Herb Silverman, founder of the Secular Coalition for America, doesn’t think that the Catholic Church will change much under a new Pope, but he holds out a bit of hope: Read more
At the 2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting in Boston, Point of Inquiry hosts Chris Mooney and Indre Viskontas interviewed Steven Pinker, author most recently of The Better Angels of our Nature: Why Violence has Declined: Read more
Congratulations to Dave Muscato for becoming the new Public Relations Director for American Atheists, taking over for the recently-departed Teresa MacBain. Read more
Texas Christian University is the latest in a line of religious schools where a group of students have formed an as-yet-unofficial atheist group: Read more
Atheist rapper Ensomniak is back with his latest song! (It comes on the heels of his previous two, “He’s Coming Back” and “Morality.”) The song is called “Reason” and it’s full of awesome: Read more
A couple in Texas planned to hold their wedding reception at the All Occasion Party Place just outside of Fort Worth, Texas, but they were told by the owner that she couldn’t accommodate them. Because, you know, the couple consists of two men and they would probably get Teh Gey all over the walls: Read more
Following the recent resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the world is watching to see who will become the next pope. With a wide range of papabili — an Italian noun with no exact English equivalent, best translated as “popeables” — getting plenty of press coverage, how do they stack up from a secular perspective? Let’s take a look at the major contenders. Read more
