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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:
September Democratic Debate Grades

Some interesting things to note, but overall nothing super memorable.
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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
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Whose Community-Care? Men in Secular Self-Help Discourse

Let's begin with a story. This one's Dr. Brené Brown's, but it also marks the moment I realized...
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The Atheist + The Pastor
by The Atheist + The Pastor
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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
RECENT POST:
The Simple Reason I Became An Atheist

Five words.
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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
RECENT POST:
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:
What Is Anti-Gay Speech? And How Protected Should it Be? (3 of 3)

Seyi Omooba is a British actress whose Christian criticism of homosexuality came back to bite her....
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Daylight Atheism
by Adam Lee
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Crooks, Quacks, Kooks, Creeps and Cruds in the Clergy

Ministers and priests aren't morally better than the rest of us, and it's insulting for them to...
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Dispatches From the Culture Wars
by Ed Brayton
RECENT POST:
Sondland: Trump Told Me to Say There Was No Quid Pro Quo

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, apparently intends to testify about...
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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:
The Science Fundamentalism of King Crocoduck

Look out, you po-mo poobahs, King Crocoduck is heading up the Scientific Inquisition! A popular...
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Ex-Communications
by Recovering from Religion
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Red Lips and Alien Teeth

By W. Scott Parker III, RfR Volunteer — Carnival’s coming to town! In a small town, in the 1960s,...
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For Infernal Use Only
by Jack Matirko
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The US Naval Academy Will Host Satanic Services, According to The Satanic Temple

It happens all the time. At least, it happens far more often than you would expect, if you tend to...
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Foxy Folklorist: Folklore, Culture, Sex
by Jeana Jorgensen
RECENT POST:
Trauma Stewardship

As we all know, I like to nerd out about trauma. But sometimes, it hits too close to home, and I...
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The Freethinker
by Barry Duke
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'Devout Christian' paedophile murdered in a British jail

RICHARD Huckle, above, a regular churchgoer who infiltrated Christian communities in Malaysia and...
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Freethought Now!
by Andrew Seidel
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Supreme Court, Amber Guyger, billboards, prayer & cohabitation

We at the Freedom From Religion Foundation had a successful week. It began with the U.S. Supreme...
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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:
Secretary Mike Pompeo Goes Full Christian on U.S. State Department Homepage

Our government should not be advocating the value of "Being a Christian Leader."
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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
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Episode 17: What Does the Bible Say About Abortion?

When evangelical Christians first began debating the issue of abortion, they were nowhere near as...
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Godless Mom
by Courtney Heard
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How To Meet Other Atheists

This is probably one of the most common topics I get asked about. Meeting other atheists is a...
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Godzooks: The Faith in Facts Blog
by Rick Snedeker
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Yoga enthusiasts long to touch their toes more than God’s face

Christian waryness of yoga is based on ignorance, paranoia and religious xenophobia. Still, school...
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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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The Year Of The Avowed Atheist, 1781

In 1781 Londoner, Matthew Turner, came out atheist and said a few smart things: Recognizing...
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Intentional Insights
by Gleb Tsipursky
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8 Key Leadership Decision-Making Process Steps to Making the Best Decisions (Videocast and Podcast of the "Wise Decision Maker Show")

In order to make the best decisions, follow these decision-making process steps: 1)...
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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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Kurds Refused To Build A Trump Tower In Syria

Washington DC - Another scandal was thrown on the pile of scandals otherwise known as the Trump...
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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
RECENT POST:
Justice for Atatiana Jefferson

Last week, I mused about what justice ought to look like for Botham Jean, who was shot dead in...
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The Lucky Ones
by Dale McGowan
RECENT POST:
First Hallucinations

Episode 6 of The Lucky Ones podcast Text excerpt I continued reveling in the silence of Wapping, a...
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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
RECENT POST:
Doug Wilson - Show Your Woman Who is Boss?

This is a meme that has been circulating around Facebook from one of Doug Wilson of Blog and...
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No Sacred Cows
by David G. McAfee
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Man Has Raised Only $175 to Stop Ex-Wife from Making Autistic Sons Drink Bleach

Their mom, who gives her kids a potentially life-threatening bleach, has raised more than $7,000...
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NoGodBlog
by Kathleen Johnson
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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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Why Trump Is a Potential Tyrant: A Comparative Look

The question is not about whether Trump will be a tyrant, but that he wants to. Trump wants to be...
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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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Pat Robertson: Parents Should Have Disobedient Children Executed Because The Bible

More of that Christian love: Televangelist Pat Robertson sees nothing wrong with the death...
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RA
by Aron Ra
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An Infidel Reads Sūrah 36

This is the 15th 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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Moving Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg

Editor’s Note: Get ready to hear the views of another big thinker. He’d like to change the...
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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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Evangelicals' Hatred of Psychology in 'This Present Darkness' (LSP #112, Ch. 8)

For a while now, we've been talking about Frank Peretti's cringeworthy 1986 book, This Present...
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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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In “Hustlers,” Grift and Greed Are the American Way

With an incredible starring role from Jennifer Lopez and a thoughtful script from writer/director...
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The Secular Outpost
by The Secular Outpost
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Defending the Swoon Theory - Part 13: The Sickly Jesus Objection

WHERE WE ARE Peter Kreeft believes that he can prove that Jesus rose from the dead by refuting...
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The Secular Spectrum
by The Secular Spectrum
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On Cognitive Dissonance and the Thought Patterns Behind Science Denial

Did you know that the moon is hollow? In reality, it isn't a natural satellite of the earth, but...
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Secular Voices
by Kevin Davis
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IRONY ALERT: Christian 'News' Site Warns Parents of 'Leftist Indoctrination'

A website run by people who rely on childhood indoctrination to advance their causes has accused...
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Sin God
by Luciano Gonzalez
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The Voting Age: Should It Be Lowered?

In the run-up to the 2020 Presidential Election Democrats and Republicans all over the country are...
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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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Freethinkers Protest Iowa Public School Visit to Bible Play

From the American Humanist Association: Attorneys at the American Humanist Association (AHA) sent...
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Token Skeptic
by Kylie Sturgess
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Superstitious Thoughts on Friday the Thirteenth 2019

I finished my M.Ed on measurement of superstitions back in 2011, but around Friday the thirteenth...
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TransParent Expedition
by Patrick L Green
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There is no Road from Cisgender City to Transgender Town

Author Today's Column is written by: ANNABELLE LAROUSSE You Can’t Get There from Here: As we go...
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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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