Unaffiliated/Atheism

Atheists find community on YouTube — and in person

By Nidhi Upadhyaya — December 3, 2021

(RNS) — Three YouTube creators share how the platform has helped them share their personal stories and open up discussions on science and religious myths.

Before there was Roe: Religious debate before high court’s historic ruling on abortion

By Adelle M. Banks — December 1, 2021

There’s fanfiction for everything — even the Bible

By Nidhi Upadhyaya — November 29, 2021

A new aspect of the Tarot boom: Diversity in the deck

By Heather Greene — November 12, 2021

(RNS) — Black, Indigenous and Latino American people are leading the rise in tarot's popularity, a new study shows.

Bobbie Kirkhart, who fostered atheist community, dies at 78

By Heather Morrison — November 10, 2021

(RNS) — She was a pioneer who championed atheism not as merely nonbelief but a force in its own right and a critique of religion’s sway over society.

Dalai Lama says China’s leaders ‘don’t understand’ diversity

By Associated Press — November 10, 2021

On Wednesday, the 86-year-old Buddhist monk said he wished to remain home in India rather than get involved in the “complicated politics" between China, run by the officially atheist Communist Party, and strongly Buddhist Taiwan.

RNS holiday gift guide 2021: Treat yourself to cozy socks or a self-care box

By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 8, 2021

(RNS) — Our holiday gift guide is full of ideas for all the people of faith — or no faith — on your list.

If faith leaders want to reach Gen Z, meet them in the streets

By Josh Packard, William J. Barber II, and A. Kazimir Brown — October 21, 2021

(RNS) — New data show that 20% of ‘very religious’ young people say they engage in acts of protest on a daily basis.

Is God good for America? Depends whom you ask.

By Ryan Burge — October 14, 2021

(RNS) — Most Americans see religion as good for society. Those on the extremes disagree.

Families of different faiths swap houses, lives in Ava DuVernay’s ‘Home Sweet Home’

By Emily McFarlan Miller and Adelle M. Banks — October 11, 2021

(RNS) — In the unscripted TV series, 16 families from different religious, racial and economic backgrounds or sexual orientations trade homes for a week.

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.

MLK’s family, Rev. Al Sharpton address voting rights, filibuster at Washington march

By Adelle M. Banks — August 28, 2021

WASHINGTON (RNS) — The Rev. Al Sharpton contrasted the Aug. 28 march to the Jan. 6 insurrection: ‘We are the real patriots showing America how to be at its best.’

‘I kept putting God in too small of a box’: Five clergy on their unexpected callings

By Renée Roden — August 26, 2021

(RNS) — For some, following a call to minister has meant going to the margins.

Tom Flynn, Free Inquiry editor, author and secular humanist leader, dies at 66

By Bob Smietana — August 23, 2021

(RNS) — A prolific writer, Flynn was known for his passion for big ideas and his sense of humor.

For atheists, the idea of aliens seems real. Religious people doubt it.