Photos of the Week
This week’s gallery includes images of Spanish Castellers, Pchum Ben in Cambodia and more.
Pope warns Lithuanians to guard against anti-Semitism
KAUNAS, Lithuania (AP) — He denounced those who get caught up in debating who was more virtuous in the past and fail to address the tasks of the present — an apparent reference to historic revisionism.
Africa, home to growing number of Christians and Muslims, contends with atheists, too
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Across Africa, groups have emerged stressing science and critical thinking as a better way of understanding the natural world.
Godless choir mixes fellowship with a full-throated defense of atheism
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Voices of Reason, thought to be the only atheist choir in the U.S., performs at events for other religious skeptics while offering the benefits of community for its church-adverse members.
Jesus Rode A Dinosaur: Conference looks at what churches tell teens about science
EDINA, Minn. (RNS) — A two-day conference started with a hunch — that youth pastors in America weren't ready to talk about faith and science with the students in their churches.
'Nones' get their first congressional caucus
(RNS) — The new caucus comes as the religious 'nones' — those who claim no religious affiliation — jumped from about 16 percent of the U.S. population in 2007 to nearly 23 percent in 2014, according to the latest Pew data.
American Atheists terminates its president over sexual misconduct allegations
(RNS) — David Silverman, who took the 55-year-old organization to new prominence, is accused of sexual assault by two women.
A brief history of Stephen Hawking's atheism
(RNS) — His nonbelief was more of a slow simmer than Richard Dawkins' explosive ire.
Will religiously unaffiliated Americans increase support for liberal policies, in 2018 and beyond?
(The Conversation) — History suggests caution about political generalizations.
Egyptian Parliament considers outlawing atheism
(RNS) — It is already illegal to 'defame' religion, but a new law would make it a crime to have no belief in God.
Someone in the DNC wanted to tag Bernie with atheism
It's not much of a story.
2014: The top stories in atheism
From the popularity of 'Cosmos' on Fox-TV to the Roku launch of 'Atheist TV', from open atheist James Woods's inspiring congressional campaign to Richard Dawkins's less-than-inspiring tweets, atheists made headlines all year.
Philip Kitcher: 'New Atheism' hasn't supplied anything to replace religion
Atheist philosopher Philip Kitcher talks with RNS about his disagreements with “New Atheism,” how secular humanism is similar to religion and how it is different, and what Humanists can learn from religion.
Marion Barry funeral * The Good Wife's atheism * Ferguson fuel: Monday's Roundup
A longtime mayor of DC could receive quite the funeral. TV tests: Will voters vote for an atheist? Plus, Ferguson activists are finding safe places in churches.
Atheism and social justice: Sikivu Hutchinson on the first People of Color Beyond Faith conference
"Despite frequent tokenistic calls for 'diversity' within the 'movement,' there are virtually no people of color in executive management positions in any of the major secular, atheist, or Humanist organizations." Author and activist Sikivu Hutchinson tells RNS how a new conference is working to change that.