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Rick Snedeker is a retired newspaper and magazine editor who writes for various media in the U.S., and his own "Godzooks: The Faith in Facts Blog" (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/godzooks/), plus thehumanist.com, Patheos Nonreligious Channel's "The Friendly Atheist" and "Secular Spectrum" blogs, and several newspapers.

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Chance, Not God, Saved Woman In Shooting

I feel a little unkind saying it, because people so fervently need... read more

Divorce Ban in Philippines Could Easily Be Us...

Conservative Christians are biding their time to if not implement a divorce... read more

Elected officials serve as enforcers of religious faith

How American Christianity Perpetuates: Reasons #3-5 Public shaming by elected officials. That... read more

Why Skydiving Only Feels Like A Religious Experience

What do skydivers and mystics, for example, have in common? Their thrilling... read more

Down-To-Earth Reasons Explain Religion's Endless Existence

How American Christianity Perpetuates Reason #1: Skeptics Inadvertently Enable It As I... read more

Was God necessary for creation? Science suggests no.

Contrary to what ancient Christian theologians hypothesized, the universe was not necessarily... read more

Circumcision re-enters genital-mutilation debate

During the decades I lived in Saudi Arabia, I eventually stopped noticing... read more

Heartbreaking Tragedy on Indian Reservation. Few Notice.

A double tragedy occurred in January on South Dakota’s iconic Pine Ridge... read more

God Adorns South Dakota State Seal. Our Founding...

It’s bad enough, but the real issue isn’t the silliness of a... read more

School Proselytizers Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing

A recent post in Hemant Mehta’s The Friendly Atheist blog about a... read more

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