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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Is New York Times columnist Ross Douthat calling for religious war? Well, no. But he is spoiling for a fight of sorts, and he might also be adding a...
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There's a fascinating little development on Twitter this afternoon. Earlier today, it seems a group of Christians were retweeting the phrase "No...
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I spoke with Mynga Futrell, co-founder and director of the Brights movement, at the Atheist Alliance International 2009 convention, and she talked...
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In a speech delivered earlier this week at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, former British prime minister Tony Blair cast atheists and violent...
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How can young atheists be made to feel like they have a community of like-minded fellows? How can sympathetic folks who aren't in college anymore help...
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Bill O'Reilly tonight brought back Richard Dawkins to argue over teaching intelligent design in science classes, absurdly confusing unrelated issues...
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Before the close of the Atheist Alliance International 2009 convention in Burbank, I had a chance to get a quick chat with Amy Davis Roth, who had on...
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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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