nonbelievers

Atheists, spurred by growing ranks, gather for first time since start of pandemic

By Heather Greene — April 20, 2022
ATLANTA (RNS) — Despite frustrations with the current political climate, there was an overall sense of hope buoyed by the growing number of young people identifying as nonbelievers.

In Catholic Italy, ‘de-baptism’ is gaining popularity

By Sara Badilini — November 16, 2021
(RNS) — Though data is sparse, the church and Italian atheists agree that the 2-decade-old process is becoming more common.

The Sunday Assembly hopes to organize a godless future. It’s not easy.

By Bob Smietana — September 24, 2021
(RNS) — At its peak, there were about 70 congregations in the Sunday Assembly movement. About half have shut down or gone dormant.

Secular groups praise Biden’s agenda but express concerns about religious rhetoric

By Jack Jenkins — February 4, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘I worry that this administration’s idea of interfaith outreach may tend to exclude nonbelievers,’ said Sarah Levin, program director for Secular Democrats of America.

Black skeptics find meaning in uplifting their community through social justice

By Alejandra Molina — October 15, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Black nonbelievers have for years been working to redefine what it means to be atheist, a word too often linked to white spaces mostly concerned with creationism and the separation of church and state.

Fifty years later, Catholic Church reckons again with unbelief

By Rosie Dawson — February 18, 2019
LONDON (RNS) — This spring, a half-century after the Vatican's first conference on unbelief, scholars will again gather in Rome to discuss research on the nature of non-religion.

Distrust of unbelievers runs deep in American history

By Leigh E. Schmidt — February 8, 2017
The proposition that the ungodly are not up to the demands of virtuous citizenship has been an abiding concern, a commonplace of American political discourse from the founding of the republic.

In his own words: President Obama on faith

By Adelle M. Banks — January 9, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) Quotes from the 44th president about faith over his two terms in the White House.

NC high school faces legal challenge for refusing secular club

By Kimberly Winston — February 13, 2014
(RNS) The conflict began last October when Ben Wilson, 17, asked assistant principal Connie Weeks for permission to establish a local chapter of Secular Student Alliance, a national organization of nonreligious students.

Campus atheists score big funding from Wisconsin university

By Kimberly Winston — November 30, 2012

(RNS) An atheist student group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has scored nearly $70,000 in funding, a national record for a campus atheist group. By Kimberly Winston.

Studies say atheists, believers both do good, but for different reasons

By Kimberly Winston — May 29, 2012

(RNS) Atheists and others who don’t adhere to a religion often say they can be good without God. And now, three new studies seem to back them up. By Kimberly Winston.

Atheists rally on National Mall in show of political force

By Kimberly Winston — March 24, 2012

WASHINGTON (RNS) Atheists and nonbelievers gathered on the National Mall Saturday (March 24) in a bid to show politicians, voters and even themselves that they have grown into a force to be recognized and reckoned with. By Kimberly Winston.

Nonbelievers to rally for unbelief in Washington

By Tracy Gordon — March 20, 2012

(RNS) Thousands of nonbelievers will gather this Saturday (March 24) on the National Mall for the "Reason Rally," a daylong event to "unify, energize and embolden secular people nationwide." By Kimberly Winston.

Military atheists get ready to ‘rock beyond belief’

By Tracy Gordon — March 14, 2012

(RNS) After more than a year of planning, atheists in the military will stage a public event celebrating their lack of religious beliefs at North Carolina's Fort Bragg -- a recognition, they hope, of nonbelievers who are outnumbered in what they call an overly Christianized military. By Kimberly Winston.

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