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Atheists for Liberty Lauds Fearless Member for Championing Free Speech and Fighting Religious Oppression

April 13, 2023 by Cara Lina in Opinion

Breaking News! Atheists for Liberty salutes one of its own, the fearless member Zavosh who made waves with his powerful statement on the ball. Advocating for the right to free speech and condemning the radicalism of religious oppression, Zavosh has set an inspiring example for all Americans. At Atheists for Liberty, we are proud to […]

Atheists and Free Speech (Part I)

April 12, 2023 by Cara Lina in Opinion

Defending the Right to Speak: How Atheists are Fighting for Free Speech (Part I) In a world where exchanging ideas and opinions is becoming increasingly polarized, the right to free speech is controversial. For atheists, expressing dissenting opinions and challenging prevailing beliefs is especially important. Despite facing censorship, boycotts, and even death threats, prominent atheists […]

Book Review: Blasphemy by Alan Dershowitz

March 21, 2023 by Roling Kaloti in Opinion

Published in 2007, Blasphemy was written to counteract the common religious conservative claim that America was founded on Judeo-Christian values. A highly controversial topic, not to mention this is one of the many, many books written to defend the secular side of the debate, this was the first I had read on the topic and […]

The Pursuit of Equity Vs. the Pursuit of Happiness

February 28, 2023 by Kristine Harley in Opinion

Fundamentalism can be defined as nostalgia for a world that never existed. What then is this belief in a future utopia in which “equity” is promised, especially since it will likewise remain elusive? It is difficult to pin down who coined this phrase, but here is an example of equity versus equal opportunity: Equality gives […]

Book Review: The War on the West by Douglas Murray

January 31, 2023 by Roling Kaloti in Opinion

The War on the West by Douglas Murray. This is, as far as I know, the eighth book by the author. If you’re familiar with Murray, then you’d know he’s been the subject of a lot of controversy, focusing on topics such as Islam, immigration, transgender ideology, and, most recently, his support of Ukraine. I […]

With Richard Dawkins in the Galapagos Islands, Part Six: Day Three, Fernandina

January 24, 2023 by Kristine Harley in Opinion

On Sunday morning, Mother’s Day, we visited Fernandina, one of the youngest of the islands. We walked on the smooth and roping Pahoehoe lava, which emerges from the volcano as a liquid or close to it, en route inland to see the sharper A’a lava, which emerges less liquidy and […]

With Richard Dawkins in the Galapagos Islands, Part Five: Videos and Lectures

January 10, 2023 by Kristine Harley in Opinion

Each morning and each afternoon, the naturalists on our ship ferried us on pangas to explore the islands. Being at the equator, it was too hot and bright to be outside at noon. We would eat lunch, have some free time, and enjoy a presentation. On this day, Richard Dawkins presented reactions he had received […]

With Richard Dawkins in the Galapagos Islands: Part Four – Day Two, Española

December 20, 2022 by Kristine Harley in Opinion

The next morning we were up at 6 a.m. to see Española (Hood) Island at Punta Suarez. The guide for our group was Grace. Animals spotted: Sea lions, blue-footed boobies, red-headed (lava) lizards, mockingbirds, pink iguanas, Sally Lightfoot crabs, albatrosses, gulls, Nazca boobies, heron, Galápagos doves in the rocks on the path, and finches – […]

With Richard Dawkins in the Galapagos Islands, Part Three: Day Two – Floreana

December 5, 2022 by Kristine Harley in Opinion

Before lunch that same day we enjoyed a lecture by Richard Dawkins, “Responses to The God Delusion,” then one after lunch by Eddie Tabash, “The Present Threat of the Religious Right to Our Modern Freedoms.” (I will summarize these in another post.) Then we landed at Punta Cormorant on the island of Floreana. The island had […]

The New Creationism?

November 21, 2022 by Kristine Harley in Opinion

Many of us fought against Intelligent Design in the early 2000s, and for evolution to be taught in our nation’s science classes without mystical inclusions, fake “controversies” or impeaching strawmen. That battle was won, and in the wake of our triumph I speculated on how the next specter of creationism would rear its head. It […]

Atheists Should Have No Secular Heaven

November 14, 2022 by Kristine Harley in Opinion

In the mid-2000s the Intelligent Design, “Climate Skepticism,” and the Left Behind movements unified atheists to fight for sound science in our nation’s classrooms and a popular refutation of the negative, apocalyptic claims of the End Times and the Rapture. Sadly today, after noted victories, atheists are divided by similar apocalyptic, pessimistic claims about racism, […]

The Defamation of Christopher Columbus

November 7, 2022 by Roling Kaloti in Opinion

There has been a lot of hate centered around the explorer Christopher Columbus. No denying that, right? Ever the since the 2020 riots following the death of George Floyd, many protesters and activists have been tearing down public statues of historical figures they deem to be evil white supremacists. Columbus, amongst many others, has become […]

Suspense, Horror, and Drama for the Discerning Atheist

October 31, 2022 by Kristine Harley in Opinion

Love horror movies but weary of supernatural explanations? Want a suspense/thriller with a rational approach for a change? Looking for a universal message grounded in plausibility? Or just want to escape ludicrously contrived plot twists and two-dimensional characters that insult your intelligence? Look no further, for below is a list of films, TV shows, and […]

Cthulhu (Fiction)

October 24, 2022 by TJ Tuttle in Opinion

(Editor’s note: we’re including some original fiction on the website in the week before Halloween. The artwork is by Joe Aubrey.) Imagine a region in the grip of a religion pushing a cursed remedy on its populace. A world brimming with Eldritch terrors and bloodborne contagions. No one can be trusted and even the holy […]

Mysteries of the Bible Unclothed (Satire)

October 17, 2022 by Bruce Honnigford in Opinion

History is old and has existed long before our modern society. The words of The Bible, however, have existed since even before history which science has proved to have begun around 60 years ago. Up until the Babel incident, and the subsequent murder of George Floyd, mankind lived in relative hominy where misunderstandings, deja vu, […]

With Richard Dawkins in the Galapagos Islands – Part Two: Las Bachas, Santa Cruz

October 9, 2022 by Kristine Harley in Opinion

That first afternoon, we landed at Las Bachas on the island of Santa Cruz. To the right are turtle nests. To the left is an interesting intersection of tracks (an iguana and turtles). This beach is the home to the Pacific Green Sea Turtle, the Sea Iguana, the Great Blue Heron, flamingos, and various other […]

Wokeness Through the Eyes of a Former Jehovah’s Witness

October 3, 2022 by Ryan Tuttle in Opinion

I was born into a family of Jehovah’s Witnesses and as a conscientious young man I spent a lot of time analyzing religious teachings and trying to understand the world around me. I was taught that if I saw some problem with my religion that it wasn’t a problem with the religion but rather a […]

With Richard Dawkins in the Galapagos Islands – Part One: Quito and Baltra

September 26, 2022 by Kristine Harley in Opinion

In May of 2007 I went with the Center for Inquiry on one of their cruises, with the express purpose of meeting Richard Dawkins and Paul Kurtz. Unfortunately, Paul was unable to make this cruise so Eddie Tabash came in his place. (I was to meet Paul later at a conference.) The title of this […]

The Secular Right Isn’t Really New…

September 20, 2022 by Roling Kaloti in Opinion

I remember when the whole concept of a conservative, or at least right-leaning atheist, came across as a foreign concept. Back in 2014, the non profit organization American Atheists was disinvited from CPAC, which was the topic of a few opinion columns discussing how unwilling conservatives have been to accepting atheists. It’s ironic that nowadays […]

Loosening My Bible Belt

September 6, 2022 by Bryon Gray in Opinion

Who do you believe is crazier? The pastors who handle venomous snakes in church houses, or the guy they get to catch those snakes in the woods? Imagine if you will, being five years old, holding the lid open to the cooler your dad puts those snakes in, and he is depending on you to […]

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