PQM/multiverse = mental contortionism; Round Table exceptions

Due to a recent read and comment of a colleague at the NPA, I've realized I need to state a few things to make them explicit: I absolutely Hate the metaphorical stranglehold of 'religious types' on the rest of humanity: believe or die / go to Hell! I'm Not trying to...

Why does the religious right defend the genocide of Noah's flood?

 I was listening to conservative talk radio. The host is technically  of conservative Judaism, though his beliefs are very much in line with Orthodox Judaism. But, he defends the so called Noah's flood as strongly as any fundamentalist Christian. First of all, this...

some thots

some thots It's ironic that most of recent attention for my articles on NowPublic and youtube has been about “my path to God” from atheists: personal attacks on my character and intellectual capacity ^^ What does that say about the attackers? You may draw your own...

Should Christian prayer be favored by Congress?

Does someone have to be a Christian to offer a prayer in a state or federal capitol building? Can a non-Christian offer prayers but they must be Christian in nature or not hint of their own religion?I bring this up because a Hindu cleric named Rajan Zed, while offering a...

Please, don't muzzle us atheists

   In the book,  "Sleeping with Extra-Terrestrials: The Rise of Irrationalism and the Perils of Piety, by Wendy Kaminer, she cites research from the 1980s showing that Americans believed that freedom of worship  applies to all religious groups,...

Finite multiverse or designed universe; you choose reality

According to multiple award winning scientist George Ellis, we presently have a choice between views of reality: a finite self-generating multiverse a purposefully designed life-generating single finite universe If you look carefully above, the keyword common to both...

Why is it offensive to question a historical Jesus?

I was listening to conservative talk radio and the host, not a Christian conservative but a Jewish conservative, asked his guest a question on the topic of Jesus. The question drew the response that Jesus never existed. At all. The guest was David Silverman, president of...

Chris Hitchens, atheists and fighter for freethought, has died

Christopher Hitchens died yesterday, December 15. Mr. Hitchens had battled cancer for quite a while. He was an atheist and a supporter of reason and humanity over dogma and superstition. He was an excellent writer and debater. His book, God is not Great, I found a...

An atheist banner is promotion of religion but a nativity scene i

Ellwood City (PA) Mayor Anthony Court has stated that a Christian Nativity (or creche) isn't really what it is. It's not religious, but basically a bunch of random statues. That's is what he called that, statues. Nothing religious, I guess. Why did he say that? Because he ...

gug vs sam

i'm going to present this article in this way cuz it's most convenient and largely true :) i will list out each of our beliefs as accurately and concisely as i can and then possibly discuss differences :) gug's beliefs: our universe is 'unjust' in the sense there is no real...

The teaching of hell to small children is a form of child abuse

Is teaching children there is a hell where they will be tortured in a lake of fire, child abuse? Well, I would state, yes. Yes it is, at least mental and emotional child abuse. I was not raised in a church to believe that I will be tortured for all eternity if I don't...

Is Penn State as bad in abuse coverup as the Catholic Church? No

I was listening to conservative talk radio, and boy, do I have a lot to say in response. One host stated that the Catholic church was treated worse than Penn State, when it comes to sexual abuse of children, and its' coverup. Give me a break! The Penn State scandal...

The religious right once again use government to push religion

In the Alabama town of Bay Minettee you have two choices if you are convicted of a non-violent crime. Go to jail or go to church. The sheriff in that town has created such a program, because he believes it will have a positive impact on those convicted. Maybe, but...

Atheists, here is a scoreboard for picking presidential candidate

Christian rightwing groups commonly endorse candidates for public office to impose their theocratic vision for America. They believe their deity is the head of state/government, and not the president. Well, Penn Jillette, has produced an atheist scorecard of the...

Is Fox News the propaganda arm of the Christian right-wing?

Fox and Friends (of Fox News) is quite simply, the mouthpiece of the religious right. While they rarely have atheist guests on (a few times a year), they regularly engage in atheist bashing. One of those atheist bashers is Father Morris, a Catholic priest who is obviously...