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Able To Choose
by Able To Choose
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Worse Than Abortion? (The Bible Wins Again...)

There's been a lot of talk about abortion lately, with the religious right taking a fairly myopic...
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According To Matthew
by Matthew Facciani
RECENT POST:
David Silverman Is Hired By Nonprofit Organization After Leaving Atheist Alliance International

The nonprofit is quite small and seems rather biased.
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Across Rivers Wide
by Galen Broaddus
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Why the Criticism Against "Thoughts and Prayers" Retains Its Force

I was once unsure about the criticism of "thoughts and prayers" after a tragedy, but not anymore.
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Another Breed of Faith
by Daniel Lev Shkolnik
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Has Science Killed the World Trying to Understand It?

When we dissect a frog, we kill it in order to understand it. Could scientific thinking “kill” the...
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Another White Atheist in Colombia
by M. L. Clark
RECENT POST:
"Words Can Never Hurt Us"? Our Selectivity with When Words Matter

Let's begin with a game. Quick! What do all of the following have in common: A person stands in a...
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The Atheist + The Pastor
by The Atheist + The Pastor
RECENT POST:
How Does an Atheist Disprove God?

Being agnostic about atheism or theism is more than simply saying "I don't know." It's saying...
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Atheist Allie
by Allie Jackson
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This Photo of Ex-Muslims is Sparking Outrage Around the World

Standing tall and proud on top of Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial, four ex-Muslim activist friends...
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The Atheist Rabbi
by Jeff Falick
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Trumpism Unites Neo-Nazis, Jewish Defense League

Anyone remember the Jewish Defense League? Not to be confused with the Anti-Defamation League, the...
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Atheology
by Stewart James Felker
RECENT POST:
Shawn Bolz: Exposing a Fraudulent Charismatic "Prophet"

About a week ago, an acquaintance of mine on Facebook—himself formerly active in several...
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barrier breaker
by barrier breaker
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What This Atheist Learned from the Cain and Abel Myth

The story of Cain and Abel speaks more to me now than it ever did when I was a Christian.
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The Blameless Sky
by Farah Shah
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And a Very Happy Eid To You

I woke up in the morning, showered, had breakfast with my boyfriend, we will shortly be leaving...
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Blinky & Sal
by J. Burrello
RECENT POST:
Forever Young

In this the final episode of Blinky and Sal, Blinky gets a controversial procedure done and I, the...
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Brother Richard's Life Without Faith
by Richard Haynes
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Why I Am Proud to Be an American During Trump's Inauguration

Why I Am Proud to Be an American During Trump's Inauguration Today, I am very proud of my country....
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Camels With Hammers
by Daniel Fincke
RECENT POST:
I Stand With Liberalism Against The Critical Theory Domination of the Social Justice Movement

The posts from blue-check-marked people grouped together above are just the latest manifestation...
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Cognitive Demons
by Chris Kavanagh
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Does priming religion make people more generous?

A decade ago a paper titled 'God is Watching You' by Shariff & Norenzayan (2007) received a...
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Cross Examined
by Bob Seidensticker
RECENT POST:
25 Stupid Arguments Christians Should Avoid (Part 11)

More stupid arguments Christians must avoid: Christianity is pleasing, nature is intelligible,...
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Daylight Atheism
by Adam Lee
RECENT POST:
Living With Absurdity

Some existentialists feel despair over the dearth of meaning, but life can be fun even without...
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Dispatches From the Culture Wars
by Ed Brayton
RECENT POST:
Paula White Pulls a 'Fact' Out of an Orifice

Paula White, Trump's "spiritual adviser" and a prosperity gospel preacher, gave a sermon at her...
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Dogma Debate
by David Smalley
RECENT POST:
How the Left is Killing Language

I know, you saw the title and then started your “response blog.” You’ll come back here and pull...
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Driven to Abstraction
by Shem the Penman
RECENT POST:
A Rough History of Disbelief Revisited

The New Atheist History Channel beats Comedy Central every time. Jonathan Miller died last month,...
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Ex-Communications
by Recovering from Religion
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'We Are One'... Until You’re a None: Losing Your Community

By Jasmine, the Turbaned Humanist — This isn’t my first time leaving religion. Growing up, I was...
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For Infernal Use Only
by Jack Matirko
RECENT POST:
Satanist's Open Letter Reply to Trump's Spiritual Adviser's Comments Regarding Satanic Pregnancies

Pastor Paula White, Advisor to the White House Faith & Opportunity Initiative 505 E. McCormick...
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Foxy Folklorist: Folklore, Culture, Sex
by Jeana Jorgensen
RECENT POST:
Should Belly Dancers Use the Word Tribal?

Naming discussions are rocking the North American belly dance communities, especially the tribal...
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The Freethinker
by Barry Duke
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Rapture-ready Christian: 'I need me a Jew to take care of my dog'

A RABBI based in America's Bible Belt revealed last week that a concerned Christian flabbergasted...
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Freethought Now!
by Andrew Seidel
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Gloria Steinem and Margaret Atwood are at our convention — and we’re at the Supreme Court

Big names and big cases — this week was incredibly big for us at the Freedom From Religion...
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Friday Night Heretics Club
by Deanna Boudov
RECENT POST:
Grief Is My Writer's Block

I reconnected with my mom in her hospital room on October 16th and was with her when she died on...
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Friendly Atheist
by Hemant Mehta
RECENT POST:
The Louder We Get: Teen's Fight to Take His Boyfriend to Prom Becomes a Musical

This musical is not brought to you by the Catholic Church.
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The Gaytheist Manifesto     
by Callie Wright
RECENT POST:
I Accidentally Went Viral Supporting Trans Rights. This Is What I Learned.

I wasn’t intending on spreading my hairy, fabulous, cross-dressing ass all across the internet. I...
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The Godless Congregation
by Greg Epstein
RECENT POST:
Enjoying The Happiness of Others

Is Humanism about reason or about emotion? It might seem that reason is all we need, but as...
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Godless in Dixie
by Neil Carter
RECENT POST:
Episode 27: Hell 2.0, Now with Fewer Flames!

It never fails that every time I try to deconstruct the traditional Christian concept of eternal...
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Godless Mom
by Courtney Heard
RECENT POST:
Have You Suffered From Religious Trauma?

Last night, I got to sit down and talk with Ali Rizvi on the Secular Jihadists podcast. One of the...
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Godzooks: The Faith in Facts Blog
by Rick Snedeker
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Book: Religion is a ballast against totalitarianism. God forbid.

A 2011 book contends that religion protects societies from despots. Yet, if that is true, why are...
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The Graffiti Wall
by Alix Jules
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SCOTUS: Prayer OK at Texas School Board Meetings

CC.2. CarbonNYC The Supreme Court this morning declined to take up a case filed by the American...
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Humanist Plus
by J. H. McKenna, Ph.D.
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Could A Humanist Care Less About God ?

At some point in recent Western history, the God idea became ‘simply incredible’ on the face of it...
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Intentional Insights
by Gleb Tsipursky
RECENT POST:
Wise Decision Maker Movement Manifesto

You Shouldn’t Trust Your Gut as a Decision Maker: Here’s Why The biggest falsehood in business...
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Kudzu in the Pines
by Warren Tidwell
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The Importance of the Lynching Memorial in Alabama

“I was leaving the South to fling myself into the unknown... I was taking a part of the South...
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Laughing in Disbelief
by Andrew Hall
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Finland Proclaims Christianity Is Polytheistic

Finland's National Agency of Education is now teaching students Christianity isn't monotheistic....
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Leaving Fundamentalism
by Jonny Scaramanga
RECENT POST:
It's time to move on from ACE

It's been a while since I've blogged, so here's an update for any especially loyal readers who...
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Love, Joy, Feminism
by Libby Anne
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A "Satanic Pregnancy" Isn't What You Think

As I pondered White's words, I took a moment to pause, for two reasons. First, despite growing up...
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The Lucky Ones
by Dale McGowan
RECENT POST:
See You at The Lucky Ones Podcast

The Lucky Ones podcast resumes its death-obsessed philosophical travelogue in January 2020 with...
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Miracle Girl
by Stephanie Savage
RECENT POST:
A Heartbroken Farewell to Stephanie Savage, "Miracle Girl"

After years battling everything from Legionnaires' disease to multiple strokes, a unique and...
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Natural Wonderers
by Wendy Thomas Russell
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Natural Wonderers On Hiatus

Hi friends, A quick note to let you know I'm taking a hiatus from Natural Wonderers, as I've begun...
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No Longer Quivering
by Suzanne Titkemeyer
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Trump's Spiritual Advisor Paula White Calls For Wholesale Abortion and Armageddon

Paula White, Trump's rather out there spiritual advisor looks like she's about to imbibe in a...
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No Sacred Cows
by David G. McAfee
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When Skepticism Gets Thrown Out The Window, Disinformation Wins

The bits of misinformation that I want to talk about have been mainstreamed into U.S....
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NoGodBlog
by Kathleen Johnson
RECENT POST:
Fake News or Scary Reality?

Recently, areas of our country, to include Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and...
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On the Margin of Error
by On the Margin of Error
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My Pronoun is U: My Life as a Non-Binary Iranian

An article about how my Iranian and non-binary identities have interacted in predictable and...
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Praying for Rain and Dancing with the Devil
by Ruth
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I missed out on Halloween

This year I didn't go to a Halloween party but, instead, I put cobwebs around the flat and I...
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Progressive Secular Humanist
by Progressive Secular Humanist
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Trump Spiritual Adviser Paula White Orders End To ‘Satanic Pregnancies’

What happened to “Pro-Life”? President Trump’s spiritual adviser, Pastor Paula White, wants to put...
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RA
by Aron Ra
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An Infidel Reads Sūrah 35

This is the 18th part of this series, reading The Qur’an; A New Translation by Abdel Haleem. We’ll...
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Rational Doubt
by Rational Doubt
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The United States Has an Evangelical Problem

Editor’s Note: OK, so readers here are already well versed in this issue. Still, it’s good to be...
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Removing the Fig Leaf
by Removing the Fig Leaf
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Let's Talk About Sex, Baby

Writing about sex is hard. Heh. And it's not just because the innuendos keep coming again and...
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Roll to Disbelieve
by Cassidy McGillicuddy
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Booting Their Boomers: How One Church Plans to Become Popular at Last

Recently, I noticed something coming up a lot in the commentariat and elsewhere: this news story...
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Sacred Naturalism
by Sacred Naturalism
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A User’s Guide for Evolutionary Well-Being

This began as a guide for my students, but I've decided to share it with a wider audience. Even...
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Secular Cinephile
by Andrew Spitznas
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“The Gentlemen”: Not Much Substance, but Plenty of Fun

Guy Ritchie’s latest film is stuffed with strong performances, and boasts a witty screenplay that...
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The Secular Outpost
by The Secular Outpost
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Defending the Swoon Theory - Part 20: Evaluation of Objection #7

WHERE WE ARE In Chapter 8 of his Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA), Peter Kreeft...
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The Secular Spectrum
by The Secular Spectrum
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Re-imagining our Common Bond with the Cosmos

Coalescing around Climate Change A few years ago, during the time of the United Nations...
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Secular Voices
by Kevin Davis
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In Trump's America, how do we return to valuing knowledge?: A rant.

I'm honestly asking this question because I'm afraid for the future of the US. In Donald Trump's...
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Sin God
by Luciano Gonzalez
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What Secretary Of State Pompeo Remembered And Who He Forgot

Amid an incredibly nerve-wracking, heartbreaking, and often horrifying news cycle so far this...
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Temple of the Future
by James Croft
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My Father's Soul

Will Durant, historian and philosopher, wrote: "The hope of another life gives us courage to meet...
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Thinking Rationally
by Mark W. Gura
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Self-Care and Awareness

By CW Brown & Deb Cote, Edited by Lindsay Gray “Rest and self-care are so important. When you...
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A Tippling Philosopher
by Jonathan MS Pearce
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Storks, Evolution and the Problem of Evil

This tweet came from The Non-Alchemist and is worth dwelling on: If the all-powerful, all-knowing,...
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Token Skeptic
by Kylie Sturgess
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Ten Things Paltrow's "The Goop Lab" Has In Common With "My Dad Wrote A Porno"

Firstly, a 'we're not worthy' in the direction of this Tweet: 1. The very idea of both titles will...
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TransParent Expedition
by Patrick L Green
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Never Safe Reality Is An Unbearable State of Primal Existence

I looked at my therapist across the table last week and asked when we get to the complex trauma...
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What Would JT Do?
by JT Eberhard
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I'll be doing a debate in Springfield, MO tonight.

Tonight I'll be doing a team debate in Springfield, MO. The resolution is "A Faith Commitment Is...
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