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December 31, 2006
Year's End, And a Preview
As the final hours of 2006 draw to a close, it's a fitting time to...
December 31, 2006
Setting the Record Straight
Allow me to be absolutely clear about this: I am an atheist. That means I...
December 30, 2006
All Days Are Holy
The word "holiday" comes directly from the phrase "holy day". This designation, in turn, is...
December 28, 2006
True Colors
The holidays are traditionally a time for reconciliation, but the Anglican church isn't taking the...
December 27, 2006
Popular Delusions V: Santa Claus
I write the Popular Delusions series to critically investigate widely believed pseudosciences and superstitions. And...
December 26, 2006
Please Excuse Our Mess
Daylight Atheism was down for about two hours earlier today due to a coding error...
December 25, 2006
A Freethinkers' Yule Sermon
Throughout the Western world, the end-of-the-year holidays are a time for celebrating and making merry....
December 23, 2006
The War on Christmas: Here We Go Again
In a post earlier this week, I wrote about how retailers and advertisers play on...
December 20, 2006
The Reason for the Season
As the solstice holiday draws near, the annual complaints by the religious right about the...
December 18, 2006
The Gospel of Consumerism
In the United States, the day after Thanksgiving is often called Black Friday, both because...
December 16, 2006
Sex and Consequence
The spectacular public downfall of Ted Haggard last month continues to reverberate through the media....
December 14, 2006
A Christmas Carol
At this the spirit raised a frightful cry, and shook its chain with such a...
December 12, 2006
My Ways Are Not Your Ways
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the...
December 10, 2006
Holy Water, Frail Hope
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Shivering under a tattered blanket, a young woman tries to sleep...
December 08, 2006
Season of Light
As the end of 2006 draws within sight, the annual holiday season is upon us....
December 06, 2006
Theocracy Watch VIII: Religious Tests
Meet Keith Ellison. Ellison is one of the new Democratic representatives elected in the November...
December 04, 2006
The Theodicy of Narnia
When I was a child, I read and devoured C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia books....
December 02, 2006
Theocracy Watch VII: Season's Warning
With the Democratic victories in the recent midterm elections, I am hopeful that I will...
November 2006
November 30, 2006
A Tribute to Carl Sagan
Between the excitement of the midterm elections and the flood of atheism-related news that has...
November 29, 2006
New on Dangerous Intersection: Scorched-Earth Politics
To cap off an eventful day, I'm happy to announce that I've accepted an offer...
November 28, 2006
Theocracy Watch VI: Thoughts in Captivity
There have been many pieces of good news for atheists in November, and I'm happy...
November 26, 2006
What Christians Care About?
In a post from October, I wrote that evangelical Christianity in America today has become...
November 24, 2006
Should Scientists Speak Out Against Religion?
Thanksgiving season this year has been anything but peaceful. Providing further evidence of the growing...
November 22, 2006
The Least We Can Do
by Alexander Weaver I drove from Sacramento to Portland (Rancho Cordova to Wilsonville, technically) last...
November 21, 2006
We Are the Swing Vote
In a post from October titled "Tipping the Scales", I wrote that although non-believers are...
November 20, 2006
So What If It Is?
Despite the Democrats' smashing victory in the 2006 midterm elections, there is still distressing evidence...
November 18, 2006
A World in Shadow III
A recent post from the blog Respectful Insolence, A different kind of alternative medicine "testimonial",...
November 16, 2006
Religion’s Harm to Women
In our society, it is still widely considered rude to criticize opinions and practices that...
November 15, 2006
New on Ebon Musings: The Screwtape Letters
A new essay has been posted on Ebon Musings, a review of The Screwtape Letters...
November 14, 2006
Name That God
Think quickly: What was the religion of the person who wrote the following? "Oh God,...
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