Atheist Nation

From Alternet: Do atheists hate diversity? Is the very act of atheist activism (trying to persuade people that atheism is correct and working to change the world into one without religion) an act of attempted conformity? Are atheists trying to create a drab, gray, uniform world, where everyone else is just like them? It’s probably pretty obvious that I think the answer is a big fat “No!” (Probably said in the Ted Stevens voice.) But it...  

QUOTE About atheismBy 2009-12-22 08:45:00Intelligencer JournalLancaster New EraTO THE EDITORS:I would like to complain about your evident bias. In the Dec. 5 Faith & Values section you reprinted an article from The New York Times by Ian Urbina.Post your thoughts and comments about this article.  

You've finished most of the books on my Atheism 101 reading list, and you are ready for more. You have already learned quite a bit about atheism and the dangers of religion in the modern world, but many questions remain. ...  

The more common understanding of atheism among atheists is "not believing in any gods." No claims or denials are made -- an atheist is a person who is not a theist. Sometimes this broader understanding is called "weak" or "implicit" atheism. There is also a narrower sort of atheism, sometimes called "strong" or "explicit" atheism. Here, the atheist explicitly denies the existence of any gods -- making a strong claim which will deserve support...  

A popular complaint about some atheists, one that is raised not just by religious theists but also by secularists and other atheists, is that atheists allow their atheism to intrude into other arguments. For example, it is alleged that atheists improperly mix up promoting science and attacking anti-scientific ideology with promoting atheism and attacking religion. Doing so, it is argued, offends religious believers who would otherwise be...  

Albert Einstein is sometimes claimed by religious theists seeking the authority of a famous scientist for their theistic views, but Einstein denied the existence of the traditional concept of a personal god. Was Albert Einstein therefore an atheist? From some perspectives his position would be seen as atheism or no different from atheism. He admitted to being a freethinker, which in a German context is much the same as atheism, but it's not...  

I want to thank Chad Shanks for his article "Atheism: Striving for knowledge, but not faith," published in The Lariat on November 20, for delivering the many aspects of atheism that are usually ignored or mistaken, and for doing so with much respect and consideration.  

Can Harvard's humanist chaplain save nonbelief from itself? Once an intellectual taboo, atheism has become one of the great growth industries of the third millennium. Once an intellectual taboo, atheism has become one of the great growth industries of the third millennium. Combative atheist titles like Christopher Hitchens's God Is Not Great, Richard Dawkins's The God Delusion, and Sam Harris's The End of Faith become New York Times...  

Topics she is covering include: after-school evangelizing “clubs”; “student-led” prayer in high school athletics; distribution of religious literature on public school campuses; and debates over evolution, sex education, ...  

MINNEAPOLIS – Angie O'Neill recently moved into a new apartment complex for seniors, and she's trying to make new friends. But Christmas is a tough time of year for an atheist. “All the planned activities at this time of year revolve around the church,” said O'Neill, a retiree and an atheist for decades.  

With that reminder in place, let's talk about atheist spirituality. Carrier thinks he is a very spiritual person: When people talk about a spiritual life, they point to someone who has his mind on higher things, who is not obsessed with ...  

Enough procrastinating! It is time for the third part of my series on atheism and Satanism. In the first part, I tried to clarify some of the more common misconceptions about Satanism, making sure we could start with a common reference point. The second part dealt with the relationship of Satanism to atheism and also to anti-theism. In this part, I'll examine the question of whether Satanism offers any lessons for atheists. I suppose I already...  

Cleaned up spacing issues. ← Previous revision Revision as of 22:07, 6 December 2009 Line 9: Line 9: The League was a "nominally independent organization established by the Communist Party to promote atheism." It published newspapers, journals, and other materials that lampooned religion; it sponsored lectures and films; it organized demonstrations and parades; it set up antireligious...  

The December 2009 issue of Church & State, the monthly newsletter I receive from Americans United for Separation of Church and State, contained a brief article about the recent decision to partially revoke the tax exempt status of the infamous "C Street" house owned by the Christian extremist group known as "The Family." This was news with which I was already familiar, however, the article contained one shocking sentence I hadn't been...  

The following is a press release from Americans United for Separation of Church and State:WASHINGTON - December 18 - U.S. military officials should make further changes at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri to ensure that soldiers are not subjected to unwanted religious proselytism, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State.In July of 2008, Americans United wrote to Department of Defense officials to raise concerns about the...