How to Respond to a Supercilious Christian

Not all Christians are supercilious, of course. Many are content to live and let live, and some even grant that science (despite its lack of supernatural entities) does some good. But Christianity as an organized, evangelizing movement has been on the offensive...

Pot…Meet Kettle

Response to Bruce Walker's "The Godless Delusion"Kelly O'Connor Bruce Walker's anti-atheist diatribe, printed in a magazine that touts itself as The American Thinker, is the ultimate in irony. This story is the clear byproduct of one who appears to be incapable of...

No Faith in Science

I have faith (pun intended) that at some point in his studies, Paul Davies has held a dictionary in his hands, and possibly even opened it. These days, it’s even less cumbersome with the advent of online dictionaries and the added benefit of providing multiple sources...

The Triumph of Reason

 Response to Katha Pollitt's "The Atheist's Dilemma" From The Nation, Dec 3, 2007 http://www.thenation.com/doc/20071203/pollitt In this issue of The Nation, Katha Pollitt posits that what people like to refer to as the "New Atheism" is destined for failure. She...

Dawkins publisher may be tried for attack on 'sacred values'

"A Turkish prosecutor is considering whether to prosecute the Turkish publisher of Richard Dawkins' bestselling atheist polemic, The God Delusion, on the grounds that it incites religious hatred. The publisher, Erol Karaaslan, said today that he expected to be questioned on...

Atheist doctors more likely to care for the poor than religious ones

"Atheist doctors are likely to practice medicine among the underprivileged than religious physicians, even though most religions call on the faithful to serve the poor, according to the results of large cross-sectional survey of US medical practitioners published in Annals of...