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Fleshly sacraments in a viral, virtual world
By Tara Isabella Burton — April 7, 2020
(RNS) — Marrying in Central Park in the middle of a quarantine, we inadvertently found ourselves something of an attraction for all of New York City.
Amid conflict, Jews and Muslims in US seek solidarity
By Associated Press — May 15, 2018
(AP) — As turmoil spreads through the Middle East, American Jews and Muslims have been forming alliances to build trust and seek solidarity in more ambitious ways than in the past, a sharp contrast to the violence engulfing their homelands this week.
The 10 most read ‘Faitheist’ stories of 2014
By Chris Stedman — January 1, 2015
As we begin 2015, here's a look back at the most read 'Faitheist' posts from last year—from whether or not atheists can be fundamentalists to why atheists shouldn't call religion a mental illness.
Philip Kitcher on separating ethics from religion
By Chris Stedman — December 2, 2014
In part two of his conversation with RNS, 'Life After Faith' author Philip Kitcher explores how to disentangle ethics from religion, the connection between values and community, and why doubt is just the beginning of Humanism.
Why would a Christian pastor help an atheist start a ‘godless congregation’?
By Chris Stedman — October 3, 2014
Last weekend the number of "godless congregation" Sunday Assembly locations more than doubled. Here's why their rapid growth is a welcome reminder of the value of working with and learning from others.
S.E. Cupp isn’t a ‘joiner’ — is that true for other atheists?
By Chris Stedman — August 22, 2014
"I became an atheist because I'm not a joiner," CNN host S.E. Cupp says in a recent video. 'Atheists aren't joiners' is a common stereotype—but that doesn't mean we can't be 'joiners,' or that there aren't potential benefits.
Galen Guengerich: Even atheists need a religious community
By Chris Stedman — July 2, 2014
Rev. Galen Guengerich, author of the new book 'God Revised: How Religion Must Evolve in a Scientific Age', tells RNS that religion must evolve—and that nontheists should embrace it.
Blasphemy and atheist rituals: An interview with S. Brent Plate
By Chris Stedman — June 13, 2014
'A History of Religion in 5½ Objects' author S. Brent Plate talks with RNS about atheist rituals, how art and objects are connected to blasphemy, and why religion is about more than just belief.
COMMENTARY: For innovation to have a prayer, it needs to start with brokenness
By Tom Ehrich — May 6, 2014
SAN ANSELMO, Calif. (RNS) Innovation only makes sense when we recognize the broken, see the failure and our part in it.
As atheist TV characters increase, here are 5 of the best
By Chris Stedman — February 17, 2014
'True Detective' and 'The Good Wife' are putting atheist characters in the spotlight. To celebrate the rise of atheists on TV, here are five of the best nontheist TV characters from the last five years.
Can you be a Jewish atheist? Ask this Humanist Rabbi
By Chris Stedman — January 27, 2014
Can you be a Jewish atheist? It depends on who you ask.
First U.S. atheist university chaplain: a legacy of kindness
By Chris Stedman — January 23, 2014
Tom was a trailblazer—an openly gay man working as a professional atheist in a time when both of those things were far more stigmatized than they are today, he founded the Humanist Chaplaincy in 1974 as a home for Harvard’s atheist, agnostic, and nonreligious students.
Atheists launch MLK Day of Service in Flagstaff
By Chris Stedman — January 19, 2014
For what is likely the first time ever, a group of nontheists have founded a citywide Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day of Service. Here's how a group of atheists and agnostics launched Flagstaff, Arizona's first MLK Day of Service.
2013: Atheism’s 10 defining moments
By Chris Stedman — December 31, 2013
Atheism was in the headlines perhaps more than ever before in 2013. To highlight some of atheism’s defining moments and trends from the last year, I worked with a panel of ten writers, scholars, and activists to come up with ten major moments or currents in American atheism from 2013. Their contributions are below. Godless […]
Pastor says hospitality staff can’t live by bread alone
By Tracy Gordon — March 13, 2012
SPOKANE, Wash. (RNS) Kevin Finch may be a minister, but he doesn't proselytize through Big Table, a nonprofit organization that serves the city's restaurant and hospitality industry. The only goal of the Big Table dinners, he says, is to befriend local food industry workers. "God is big enough to show up when he wants to show up," he said. By Tracy Simmons.
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