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Codifying criminalization of the craft in C.A.R.

In case you need further evidence that religion and superstition are a scourge on the species, look no further than this piece in The Atlantic...
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E.J. Dionne's wishful thinking: Tea baggers and religion's role in DC's non-debate

E.J. Dionne's column this week asserts that there is a positive, if overlooked change in the debate over policy and politics this year. He writes...
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Who is really coming after the North Carolina atheist city councilman?

Cecil Bothwell on the campaign trail. Photo by Flickr user Zen. http://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Related articles The real...
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Binding international anti-blasphemy law advances, proponent warns of rise in terrorism if resisted

An internationally enforceable anti-blasphemy law is on the march, and according to the chair of one UN subcommittee, resistance to such a backward...
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The New Atheism and the Great Divide - My talk to the Northern Virginia Ethical Society (audio)

On October 18, I gave an address to the Northern Virginia Ethical Society on the subject of the New Atheism and the divides within the atheist...
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Bill O'Reilly struts his ignorance in interview with irritated Richard Dawkins (with video)

Bill O'Reilly tonight brought back Richard Dawkins to argue over teaching intelligent design in science classes, absurdly confusing unrelated...
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Brother Richard on losing faith and gaining community (Video)

The Atheist Alliance International 2009 convention was over, but the best was yet to come. After a perfunctory "closing ceremony," two...
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The Mojave Cross: Supreme Court dances around church-state issues, Scalia gets snippy

In the 1930s, a cross went up in the Mojave National Preserve to honor war dead. About 10 years ago, a guy named Frank Buono thought it was a bad...
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Public expression of religion discussed by Atheist Alliance convention panel

A high-powered panel discussion at the opening of the Atheist Alliance International Convention in Burbank, California Friday raised important and...
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Secular Coalition chief to atheist convention: 'Our efforts are not yet worthy'

At the Atheist Alliance International Convention in Burbank, California Friday night, Sean Faircloth, executive director of the Secular Coalition...
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