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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
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Marianne Williamson Claims The Democratic Party Is "Arrogant And Condescending" Towards People Of Faith

The New Age Democratic candidate has enough support to make the first presidential debate.
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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:
Reading in Translation: Four Lessons for Secular/Religious Debate

Let's begin with a story. I was at a school bazaar as a small child, playing on a hill a little...
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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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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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An Atheist Reads Genesis 1:2-3: Saving Our Lives With Stories

Take your candle, and go light your world.
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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
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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
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Which Does Technology Benefit More: Christianity or Atheism?

The internet is being used both to spread Christianity and to undercut it. Which worldview...
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Daylight Atheism
by Adam Lee
RECENT POST:
America's Functional Atheism

Except for a fringe of fundamentalists, the nation lives as if God doesn't exist.
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Dispatches From the Culture Wars
by Ed Brayton
RECENT POST:
Trump's Vetting Process: Even Worse than You Think

Axios got leaked more than 100 documents from the Trump transition team that showed that the chaos...
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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:
No, Conspiracism Has More In Common With Atheism Than Religion

"Where's Your Evidence?" is the slogan for conspiracists and atheists alike. What does that tell...
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Ex-Communications
by Recovering from Religion
RECENT POST:
What I Believe Now: 8 Agnostic Perspectives

In the course of writing about my deconversion and the problems in religion, I've often been...
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For Infernal Use Only
by Jack Matirko
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The Satanic Temple-Arizona Documentary Q and A

At a recent presentation of Hail Satan? The Satanic Temple-Arizona did a post-screening question...
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Foxy Folklorist: Folklore, Culture, Sex
by Jeana Jorgensen
RECENT POST:
Opposing Veterans' Rights & LGBTQ+ Rights Is Dumb

In a rare rant-style post, I take down the already-dubious logic of some silly thing I saw on the...
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The Freethinker
by Barry Duke
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Christian doc is being probed for foisting religion on patients

THE UK's General Medical Council (GMC) is reportedly investigating a GP who allegedly brought his...
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Freethought Now!
by Andrew Seidel
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A cross, an honor, an ad and a Chicago Tribune column

It was an up-and-down week for us here at the Freedom From Religion Foundation, but, with your...
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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:
Listen to These Brave Atheists in Lebanon Talk About Why They Left Religion

These men are taking a huge risk by coming out as atheists publicly.
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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 2: The Two Main Reasons I Left My Faith

In the last installment, I gave my reasons why I broke up with Jesus. I was being tongue-in-cheek,...
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Godless Mom
by Courtney Heard
RECENT POST:
6 UFO Cults That Are Alive & Well

With the news, recently, that Nxivm's leader, Keith Rainier has been found guilty of racketeering,...
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Godzooks: The Faith in Facts Blog
by Rick Snedeker
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Isaiah 45 praises heathen liberator. Trump 45. Coincidence?

Many evangelicals view Donald Trump as a king divinely appointed to save America. Where did they...
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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.
RECENT POST:
Humanist, First, Foremost, Forever

Call yourself a Humanist, first, foremost, forever. This classification encompasses all others....
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Intentional Insights
by Gleb Tsipursky
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The Pro-Truth Pledge prompts truthful behavior, according to psychology studies

Traditionally, identifying truth in politics comes from mainstream media and its fact checking. A...
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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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Richard Dawkins Strikes Pedestrian With His Car

London, England - Famed biologist, author, and atheist Richard Dawkins struck a pedestrian...
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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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Young Earth Creationists and the Flat Earth Conspiracy

Faulkner's post reads almost like an elaborate satire of the young earth creationist movement. But...
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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
RECENT POST:
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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Lori Alexander Goes Gay Bashing

Lori Alexander of The Transformed Wife and her assorted bashing of people, ideas and things this...
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No Sacred Cows
by David G. McAfee
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Christian Man Found Dead After Backpacking Trip to "Get Closer to God"

This tragic story is a warning about mental health and not relying on divine intervention when...
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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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The Iranian Law on Abortion is Less Restrictive than the One in Alabama.

In the past week, a number of red states passed laws that effectively ban abortion. Via 538:...
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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 Administration Argues Migrant Children Not Entitled To Soap, Toothbrushes, Beds

What have we become? In a heart-breaking development the Trump administration argues that the...
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RA
by Aron Ra
RECENT POST:
Is an Agnostic also Atheist?

I had an associate who is a self-described philosopher, active in the atheist community. However,...
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Rational Doubt
by Rational Doubt
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Positano and My Life

Editor’s Note: This post is a lot more than a walk in the park in beautiful Italy. It’s a journey...
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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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Cat Pics And Big New Projects Ahead! (LSP #96)

Today I wanted to catch everyone up on the State of the Blog--and hints about some new projects I...
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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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“Toy Story 4” Is (Hopefully, Possibly) a Fine Wrap to This Pixar Franchise

A vast improvement over the third film, this latest “Toy Story” installment will serve as a very...
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The Secular Outpost
by The Secular Outpost
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Defending the Swoon Theory - Part 2: Use of Biblical Texts

WHERE WE ARE AT In Part 1 of this series of posts, I argued that Peter Kreeft's definition of "the...
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The Secular Spectrum
by The Secular Spectrum
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Trump Admin's Prioritization of Religion Over Health Care Access Will Leave People Without Care

The Trump Administration seems bent on prioritizing religious "freedoms" over human needs —...
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Secular Voices
by Kevin Davis
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Christian Bible Publishers Ask for Exemption from Trump's Tariffs

Now we can add Chinese tariffs to the list of special treatment that Christians request and...
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Sin God
by Luciano Gonzalez
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How Not To Debate Reparations Starring Senator Mitch McConnell

There was a congressional hearing on the topic of reparations on Wednesday. This post isn't about...
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Temple of the Future
by James Croft
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Life Without Dad

My father died almost ten months ago, and my life hasn't been the same. It's funny, in a way: I...
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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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A Political Pipedream

I wrote this during the 2016 political campaign, but before the elections and their disastrous...
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Token Skeptic
by Kylie Sturgess
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Fleagle, Bingo, Drooper and AARGAGHHHHHHH - Banana Splits Adventure Hour - Rated R

This will date me terribly, but I have vague memories of the Banana Splits TV show, or at least...
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TransParent Expedition
by Patrick L Green
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Legend of Chrissy: The Homeless Transgender Prostitute

Chrissy the homeless transgender prostitute was a bit of a legend to the denizens of the night in...
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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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Without A Crystal Ball
by Katie Paulson
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Khloe Kardashian Blames Everyone But Herself for Failed Relationship

Khloe Kardashian's public breakup with Tristan Thompson took center stage on part-one of the...
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