freethought (atheist, humanist, agnostic)
Court to spaghetti: You are not a god
By Kimberly Winston — April 13, 2016
(RNS) Pastafarianism is satire, not sacred, ruled the U.S. District Court of Nebraska.
Why Tennessee should love the Bible
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 6, 2016
Tennessee wants the Bible as its state book? They should learn what it contains.
The Year of the Nones
By Mark Silk — April 1, 2016
They've got their candidate in each political party.
Dawkins’ health keeps him from Reason Rally
By Kimberly Winston — March 24, 2016
(RNS) The outspoken atheist is still recovering from a stroke suffered in February.
‘The Orbit’ rounds up atheist bloggers
By Kimberly Winston — March 17, 2016
(RNS) A new platform for atheist bloggers is a sign of growing diversity and maturity in the organized atheist community.
Religious liberty bill passes Georgia legislature
By Reuters — March 17, 2016
ATLANTA -- The bill grants churches, religious schools or faith-based associations the right to reject holding events for people or groups to whom they object.
The US: One nation not quite under God
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 11, 2016
(RNS) Long viewed as the most religious developed nation, America is slipping toward secularism, like the rest of the West, a new study finds.
British bishop declares solidarity with persecuted atheists
By Adelle M. Banks — March 8, 2016
(RNS) “History has shown time and time again that when one minority group is oppressed with impunity, others soon face the same fate,” wrote Bishop Declan Lang.
Texas sheriff sued for placing crosses on patrol cars
By Aysha Khan — March 3, 2016
(RNS) A First Amendment watchdog group is suing a Texas sheriff for placing Christian cross decals on several county patrol vehicles.
It’s Super Tuesday. Do you know what role religion will play?
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 1, 2016
(RNS) Two-thirds of Republicans in Super Tuesday states say religion is very important to them, compared with 53 percent of Democrats.
Johnny Depp goes to Washington for atheist gathering
By Kimberly Winston — February 24, 2016
(RNS) Depp, who once said "religion is not my specialty," is one of the scheduled speakers at the Reason Rally, a project of seven national atheist, humanist and other secularist organizations.
Richard Dawkins: Stroke caused by stress
By Kimberly Winston — February 15, 2016
(RNS) The prominent atheist says his recent stroke was likely the result of stress caused by his "getting into controversies."
Richard Dawkins had a stroke. Should believers pray for the famous atheist?
By David Gibson — February 12, 2016
(RNS) And does Dawkins want their prayers? Does that matter?
No, St. Francis didn’t say that. (Or Thomas Merton. Or Buddha. Or C.S. Lewis.) Where do we get these fake religion memes?
By Jana Riess — February 11, 2016
The "Prayer of St. Francis" was not written by St. Francis, and many other great religious quotes can't be traced to the famous people whose names are memed with them.
Confused by (dis)organized religion? Use this interactive tool to see how faiths fit together
By Tobin Grant — February 11, 2016
Explore what makes up the mosaic of American religious traditions.
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