Peter Clarke, Author at Atheists for Liberty

Negative World: Why Christians Are Retreating from American Cities

July 23, 2024 by Peter Clarke in Opinion

Politically-engaged Christians in America aren’t thrilled with the way things have been going. They finally seem to grasp how badly they’re losing in the culture. And they’re getting desperate. This desperation was the focus of a recent article in The New York Times, “Why a New Conservative Brain Trust Is Resettling Across America.” According to […]

Secular Alternatives to the 10 Commandments: A Response to Louisiana’s Law Requiring the 10 Commandments in All Classrooms

June 20, 2024 by Peter Clarke in Opinion

Today, the governor of Louisiana signed a law requiring classrooms in the state to display the Ten Commandments. According to the Republican governor, Jeff Landry, “If you want to respect the rule of law, you gotta start from the original law given which was Moses. … He got his commandments from God.” Apparently, Governor Landry […]

Ron Lindsay on Wokeism as a Religion

April 30, 2024 by Peter Clarke in Opinion

I recently interviewed philosopher Ron Lindsay about his new book, Against the New Politics of Identity. During the interview, I asked Ron about the claim that the new leftist idiology, or wokeism, is a religion. His response, lightly edited for clarity, is below: Ron Lindsay: I’m a little reluctant to embrace that because, just for […]

New Atheism Is Everywhere in the Cultural Discourse This Week

March 14, 2024 by Peter Clarke in News

Top News Stories for the Week of March 10, 2024 Latest news, notable cultural moments, and media commentary for the atheist community: a weekly update from the editors at AFL. Everywhere I look this week—particularly in the world of podcasts—New Atheism is part of the conversation. Here are a few notable instances. If you happen […]

Atheism’s Four Horsemen—an Honest Look at Where They Are Now

February 20, 2024 by Peter Clarke in Opinion

The online publication Evolution News, which advocates for intelligent design and a religious worldview, recently published an article titled, “Atheism’s Four Horsemen—Where Are They Now?” I can’t say I recommend clicking on the article. If you do, it’s a safe bet you’ll regret it. Rather than attempting to answer the question posed by the headline, […]

Bill Maher Challenged to Read ‘A Case for Christ’

February 16, 2024 by Peter Clarke in News

Top News Stories for the Week of February 11, 2024 Latest news, notable cultural moments, and media commentary for the atheist community: a weekly update from the editors at AFL. Bill Maher Challenged to Read ‘A Case for Christ’ On Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast, comedian Chris Distefano argued with Maher about the existence of […]

Atheist China Tries to Influence Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation

February 2, 2024 by Peter Clarke in News

Top News Stories for the Week of January 28, 2024 Latest news, notable cultural moments, and media commentary for the atheist community: a weekly update from the editors at AFL. Atheist China Tries to Influence Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation The Japan Times ran an article this week arguing that the Chinese Communist Party “distorts history” to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]