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As the final hours of 2006 draw to a close, it's a fitting time to...

Allow me to be absolutely clear about this: I am an atheist. That means I...

The word "holiday" comes directly from the phrase "holy day". This designation, in turn, is...

The holidays are traditionally a time for reconciliation, but the Anglican church isn't taking the...

I write the Popular Delusions series to critically investigate widely believed pseudosciences and superstitions. And...

Daylight Atheism was down for about two hours earlier today due to a coding error...

Throughout the Western world, the end-of-the-year holidays are a time for celebrating and making merry....

In a post earlier this week, I wrote about how retailers and advertisers play on...

As the solstice holiday draws near, the annual complaints by the religious right about the...

In the United States, the day after Thanksgiving is often called Black Friday, both because...

The spectacular public downfall of Ted Haggard last month continues to reverberate through the media....

At this the spirit raised a frightful cry, and shook its chain with such a...

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Shivering under a tattered blanket, a young woman tries to sleep...

As the end of 2006 draws within sight, the annual holiday season is upon us....

Meet Keith Ellison. Ellison is one of the new Democratic representatives elected in the November...

When I was a child, I read and devoured C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia books....

With the Democratic victories in the recent midterm elections, I am hopeful that I will...

Between the excitement of the midterm elections and the flood of atheism-related news that has...

To cap off an eventful day, I'm happy to announce that I've accepted an offer...

There have been many pieces of good news for atheists in November, and I'm happy...

In a post from October, I wrote that evangelical Christianity in America today has become...

Thanksgiving season this year has been anything but peaceful. Providing further evidence of the growing...

by Alexander Weaver I drove from Sacramento to Portland (Rancho Cordova to Wilsonville, technically) last...

In a post from October titled "Tipping the Scales", I wrote that although non-believers are...

Despite the Democrats' smashing victory in the 2006 midterm elections, there is still distressing evidence...

A recent post from the blog Respectful Insolence, A different kind of alternative medicine "testimonial",...

In our society, it is still widely considered rude to criticize opinions and practices that...

A new essay has been posted on Ebon Musings, a review of The Screwtape Letters...

Think quickly: What was the religion of the person who wrote the following? "Oh God,...