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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
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The Completion Myth: Telling the Messy Ol' Stories Our World Requires

Let's begin with a story. In 2010, in a now-locked Livejournal episode, someone took to task one...
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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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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
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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
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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
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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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The Value of the Writings of the Early Church Fathers

So then what good are the writings of the church fathers? They have some surprising value in...
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Daylight Atheism
by Adam Lee
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TV Review: Good Omens

A joyous and long-overdue adaptation, even if it tries a little too hard to be faithful to the...
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Dispatches From the Culture Wars
by Ed Brayton
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Shapiro: Not Spewing Racism an Impossible Standard to Meet

The vile Ben Shapiro is leaping to the defense of Kyle Kashuv, the Parkland High student whose...
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Dogma Debate
by David Smalley
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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
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Whose Pain is it? The Fallacy of Owning Others' Pain

by Darrel Ray, Ed.D, President, RfR Board As I read religious recovery comments from time to time,...
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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
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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 Legal Centre loses yet another 'persecution' case

FOR months Christian Concern, which incorporates the Christian Legal Centre (CLC), has been...
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Freethought Now!
by Andrew Seidel
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Kooky officials, congressional gatherings — and our persistent struggle

We at the Freedom From Religion Foundation are used to dealing with over-the-top theocratic...
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Friday Night Heretics Club
by Deanna Boudov
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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
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Mark Taylor: Hillary Clinton Would've Turned Churches Into Satanic Temples

Just like Barack Obama did...?
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The Gaytheist Manifesto     
by Callie Wright
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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
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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 1: Why I Broke Up with Jesus

About nine years ago, I broke up with Jesus. People often ask me why. There were plenty of reasons...
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Godless Mom
by Courtney Heard
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Wheat Kings and Pretty Things #Innocents

Sundown in the Paris of the prairies Wheat kings have all treasures buried And all you hear are...
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Godzooks: The Faith in Facts Blog
by Rick Snedeker
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Appeals court: Congress can discriminate against atheists

A federal appeals court has sided with the U.S. House chaplain in barring secular invocations by...
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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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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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Trump Promises To Erase Obama Completely In Second Term

Orlando, Florida - President Trump kicked off his reelection bid at Orlando’s Amway Center...
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Leaving Fundamentalism
by Jonny Scaramanga
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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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Is This Marital Rape? Lori Alexander and Closing the Escape Hatch.

Some women, Lori seems to suggest, have lots of sex with their boyfriends to lure them into...
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The Lucky Ones
by Dale McGowan
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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
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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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The Duggar Family - What is Worthy of Criticism?

If you've noticed I try not to talk about the Duggar family much any longer. We don't watch...
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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
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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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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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Christians Rage After Taylor Swift Portrays Anti-LGBT Activists As Ignorant Hicks

The truth hurts: Christians are angry after Taylor Swift mocks anti-LGBT activists for being...
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RA
by Aron Ra
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An Infidel reads Sūrahs 50, 90, & 86

This is the 10th part of this series. We're reading The Qur'an; A New Translation by Abdel Haleem....
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Rational Doubt
by Rational Doubt
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How Do Theologians Learn to Talk Like This?

Editor’s Note: I am so glad to find this critique of The NY Times op-ed about the views of a...
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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
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Beth Moore at #SBC2019: The SBC Pretends to Care About Her Past Abuse

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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
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Once Again, Bill Murray + Zombies = Fun, in “The Dead Don’t Die”

Jim Jarmusch mixes his personal touch with homage in this delightful film.
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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
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Why Do We Question Vegetarianism When It's a Personal Choice but Not When It's Religiously-Motivated?

People sure do love their double standards. You probably know how true this is if you've ever been...
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Secular Voices
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The unsurprisingly small organization called Republican Atheists has crafted a Facebook post about...
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Sin God
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Mississippi Lieutenant Governor's Response To Secular Groups Uses Fallacies To Downplay Criticisms

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Temple of the Future
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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
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Self-Care and Awareness

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A Tippling Philosopher
by Jonathan MS Pearce
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False Witnessing

Brian Bolton, a retired research psychologist and university professor, is probably not happy to...
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Token Skeptic
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TransParent Expedition
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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
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James Charles returned to YouTube with a bang after a month-long hiatus following the backlash he...
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