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March 2021

March 01, 2021

The Business of Religion and Liberty Rather than Tolerance

Why the Religious Freedom and Business Foundation Fails to Promote Freedom and Undermines the Foundation of...

January 2020

January 15, 2020

Re-imagining our Common Bond with the Cosmos

Coalescing around Climate Change A few years ago, during the time of the United...

January 16, 2019

Kentucky College Visits Ark Encounter Using Scholarship Funds; Ken Ham Hopes to Provoke Supreme Court Battle

“One stop along the way” on a school field trip may have been a serious...

April 2018

April 07, 2018

Chance, Not God, Saved Woman In Shooting

I feel a little unkind saying it, because people so fervently need to believe, but...

February 2018

February 26, 2018

Was God necessary for creation? Science suggests no.

Contrary to what ancient Christian theologians hypothesized, the universe was not necessarily created from a...

February 20, 2018

Circumcision re-enters genital-mutilation debate

During the decades I lived in Saudi Arabia, I eventually stopped noticing the dense black...

January 2018

January 27, 2018

Voucher-School Kids: Christian Right’s New Indoctrination Target

The fundamentalist Christian Right movement has changed its strategy but not its stripes as it...

January 12, 2018

The Muslims are coming! It’s ‘war’, warns South Dakota senator

Apparently, would-be Muslim refugees to the United States and mainly-Christian interfaith proponents already here are...

November 2017

November 22, 2017

The Price Tag for “The Joy of Science”

The Cassini space probe has a hefty price tag, not only in material but also...

November 09, 2017

Science, Racism, and Motivated Reasoning

Racists have always used science as intellectual cover for their bias. Why is it such...

November 08, 2017

Pardon Me, Religion, I’m Sorry to Bother You: Dispatches on Canadian Secularism

Attempts to separate church and state are fuelling powerful debate in America. But what about...

October 2017

October 24, 2017

The Decline of Science Writing

What has happened to science writing? Not long ago it was the domain of intellectual...

October 19, 2017

When Secularism Becomes Discrimination: Quebec Prohibits People With Face Coverings From Receiving Public Services

The National Assembly of the Canadian province of Quebec passed a law Wednesday that prohibits...

October 02, 2017

Post-Atheism: There’s No God, Let’s Move On

We're now in the age of post-atheism, and not a moment too soon. The Utopia...

February 2017

February 10, 2017

The Broken Sexual Ethic of Faith and My First Time

I enjoy sex. I enjoy it a lot. I have a very healthy view and...

January 2017

January 16, 2017

Freedom’s Path Series: Fickle Friends, Family, Fiends

I remember walking through the mall with my son about six months ago. I tensed...

January 07, 2017

Finding it Hard to Write

I am finding it increasingly difficult to write here lately. I am finding it hard...

December 2016

December 14, 2016

Foundation Beyond Belief Needs Your Help!

One humanist donor's extraordinary generosity means your dollar goes twice as far -- but only...

November 2016

November 07, 2016

The Power of Religion and the Secular

Atheists have served as scapegoats in America since earliest colonial times. Guest post by Petra...

May 2016

May 16, 2016

Beautiful Boys and Girls

I wrote this on my own personal blog last Saturday. It seems to have resonated...

April 2016

April 07, 2016

Making America Safer From Muslim Terrorists

(image credit) How do we make America safer from suffering the same kind of...

February 2016

February 13, 2016

Is Spirituality Irrational?

By Ron Garret Written in response to "Religious and Rational?" Spirituality and rationality seem completely...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

Spreading Fear: The Goal of SecularProLife

By Philip Rose - SecularProLife (SPL) has a site called AbortionSafety.com. It's designed to give the appearance that...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

The Planned Parenthood Debate 101: What You Need to Know

Most people know about the Planned Parenthood debate. But not everyone understands just how important...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

Anti-Theists and Diplomats: The Roundtable

Earlier this month, Peter Mosley and Kaveh Mousavi described why they identify as anti-theists, and...

June 11, 2015

Listening to the Atheist Diplomats

Are anti-theists and diplomatic atheists really like the cartoons they draw of each other?

February 2015

February 10, 2015

Evolution is Our Story

And what a story it is.

January 2015

January 25, 2015

Silos

[Third post in a series on communication. Start at the top.] There’s a natural and...

December 2014

December 17, 2014

Why I Tell Everyone I Meet That I’m an Atheist

Guest post by Ali Berman - It’s not the first thing I say as I...

September 2014

September 26, 2014

Sam Harris, Meet the Secular Support Movement

Guest post by Rebecca Hensler - So much has been said regarding Sam Harris’ recent...