Demonized and Demonizing No More.
Faitheist author Chris Stedman on why the genre of embattled atheist polemic may have run its course.
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Eddie Izzard on Atheism, Transgender, and “The Invisible Bloke Upstairs”
“As soon as you say ‘non-theists,’ it’s a negative thing. We should call ourselves ‘people believers.’ We believe in the common sense and the good will of people.”
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That’s just step one.
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The Evolution of Religion, According to Darwin
“Today we’d probably call Darwin something of a seeker. You might say he’s something of a proto-None.”
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God’s Obituary: A Humanist Response to Mass Murder
There is no justification; there is no larger logic, no theologically exposed silver lining. This misery is all too human—the imposition of an individual’s twisted will on others with deadly consequences. Appeal to God doesn’t fix this; it doesn’t explain it.
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New Reports Reveal Global Persecution of Nonbelievers
Almost half of the world’s countries have laws or policies that penalize blasphemy, apostasy, contempt of religion, or religious “hate speech.”
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The Demographic that Should Keep Rove Awake at Night
Imagine a demographic that has doubled its share of the population over the past two decades, is up by 25 percent over the past four years, now accounts for as many as one in five Americans, and voted overwhelmingly for Obama.
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From Closeted Evangelical to Unapologetic Atheist: A “Faitheist” Manifesto
Dialogue between atheists and the religious is an absolute minefield. I can promise you there are no kumbaya drum circles in this book—if that’s your thing, great, but it isn’t mine, and it doesn’t have to be your thing to get involved in efforts that promote religious pluralism.
Read MoreA Buddhist and a Hindu Walk into the Congress…
Surprising notes on the religious (and non-) make up of the U.S. Congress.
Read MoreAtheist Schism?
“Atheism+” formed to address social justice problems in the atheist community, but it may have to reckon with religion.
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