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May 2016

May 05, 2016

National Day of Prayer or Reason?

Isn't the National Day of Reason just pitting reason against faith once again? When does...

April 2016

April 18, 2016

Humanists Rally Support for Victims of Devastating Ecuador Quake

Foundation Beyond Belief has announced an emergency fund drive in response to a devastating 7.8...

April 12, 2016

Civil Conversations in Divisive Times

Interfaith literacy is an understanding of how different people live their beliefs and values and...

March 2016

March 27, 2016

My Last, Desperate Act of Satire

My students were angry to learn that their college was named for someone who probably...

March 22, 2016

The Secret Secular Handshake

“You’re certainly colorful today. Something for Easter?” said one of my many specialist physicians, referring...

March 17, 2016

Saving Lives Using Reason and Compassion

(image credit) “If others have half the experience I had today, they will be completely...

March 06, 2016

Secular Civic Engagement and Your Life Purpose

I remember how in November 2013 my wife (and fellow Intentional Insights co-founder) and...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

Don’t Let God Be Your Driver

You know those people who have the "God Is My Driver" bumper sticker on their...

February 18, 2016

The Long Goodbye for an Atheist-Positive President

I have long harbored a fantasy that President Barack Obama is not a Christian. No,...

February 05, 2016

The Taboo of Atheism in Egypt

Insulting Buddhism or Hinduism is not punishable by Egyptian law, but insulting Islam, Christianity or...

January 2016

January 22, 2016

Idaho’s Faith Exemptions are Killing Children

At least 12 children have died in 3 years from preventable causes in one Idaho...

January 19, 2016

Sustained Conversations Change Us

Slogans like "religion is evil," and "atheists are going to hell" still frame the discussion....

December 2015

December 21, 2015

Rethinking our Relationship with the Cosmos

By Fr. Carl Chudy - Coalescing around Climate Change During our Thanksgiving weekend, our dialogue...

December 17, 2015

Because the Bible Tells Me So

As a Jewish-agnostic Unitarian, I was a gefilte fish out of water when we...

December 04, 2015

Why “Prayer Shaming” Is a Red Herring

It was surprising enough to see politicians called out for prayerful inaction. Then the outrage...

November 2015

November 19, 2015

The Compassion of Secular and Religious Voices

Guest post by Fr. Carl Chudy - I travel in and out of different...

November 15, 2015

“No True Atheist”: Freethinking, Dogmatism, and Interfaith Dialogue

by Andrew Phelan I can’t tell you the relief I feel everyday when I wake...

November 05, 2015

Armin Navabi: Ex-Muslim Turned Global Atheist Activist

When he was just 12 years old, Armin Navabi threw himself off the top floor...