Rabbi Jonathan Sacks explores the question: We must ask ourselves why this is, because it is actually very odd indeed. Think about it: every function that was once performed by religion can now be done by something else. In other words, if you want to explain the world, you don’t need Genesis; you have science. [...]
A Message of Equality from Young Students in the South
January 15, 2012 By 16 Comments
The first thing you should know about this video is that it comes from a school in Alabama. The second thing you should know about this video is that it comes from a middle school in Alabama. Regarding religion, there are signs that say “I’m a Christian,” “I’m a Mormon,” “I’m Saved,” and “I’m God’s [...]
Portrait of Christopher Hitchens on Sale with Proceeds Going to ReasonFest
January 15, 2012 By 13 Comments
As I mentioned yesterday, the Society of Open-Minded Atheists & Agnostics (SOMA) at the University of Kansas is holding it’s second annual ReasonFest on February 11th-12th. Adam Brown, the co-creator of We Are Atheism, has painted a picture of Christopher Hitchens and put it up for sale on eBay. He tells me all the proceeds [...]
The Mohawk of Reason
January 14, 2012 By 2 Comments
Back in my day, campus atheist groups were lucky to get one big speaker to come to their school over the course of a year. Now, some college groups are putting on events like Skepticon and not even charging an entrance fee. It’s awe-inspiring how far they’ve come. Whenever these student-run conferences happen — and [...]
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