Secularism in the US is Larger, More Diverse and More Dynamic Than Ever, But You Wouldn’t Know it From the Media
“I’m done waiting for mainstream media to cover nonreligious people and secular issues fairly and…
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Atheists of Color Transcend Opposition to Religion and White Atheist Privilege in Working for Social Justice
I’m a black atheist who works in urban public schools of color that systematically funnel…
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Jesus for Atheists (and Agnostics, and Nones, and Everyone Else)
“There is absolutely nothing to stop us ‘seculars’ from following Jesus.”
Read More#HijabiLivesMatter: The Burkini Ban, Black Hair and the Meaning of “Natural”
A woman’s bare head in France is no more “neutral” than white skin in the U.S.
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Should NASA Have Given $1.1 Million to a Theology Institute?
In 2014, NASA gave $1.1 million to the Center of Theological Inquiry, an independent institution…
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Are All Religious Experiences Reducible to 16 Desires?
For quite some time now, there’s been an irritating trend in the social sciences. In every generation, someone new…
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No, Sunni and Shia Muslims Have Not Been Fighting Forever
Several days ago, before the Saudi government’s execution of prominent Shia religious leader Nimr al-Nimr…
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Festivus, Atheist Santa, and the Invention of Blasphemy
A Q&A with S. Brent Plate
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Debunking the Myth That Democracy Is “Incompatible” With Islam
An excerpt from Asma Afsaruddin’s new book, “Contemporary Issues in Islam.”
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How Are the “Nones” Raising Their Children?
What inspired you to write Losing Our Religion: How Unaffiliated Parents Are Raising Their Children? It…
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