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Louisiana: Tell Your Legislators to Reject ‘School Chaplains’ and ‘Ten Commandments’ Bills
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A Vision When I Was Young Set The Course For My Spiritual Journey Ever Since
Unsplash photo (OPINION) During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when we were all locked down, I suddenly had enormous stretches of time on my hands. I did a lot of reading.One thing I learned from all that[…]
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George Carlin Quote
But He loves you. He loves you, and He needs money! He always needs money! He's all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can't handle money! Religion takes in billions of dollars, they pay no taxes, and they always need[…]
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I just saw an instagram reel about a baby with neuroblastoma and people unironically comment „praying for your baby“
Like I‘m fucking raging. It was a reel about a baby with an uncurable cancer and some fucking virtue signaling species are commenting things like „I‘m sending prayers!!“ „God bless her and her family“ etc. DON‘T YOU SEE THE FUCKING[…]
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“God's counsel is higher than the American Academy of Pediatrics.”
When you use your holy book to promote abusing children, let alone special needs children, when it’s conclusively proven to incur harm… I can say from my immoral atheist heart “hurting people does not help them” submitted by […]
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Christian leaders: Taylor Swift's new album mocks God, Christians | Among the lyrics that Christians are upset about are the lines "I just learned these people try and save you 'cause they hate you" and "God save the most judgmental creeps / who say they want what's best for me"
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Why is the United States more religious (more outspokenly Christian) than other First World countries?
As someone who was born and raised in the Lower Mainland of the province of British Columbia, Canada, I am often shocked by how outspokenly Christian the United States is. Not to get too deep into my backstory but religion[…]
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Measles spikes — here we go again! State legislators must prioritize the repeal of religious exemptions from vaccinations and get the United States back on track as an evidence-based country that prioritizes public health.
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Is this a mic drop question 🎤: How did Mary get the Y chromosome necessary to make Jesus a male?
Someone mentioned this to me and it is both baffling and kind of funny. Mary was a female and only had X chromosomes. There are only a few answers and they are all hilarious. Either: Jesus isn’t a male biologically[…]
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Number of Jews Immigrating To Israel Drops Since Oct. 7 Attacks
The number of Jews immigrating to Israel has dropped 43 percent in the six months since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks. From April to September 2023, 23,073 people moved to Israel under the Law of Return. From October 2023 to March[…]
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Ron DeSantis Just Invited the Wrath of the Satanic Temple
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Pope Francis slammed by Fox News host: 'Churches are empty'
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“Countless Ways to Manipulate, Exploit, and Do Harm” – SI Takes on AI, Help Wanted in Louisiana, and Evolution at Work
Ahoy-hoy! Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. I’m not sure what your plans were for the weekend, but you should probably go ahead and cancel them because the May/June 2024[…]
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Crossroads Podcast: How The Bible Sustained Terry Anderson While In Captivity
Obituaries are hard to write. When a reporter tries to describe a complex person, who has lived a complex life, it’s rather like trying to write a biography in 700 to 1,000 words. In the end, you have to make[…]
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Three Big Items the Clergy Don’t Want the Faithful to Think About
It’s just far too dangerousONE: What is humanity’s place/status in the cosmos? It was in 1950 that Pope Pius XII declared the dogma of the Virgin Mary’s bodily assumption into heaven. We may be tempted to wonder if he was out[…]
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‘Unsung Hero’ Brings Out Good And Bad Of Kingdom Story Company Films
(REVIEW) “Unsung Hero” is a testament to how the Erwin brothers have truly made a studio that can replicate the quality they’ve been able to establish in the faith-based film industry without them in the director’s chair. For those who[…]
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️ Time For A Reboot: The Start Of Something New
It’s time for a reboot. This edition of Weekend Plug-in marks the launch of something new.
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A New Printing of My Book!
I just received a copy of my massive refutation of Christianity with 536 pages to it. The book to the right was too small. The middle one was okay as it goes. The left one is best, using thicker paper.[…]
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Cult Raid Highlights Abuses Of African Apostolic Churches
No money, no phones, no school, no medicine — and no questions. This is what life was like in Canaan, the shrine of an African Apostolic faith church on the outskirts of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, where police last month rescued[…]
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Universities Directly Responsible For the Rise of Campus Antisemitism
(OPINION) It is not so much that our elite universities have allowed a spirit of vile Jew hatred to take root on their campuses. Instead, they have cultivated that very spirit, fueling its fires and finetuning its ideologies. The universities[…]
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Church Leaders Say ‘Graduate Sunday’ A Chance To Look Forward
Over the next month churches will hold the annual event known as Graduate Sunday. Those days may include tables of photos in the foyer, graduates in their caps and gowns, a meal for senior and a sermon by the youth[…]
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American Couple Preaches The Gospel With Help From The Sun
In several districts of central and southwestern Uganda, places with high levels of poverty, a beacon of hope shines bright these days. It’s The Share the Light Gospel Initiative — led by an American couple, Brian and Mary Kluth through[…]
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Biden Signs $95 Billion Foreign Package, Includes Aid For Ukraine And Israel
President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid package on April 24 that drew bipartisan support for Israel, Ukraine and other allies, and pledged to begin sending weapons and military equipment to Ukraine within hours.
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American Humanists Demand SCOTUS Protect Emergency Abortion Access
Millions of lives hang in the balance. The post American Humanists Demand SCOTUS Protect Emergency Abortion Access appeared first on American Humanist Association.
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“Absolutely Shocking” – Bennett Braun, Emergency Care, and International Blasphemy
Welcome to your midweek Morning Heresy, CFI’s roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. In his latest column for Skeptical Inquirer, JD Sword notes that Bennett Braun died last month; Bennett was “a psychologist whom the New York[…]
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The Science of Weird Shit | Chris French on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Thursday, May 2
If the wider scientific community is right to be skeptical about paranormal claims, why do so many people believe in the paranormal—including a sizable number who claim to have had direct personal experience of paranormal phenomena? Join us on Thursday,[…]
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David Hume's Argument against Miracles Cannot Be Disputed. I Prove It Beyond Any Reasonable Doubt!
The title to this post echoes the certainty of David Hume, known as the greatest English speaking philosopher. He said: I flatter myself, that I have discovered an argument which, if just, will, with the wise and learned, be an[…]
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“There’s Simply No Polite Way” – Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Fraying Social Bonds, and Standing Up for Nonbelievers
Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. If you find yourself baffled by how or why so many people still believe in the paranormal, you’ll want to register for our next[…]
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“The Toxicity of the Debate is Exceptional” – The Cass Review, Deepfake Tech, and a Veto Victory in Arizona
It’s Friday…time again for the Morning Heresy, CFI’s regular roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. Good news out of Arizona: earlier this week, CFI’s Office of Public Policy (OPP) issued an Action Alert urging Arizonans to contact[…]
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A Handy Concise Guide: Why the New Testament Is a Disaster
The church and clergy are masters at covering this upSince my retirement ten years ago, I have made several trips to England, France, and Italy. Upon my arrival, always high on my agenda is visiting museums. One type of museum,[…]
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Book Review: ‘An Emancipation of the Mind,’ by Matthew Stewart; ‘The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic,’ by Manisha Sinha
Taken together, two new books tell the century-long story of the revolutionary ideals that transformed the United States, and the counterrevolutionaries who fought them.
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“The More Sensational and Implausible the Better” – Arizona Action Alert, Bogus Botox, and Dawkins on Tour
Welcome to your midweek Morning Heresy, CFI’s regular roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. Yesterday, CFI’s Office of Public Policy (OPP) issued an Action Alert for our supporters in Arizona. The state legislature has passed a bill[…]
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“Recklessly Sowing Doubts” – Vanishing Ghosts, Vaccine Stories, and Rushdie’s Free Speech Warning
Ahoy-hoy! Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. Daniel A. Reed’s “The Case of the Disappearing Ghost Story” details his journey to Sandstone, West Virginia to investigate the storied Sandstone Ghost[…]
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Heretic on the Hill: “To govern is to choose.” Who do you want choosing?
President Kennedy said “To govern is to choose.” because that’s the job; thousands of choices that each affect some Americans one way and other Americans another way. It’s less than seven months to the election. The national polls are extremely[…]
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More Jesus Quotes Christians Could Do Without, Part 4
Maybe Jesus himself could talk you out of ChristianityWhere would theology be without human imagination? The gospel authors show just how true this is. Matthew came up with dystopian fantasy when he reported (Matthew 27:52-53) that many dead people came[…]
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Has Counter-Apologetics Peaked? By Robert Conner
Everyone old enough to remember that day knows where they were and what they were doing on the morning of September 11, 2001, the day of madness that marked the true beginning of the 21st century. As the world watched[…]
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“The Brightest Stars of Reason and Science” – Blasphemous Chips, CSICon 2024, and a Measles Comeback?
Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s regular roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. It’s been a busy last few days, so let’s get right to it… The big news, of course, is the Wednesday announcement that Brian[…]
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“Living the Gimmick” – Ben Radford at the Movies, Abortion Politics, and Believing Obvious Nonsense
Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s regular roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. On the CFI blog, Skeptical Inquirer deputy editor Benjamin Radford writes about the recently released horror movie Late Night with the Devil, which he[…]
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“A More Perilous Style of Christian Politics” – Eclipse Day, Overpopulation, Pet Psychics, and More
Welcome to the Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. Eclipse day is finally here (along with quite a bit of unfortunately timed cloud cover in many places). While you’re waiting for the celestial[…]
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Is the Planet Full? What We Need to Know about Overpopulation | Peter Uetz on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Thursday, April 18
The human population reached eight billion people in 2022 and may reach ten billion later this century. A relatively small (and rich) fraction of those billions are able to cause climate change at a global scale. However, with so much[…]
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Questioning Miracles: In Defense of David Hume
My peer reviewed paper in defense of David Hume on miracles just dropped at The Secular Web. It's long because his detractors are many. LINK
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“Above My Pay Grade” – Havana Syndrome, Electing Atheists, and Religious Exemptions to Abortion Laws
Ahoy-hoy! Welcome to your Friday Morning Heresy, CFI’s thrice-weekly roundup of news and headlines for the reality-based community. 60 Minutes had another segment last weekend on the “Havana Syndrome” mystery. In a new Special Article for Skeptical Inquirer, Robert Bartholomew[…]
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Are Religious Dictatorships a Good Idea?
Adored holy heroes can be too full of themselvesHow well I remember, as a teenager, my mother’s annoyance at seeing Billy Graham on TV, theatrically waving the Bible above his head, and urging folks to come forward to accept Jesus.[…]
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Heretic on the Hill: Hat Tip to the Deep State
If you spend a lot of time following what passes for political discourse you hear about the Deep State, or at least you did during the Trump administration. People who used to be called government employees, civil servants, or bureaucrats[…]
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God and the Evidential Problem of Horrendous Suffering
Written by John W. Loftus. Narrated by Seth Andrews. Video produced by Michael Maletin. The text of this video has been published by Internet Infidels. Description: This video highlights the evidential problem of horrendous suffering for the theistic God. It's[…]
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NY Archdiocese Condemns Funeral of Cecilia Gentili, a Transgender Activist
In a statement, the pastor of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan said the church was not aware of Ms. Gentili’s background, or her avowed atheism, when it agreed to host the Thursday service.
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Shouldn’t Easter Be a Much Bigger Deal?
It has long puzzled me that Easter seems to be so much less important to Christians than Christmas. Everyone who's ever lived was born. Celebrating someone else's birth has never made much sense. I haven't bothered to celebrate my own[…]
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Doing the Same Thing Long Enough to Tire of It
Sometimes the pattern is so obvious we can't believe we didn't see it. Hell, we may have participated in it for years without more than a vague sense of what we were doing! It wasn't that we were completely oblivious[…]
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The Problem of the Satanic Panic
From a series of stories in the Provo Daily Herald in July and August 1985 warned of satanism in Utah County. By Wertbag ~ The Satanic Panic was at its peak during the 1980's, where preachers around the world jumped[…]
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The Church’s Fan Base Is Slipping Away
Christian sins, intolerance, and confusion are largely to blameIt has been said that the Internet is a place where religion goes to die. That’s because it’s an easily accessible portal to ideas and information that clergy would prefer to keep[…]
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AHA Supports Abortion Rights at Risk in Today’s SCOTUS Oral Arguments
Access to abortion is a fundamental human right. The post AHA Supports Abortion Rights at Risk in Today’s SCOTUS Oral Arguments appeared first on American Humanist Association.
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Heretic on the Hill: Secular Advocates Plus Jamie Raskin Mean Lobby Day Success
Since my last report which previewed our annual meeting for the leaders of our 20 coalition organizations and the lobby day on Capitol Hill to follow, we did both! The meeting was the usual rare opportunity for these executive directors[…]
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The Problem of the True Christian
By Wertbag ~ What is a true Christian? What are you required to believe or practice, and which parts can be skipped while remaining a Christian? The majority of Christians will point to Mormons as being false Christians, and yet[…]
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The Problem of Cognitive Dissonance
By Wertbag ~ Cognitive Dissonance is the fascinating ability of humans to hold two beliefs at the same time which are contradictory to each other. This is commonly done by simply never comparing a person's beliefs to each other, each[…]
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Does Coffee Cause Cancer? Myths about the Food We Eat | Dr. Christopher Labos on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Thursday, April 4
Does vitamin C really prevent the common cold? Was red meat really declared a carcinogen by the World Health Organization? Is red wine really good for your heart? Are eggs good for you or bad for you? There’s a lot[…]
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The Psychology of Misinformation and Its Remedies | David Myers on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Thursday, March 28
In the battle against misinformation, having truth and facts on your side is often still not enough. People are stubbornly—and seemingly inexplicably—willing to believe things that are obviously not true. What are the underlying psychological reasons for this, and what[…]
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The Problem of Heaven
By Wertbag ~ Heaven is classically described as a place of pure happiness, where there is nothing negative ever and you live with the angels for eternity. This does sound very much like a carrot and stick situation, where if[…]
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The Problem of Claiming Jesus is God
By Wertbag ~ Within Christianity there is a split in how Jesus is viewed. By far the most popular position is the Trinitarians, who believe that Jesus was God, while the other, the Unitarians, believe that Jesus was the Messiah,[…]
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The Problem of Defining God
By Wertbag ~ The simplest version of a God is the deist version, that is an unknown force behind the universe. Such a definition doesn't claim certain features, powers or even a mind, just that there is something beyond what[…]
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Our Letter to Senator Hawley re Christian Nationalism
The Secular Coalition for America (SCA), in collaboration with its 20 coalition groups, has written a letter to Senator Josh Hawley, addressing his incorrect remarks on Christian Nationalist and the danger it poses to our nation. Download the Letter to[…]
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The Problem of Experience
By Wertbag ~ Some religious folks will say their belief is due to them feeling the presence or actions of their particular God in their lives. The immediate problem raised by this claim is that it is universal across competing[…]
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The UFO Movie THEY Don’t Want You to See | Brian Dunning on Skeptical Inquirer Presents, Thursday, March 21
In an age when misinformation, alternative facts, and conspiracy theories have become mainstream, UFOs have become one of the most talked-about phenomena throughout popular culture. What is in our skies? What do we know, and how do we know it?[…]
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The Problem with Morality
By Wertbag ~ Many apologists will quote several bible verses where it says that God wrote His moral code on our hearts. Verses such as Hebrews 8:10 "This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after[…]
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American Humanists Call on the US to Prevent Famine in Gaza
Allowing ground-based aid deliveries is the only solution to prevent starvation. The post American Humanists Call on the US to Prevent Famine in Gaza appeared first on American Humanist Association.
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The Problem of Physical Evidence
By Wertbag ~ Firstly, it must be said that Ron Wyatt is a scam artist who lies to make money. Any of his many claims should be considered false until such a time as more reputable sources can double check[…]
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AHA Condemns Supreme Court Decision in Trump v. Anderson
SCOTUS limits 14th Amendment’s ability to protect democracy. The post AHA Condemns Supreme Court Decision in Trump v. Anderson appeared first on American Humanist Association.
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The Problem with Slavery
By Wertbag ~ In the modern western world, most people would have no problem saying slavery in all its forms is evil. This is a non-controversial position to take, but one which runs counter to the laws of the bible.[…]
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Heretic on the Hill: The Worst House Chaplain Ever, Plus History
Monday was the Presidents Day holiday when we observe the birthday of George Washington next Thursday and of Abraham Lincoln last Monday. Like many of the Founders, Washington’s real views on religion are difficult to determine because he wrote very[…]
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You Don't Have to Remain a Member of a Hate Group
I wrote a post on Medium recently called "Taking Responsibility for Your Church" in which I considered a question I've had for some time. If your church is not accepting of people like you, why would you keep going back?[…]
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Secular Coalition for America Pens Letter to Speaker Mike Johnson Denouncing Church Mass at the Capitol
The Secular Coalition for America (SCA), in collaboration with its 20 coalition groups, has written a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, denouncing The Catholic Mass held on January 23rd in the Capitol building. Letter to Speaker Mike Johnson DOWNLOAD The[…]
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An Atheist Chaplain, and a Death Row Inmate’s Final Hours
Devin Moss spent a year ministering to convicted killer Phillip Hancock. Together, they wrestled with one question: How to face death without God.
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SCA Lobby Day 2024: If not now, when?
The Secular Coalition for America needs your help on Lobby Day advocating for a bill that would address one of the biggest threats that Christian nationalism poses: motivating militias across the country and giving them a “permission structure” for violent[…]
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Center for Inquiry Debuts Revised Secular Rescue Website for Endangered Atheists and Nonbelievers
The Center for Inquiry (CFI) this week published a significant update to the website for its Secular Rescue program, which provides emergency assistance to secular rights advocates—specifically journalists, secular-freethought writers, and bloggers—in high-risk countries around the world who are under[…]
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Heretic on the Hill: Resolutions, Joint and Otherwise
It’s not quite too late to say Happy New Year! so there, I said it, even though we have a Christian nationalist now running the House, a Supreme Court that believes the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment violates the[…]
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A Homeless Man Sleeps in the Lobby of My Apartment Building. What Should I Do?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to be empathetic while also respecting one’s own boundaries.
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Atheists, Vote Like Your Life Depends on It
In the United States, we like to talk about our rights. We rarely have much to say about the many responsibilities that go along with these rights. But we sure do love to discuss our rights! And so help anybody[…]
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Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Elects Twelve New CSI Fellows
The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), a program of the Center for Inquiry and publisher of the long-running Skeptical Inquirer magazine, is pleased to announce the election of twelve new CSI Fellows for 2023. These newly elected fellows, chosen based[…]
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Heretic on the Hill: The Bible Can Be So Convenient
I’m thinking about House Speaker and Christian nationalist Mike Johnson because I just came from what I’ll just call a high-level meeting with several members of Congress and people from other secular organizations where we talked about ways to confront[…]
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Americans Under 30 Don’t Trust Religion — or Anything Else
Why the shift away from organized faith seems a little different for young adults.
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Where Does Religion Come From?
How do you get from the desire for meaning or the fear of death to the specific content of religious belief?
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