American Atheists

Atheists rally around jailed Bangladeshi bloggers

By Kimberly Winston — April 24, 2013
(RNS) A international consortium of nonbelievers is planning rallies Thursday (April 25) outside Bangladeshi embassies and consulates to demand the release of several Bangladeshi bloggers who were arrested on charges of blasphemy.

American Atheists wrestles with its cherished ‘grumpy’ image

By Kimberly Winston — March 29, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) The annual Easter weekend convention of American Atheists is a delicate balancing act between the group’s image as the angry bulldog of secular organizations and its need to attract younger and less strident nonbelievers.

A year after losing faith, atheist pastor finds a new calling

By Kimberly Winston — March 26, 2013
(RNS) When Teresa MacBain declared her loss of faith last Easter, she expected to lose her pulpit and many friends. She did. But in the year since, she's gained a new community and a new sense of confidence.

Boy Scouts shift on gays wouldn’t change rules on atheists

By Brian Shane — January 29, 2013
The Boy Scouts' potential policy shift to allow gay members and leaders raises a question about another group shut out of Scouting: atheists, who decline to say the Boy Scout Oath because it references God.

Newest front in the Christmas wars: billboards

By Kimberly Winston — December 18, 2012
(RNS) A billboard bearing a positive message about atheism has been vandalized — again. A billboard posted in Chico, Calif., that originally read “Don’t believe in God? Join the club” was defaced on Dec. 12, less than a week after it appeared, with vandals removing the word “don’t.” The billboard was one of 12 purchased […]

Professor Jacques Berlinerblau tells atheists: Stop whining!

By Kimberly Winston — September 14, 2012

(RNS) Georgetown University professor Jacques Berlinerblau has a prescription for what ails atheism in America: stop whining about religion and build coalitions to reclaim "secularism" from the religious right. By Kimberly Winston.

Conservative law firm fights atheists’ suit over cross at 9/11 museum

By Steve Strunsky /The Star-Ledger — August 21, 2012

(RNS) A lawsuit that was filed by the group American Atheists to keep a revered cross out of the National September 11 Museum is being challenged by Pat Robertson's American Center for Law and Justice. By Steve Strunsky.

St. Paul Saints baseball team to become ‘Mr. Paul Aints’ on atheist night

By Kimberly Winston — July 17, 2012

(RNS) The St. Paul Saints, a Minnesota minor league baseball team, will become the "Mr. Paul Aints" in a game sponsored by a local atheist group. By Kimberly Winston.

Pennsylvania atheist threatens to desecrate Quran over state bill

By Eric Veronikis — July 17, 2012

(RNS) A Pennsylvania atheists plans to desecrate the Quran if his state's House of Representatives doesn't drop a "Year of Religious Diversity" resolution. By Eric Veronikis.

Do atheists have a sexual harassment problem?

By Kimberly Winston — July 12, 2012

(RNS) Women's attendance at atheist conferences is down and sexual harassment accusations are rising, which leads to the question: Does the nontheist community have a sexual harassment problem? By Kimberly Winston.

Nonbelievers flex their political muscles

By Kimberly Winston — May 9, 2012

WASHINGTON (RNS) One of the biggest growth areas in political activism around religion is coming from an unlikely source: the nonreligious. And it's happening far from the marbled corridors of power in the nation's capital. Kimberly Winston tells why.

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