Monthly Archives: September 2010

Why Are Atheists/Agnostics the Most Religiously Literate Groups?

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Guest Contributor

When a new survey that showcases atheists in a good or bad light is released, we’re all writing about it somewhere or another. After the Pew Forum’s recent study on US Religious Knowledge showed that atheists scored higher on basic … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Demographics, General | 61 Comments

Public School System Partners with Religious Leaders

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Henrico County Public Schools in Virginia are having meetings with religious leaders. One already took place and another is happening next month: Henrico County Public Schools will host two upcoming breakfast meetings for local faith-based leaders. Superintendent Dr. Patrick Russo … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General | 30 Comments

Who Should Win Harvard’s Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism?

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Guest Contributor

For the past few years, the “Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism” has been given out by the Harvard Secular Society on behalf of the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard and the American Humanist Association. The first year, the award … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Pop Culture, Science, Secular Student Alliance | 103 Comments

How Ignorant About Religion Are Religious Americans?

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Guest Contributor

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has just released a new study on US Religious Knowledge. The conclusion: Too many people know jack about faith. More than four-in-ten Catholics in the United States (45%) do not know that … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Demographics, General | 99 Comments

Support Girls’ Education in Namibia

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Reader Greg is an atheist working for the Peace Corps, teaching math and physical science at a girls’ school in Namibia. Besides his in-class work, he’s also spreading the message to his colleagues and community members that it’s possible to … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Generosity, Education, General | 8 Comments

Francis Collins: I Have Not Seen Evidence for Medical Miracles

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Guest Contributor

National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins recently shared some words about his cancer-stricken friend Christopher Hitchens: Over these last few months, we have not talked directly about faith. He knows that I am praying for him. But my prayer … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | 19 Comments

What Do Christians Really Think About Their Pastors?

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Christian David Hayward has an idea of what people actually think about when they’re in church. Let’s say he’s right. (I think he is.) One of the biggest problems with the Christian church — that I’ve seen from the outside … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, General, Humor | 29 Comments

Ask Richard: Surrounded by a Trio of Reproachful Believers

Posted on September 27, 2010 by richard wade

Dear Richard, I am now an ‘almost’ recovered former evangelical Christian. I say ‘almost’ because I am not really 100% certain that my former beliefs aren’t true but I see no evidence for them. Anyway now my wife is not … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Coming Out, General, Love, Richard Wade | 17 Comments

Competing Billboards in Oklahoma

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Remember this billboard that the Freedom From Religion Foundation recently put up in Oklahoma? The billboard reads “Atheism is OK in Oklahoma,” but members of the group Freedom From Religion say that’s not always the case and that’s why they … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, FFRF, General | 32 Comments

Give the Holy Books a Resting Place

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Why burn the Koran or desecrate the Bible when you can bury them with good reason? Right now, the pages swell with moisture, the fibers separate and the chapters turn into pulpy masses. Bacteria bloom and their colonies expand; fungi … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 42 Comments