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September 17, 2014
How I would structure a Humanist service
I spent Sunday morning this past week at the Laurel Hills Community Center in Raleigh, NC, for...
September 16, 2014
Lessons from Kanye West: Atheistic inspiration can come from the religious
At NPS, we believe that critical contributors are missing from the conversation and culture around...
September 15, 2014
Sound and fury
White guilt ridden bait taker. Coward. Psychotic. Stupid. Feeble. That’s a brief sample of the...
September 15, 2014
When criticizing ideas crosses a line
We've been embroiled in some minor controversy surrounding our recent piece supporting the Yale Atheists,...
September 15, 2014
The case for flexitarianism
A few days ago, our beloved editor Vlad Chituc posted a piece about why atheists...
September 13, 2014
NPS weekend reads, vol. 2
Welcome to the second installment of NPS Weekend Reads. Each Saturday morning we collect a...
September 12, 2014
Religion and the causes of terror
'Lord Russell, what will you say when you die and are brought face to face...
September 12, 2014
Yale University Humanist group supports MSA, criticizes invitation of Ayaan Hirsi Ali
This piece is coauthored by Vlad and Alex Chituc. As undergraduates, they were both presidents...
September 11, 2014
Volunteering for the moral cause
As a side effect of reading too much analytic philosophy in college, I often find...
September 11, 2014
Thursdog: Canine cognition, underwater pups, and spa days.
At NonProphet Status, we love dogs. We love dogs a lot. We love their faces...
September 10, 2014
Think before you comment
On Formerly Fundie, Anabaptist blogger Benjamin Corey recently posted an open letter to his fundamentalist commenters,...
September 10, 2014
On feeling judged
In my post yesterday about why atheists should be vegans, a commenter made a point...
September 10, 2014
Announcing: NPS charity rotation and open forum
In part because I don't need more than my day job pays me, in part...
September 09, 2014
Why atheists should be vegans
Factory farming causes extreme, unnecessary harm to animals. The benefit we get from animal products...
September 09, 2014
The power and limitations of anger
In my office, beside my computer, is a Hulk action figure. Ignore for a moment...
September 08, 2014
Is “atheist” worth rehabilitating?
“Atheist” is a loaded term. Although it technically applies to anyone who doesn’t believe in...
September 08, 2014
Let’s talk about volunteering abroad
Before I left for my yearlong Humanist service trip with Pathfinders Project, I gave the...
September 08, 2014
Reddit explains why they won’t block links to stolen nude photos
Saying "every man is responsible for his own soul," a recent Reddit blog post explained...
September 06, 2014
NPS weekend reads, vol. 1
Welcome to the first installment of NPS Weekend Reads. Each Saturday morning we'll collect a...
September 05, 2014
End of summer playlist
I'm spending this weekend on the beach for a lab retreat at Emerald Isle on the...
September 05, 2014
Who are our potential religious allies?
In his introductory post for the relaunch of NonProphet Status, Vlad asks whether dropping our obsession...
September 05, 2014
4 Things Bill Nye Should Have Said to Ken Ham
The following is a guest post written by Mike Lehmann of jesusanddawkins.com. Mike and I...
September 04, 2014
NPS’s Walker Bristol named Humanist in Residence at Tufts University
I'm delighted that the Tufts University Chaplaincy has recently hired Walker Bristol, a longtime NPS contributor and...
September 04, 2014
Social justice, from “firebrand” to “faitheist”
Social justice has always been a pressing issue for the faitheist crowd, partnering with religious...
September 04, 2014
How to love your depressed friend
In the last several years, public discussion of mental health and illness seems to have...
September 03, 2014
“Slaughterhouse-Five” and the power of allegories
Allegories are powerful. By prodding readers toward specific conclusions without making the case for them...
September 02, 2014
de Botton and living in the absence of God
I agree with de Botton that it’s a mistake to throw the baby out with...
September 02, 2014
After Ferguson, toward a better humanism
Atheism, narrowly, is simply a position on the existence of God. That narrow lens, however,...
September 01, 2014
Why I don’t care about deconverting believers
No matter how I square it, there’s almost always something more effective for me to...
September 01, 2014
Live chat with Mike Lehmann of Jesus & Dawkins
Tonight at 8PM EST, I'll be speaking with my friend behind the Jesus & Dawkins blog about NPS's...
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