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Dale McGowan holds degrees in music and evolutionary anthropology. His books include Sharing Reality (with Jeff Haley, 2017) Parenting Beyond Belief (2nd ed. 2016), Raising Freethinkers (2009), Voices of Unbelief (2012), Atheism For Dummies (2013), and In Faith and in Doubt (2014). In 2009, Dale founded Foundation Beyond Belief. Under his leadership, FBB became the world’s largest humanist charity, raising over $2 million for philanthropic projects worldwide, launching a network of more than 100 humanist volunteer teams in the U.S., and creating groundbreaking disaster recovery and international service programs for the nonreligious community. Dale and his wife Becca live near Atlanta with their three children.

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When Saints Go Missing, Do They Make a...

The details of the 4th century life of St. Catherine of Alexandria are... read more

What if she comes anyway?

I stepped to the mirror and began to turn as my daughter... read more

Dropping the Mic on God: 9th Century Edition

Jainism is an atheistic religion that's mostly about pacifism and nonviolence--but that doesn't keep... read more

Hiding Darwin's Disbelief

Part 3 in a series on the mangling of Darwin's Autobiography Back... read more

The Dulling of Darwin

Part 2 in a series on the mangling of Darwin's Autobiography... read more

Distorting Darwin

Part 1 in a series on the mangling of Darwin’s Autobiography. Part... read more

Contradicting the Universe

The idea of a loving God solves not just the problem of... read more

Born This Way?

Our species is suffering from the post-traumatic stress of 120,000 generations in... read more

Evolution for Breakfast

My kids learned about evolution from pink deer, scowling crabs, and chewable... read more

The Passion of the Frost

Frosty the Snowman and Jesus the Christ are the same guy. read more

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