January 2024 - Atheists for Liberty

Is Atheism High Status?

January 30, 2024 by Peter Clarke in Opinion

The “high status” discourse online is a treasure-trove of amusing quips and vapid analyses. If you want to signal your status, avoid Zoom backgrounds. If you’re low status but want to feel high status, join X. As for getting the blue check on X, that could be either a high-status symbol or total cringe. Choose […]

Is the Rise of the Religious ‘Nones’ Over?

January 26, 2024 by Peter Clarke in News

Top News Stories for the Week of January 21, 2024 Latest news, notable cultural moments, and media commentary for the atheist community: a weekly update from the editors at AFL. The Dramatic Rise of the “Nones” Falters A new study from Pew finds that the so-called “nones” (those who profess no religion) are now the […]

A Secular Humanist Goes to an Art Museum

January 23, 2024 by Jeremy Greenberg in Opinion

On my way back home from a trip, I stopped by the Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine. I wanted to take a break and relax while appreciating beautiful art. Fortunately, I was able to see paintings by Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent, a breathtaking painting by Thomas Moran entitled The Lotus Eaters […]

Faith-Based Magic at Davos

January 19, 2024 by Peter Clarke in News

News Highlights for the Week of January 14, 2024 Latest news, notable cultural moments, and media commentary for the atheist community: a weekly update from the editors at AFL. Faith-Based Magic at Davos: WEF Invites Amazonian Chieftess to Perform Shamanic Rite A post on X went viral this week showing a woman doing some kind […]

The Religious Right Fails the Satanic Temple Liberty Test

January 16, 2024 by Jan Golan in Opinion

The religious right spouts freedom and liberty at every turn. Yet in practice, their idea of “liberty” is often driven by tyrannical instincts. John Stuart Mill offers a test that can be applied to see through this type of masquerade: “Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.” The […]

Martin Scorsese Announces New Jesus Film

January 12, 2024 by Peter Clarke in News

News Highlights for the Week of January 8, 2024 Latest news, notable cultural moments, and media commentary for the atheist community: a weekly update from the editors at AFL. Martin Scorsese Starts Work on a New Film about Jesus This week, Martin Scorsese announced his latest film project: an adaption of A Life of Jesus by Shūsaku Endō. […]