 2012

September 16, 2012

Here they go again: atheists want Maryland cross removed

Details, from Gazette.net: A complaint filed by an atheist group asking for the removal of...

July 2012

July 05, 2012

Atheist sues restaurant, charges discrimination over discount for diners who bring in church bulletin ad

Seriously? Yeah: A Manheim Township man [near Lancaster, PA] has filed a discrimination complaint against...

June 2012

June 18, 2012

Awesome: Patheos atheist blogger to become Catholic

A big Catholic welcome to the "geeky atheist" Leah Libresco, who chronicles some of her...

December 2011

December 09, 2011

Catholic League launches “Adopt-an-Atheist” campaign

This year's anti-Christmas billboard may have touched a nerve -- but at least they're responding...

December 07, 2011

Another sign of Christmas: billboards from atheists

They're back: Nearly $40,000 was spent during the last Christmas season on a billboard war between...

August 2011

August 06, 2011

Army to host concert for atheists at Fort Bragg

Was this really necessary? Some people evidently think so. Details: A group of military atheists...

July 2011

July 27, 2011

Atheists sue to remove Ground Zero cross

Is anyone surprised at this? A group of atheists filed suit Monday to prevent the...

April 2011

April 27, 2011

Soldiers push for a chaplain for atheists

I know: it sounds like a headline from The Onion. But it's true. From the...