Giglio may do some great things, but all of that is, in my mind, outweighed by his inability to support those in our country who are treated as second-class citizens, in large part, thanks to him and the people who share his faith. Read more
The term “None” has come to describe atheists, agnostics, and even those who believe in God without subscribing to a particular religious faith. It’s one of those words we would never use to describe ourselves, but researchers and media types frequently use it to describe us. Wendy Thomas Russell spoke with Barry Kosmin, the man who coined the term to represent “[t]he irreligious, the unreligious, the anti-religious, and the anti-clerical”: Read more
I don’t know why Jesus complained about being in this position. Seems pretty comfortable to me: Read more
About a month ago, I spent some time speaking to Sylvia Broeckx, a filmmaker working on a documentary (“Hug An Atheist”) about what atheists have to deal with in America and how we’re not as horrible as pastors make us out to be. Read more
This is an excerpt from Mom, Dad, I’m an Atheist: The Guide to Coming Out as a Non-believer by David G McAfee (Dangerous Little Books, 2012). Reprinted by permission of the author. Your chance to win a copy of David’s book is below! Read more
Just days after being selected to deliver the benediction at President Obama’s inauguration, it appears that anti-gay Christian pastor Louie Giglio has withdrawn from the ceremony: Read more
On election night, you might remember FOX News Channel anchor Megyn Kelly asking Karl Rove after he said Ohio was still in play for the GOP: “Is this just math you do as a Republican to make yourself feel better?” Well, here’s another example of the Christian Right distorting numbers to suit their own agenda. Take a look at the Christian Post headline: Read more
A new Gallup poll out today shows that the growth of the “Nones” — atheists, agnostics, and a whole lot of people who believe in God but don’t use a religious label — only increased slightly between 2011 and 2012: Read more
