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Author Matthew O’Neil reviews Parenting Without God

Author Matthew O’Neil has written a wonderful review of my book Parenting Without God that I am very exited to share. Below is an excerpt. Several months prior to the release ofParenting Without God,I was listening to a podcast feedwhile I was working. In the podcast, directed specifically at atheists, I heard interviews with people [Read More...]

Ferguson police officers are wearing ‘I am Darren Wilson’ wristbands

According to a report on Crooks and Liars, Ferguson, Missouri police officers are wearing “I am Darren Wilson” wristbands in solidarity with their follow officer who shot to death Michael Brown.

Could Stephen Hawking be the new face of atheism?

It seems the media loves to attack the most popular atheists and criticize everything they say. From Richard Dawkins to Sam Harris, they come under fire and are often called “damaging” to the atheist movement.Regardless of the truth behind these claims, the negative attention is bad for atheism to some degree at the very least, as there are many people who are looking for any reason to destroy any sense of respect atheism has in this country or around the world.

Stephen Hawking finally comes out, yes he is an atheist

Stephen Hawking has finally made it official. Not that many people really doubted it, but there was a good number of Christian apologists who felt that his vagueness was possibly evidence that he was some sort of deist at the very least.

Answering the Richard Dawkins Foundation’s inbox

The Richard Dawkins Foundation posted an email from their inbox today on Facebook. The email read:

Study: Religion stifles scientific innovation

Chris Mooney over at Mother Jones has an excellent piece about how religion and science simply do not mix. Innovation is stifled when countries or states put mythological beliefs over the empirical power of scientific knowledge.

Republicans compare Obama to abusive boyfriend

Comparing Obama to an abusive boyfriend is a new low, even for Republicans.

This week in Religion

My new weekly column for AlterNet will highlight the most insane news headlines from the religious right.

We cannot ignore that religion plays a major role in child abuse

My friend M. Dolan Hickmon wrote the following article for Faith Street. In the article he discussed the harsh reality of the punishment many parents around the world carry out because of the examples set by their communities, their own parents and also their church. For me, the photos of the injuries Adrian Peterson inflicted [Read More...]

Ken Ham climbs into bed with white supremacist group

Is Ken Ham in bed with white supremacists?According to a blog posted on Americans United’s blog, he seems to be: