When I started college, I didn’t know many other atheists. I wanted to meet more, and so with the help of another friend, we started the first group at the University of Illinois at Chicago for atheists/Humanists/etc. to discuss and debate religious issues. Through that group, not only did I meet like-minded students, I also [...]
Australian Asks: Why Don’t Atheists Get Elected in America?
August 10, 2007 By 6 Comments
Anne Davies in The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) has an article called, “A non-believer – say it isn’t so.” It opens with a (slightly erroneous) story about Pete Stark: Pete Stark found himself in a unique and slightly uncomfortable position earlier this year. The longtime Democrat congressman for the Oakland district near San Francisco had [...]
How Strong is Your Faith?
August 10, 2007 By 9 Comments
CNN is going to be airing a six-hour documentary over three nights beginning on August 21st. It’s called God’s Warriors. Christiane Amanpour will be hosting. For this documentary, Amanpour reports that during the last 30 years, each faith has exploded into a powerful political force, comprised of followers – “God’s warriors” – who share a [...]
When Is It Okay To Share Your Beliefs?
August 9, 2007 By 12 Comments
JKC is a Mormon who works as a law clerk. He can make several comparisons between those two parts of his life: Like my time as a missionary, I work with Latinos, mostly Mexicans, in the U.S., who live off of field work. Like missionaries, I visit my clients in their homes. Like missionaries, I [...]
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