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I'm an atheist. Merry Christmas to you!

I love holidays, and Christmas is no exception. Do I believe in Jesus such that I will be celebrating his birth over that time? No. Not at all. I'm an atheist. I've even written a book to illustrate that the whole thing really was a mythological

Atheists, agnostics and humanists much more likely than Christians to get COVID-19 vaccine

Although on the one hand we nonreligious types don't like to do what we're told by a skydaddy god that we've made up ourselves in our gullible past, on the other hand, we do like to believe what we're told by experts

It’s Not Just Young White Liberals Who Are Leaving Religion

It’s Not Just Young White Liberals Who Are Leaving Religion

I am fairly addicted to FiveThirtyEight, even though I am a Brit, although I've more recently been watching their podcasts and videos on YouTube. That said, a recent piece was particularly interesting: "It’s Not Just Young White Liberals Who Are Leaving Religion". It starts: Only

Assessing the Claim that "Christians Are the Most Persecuted Group"

Assessing the Claim that "Christians Are the Most Persecuted Group"

I was involved in an argument on Facebook concerning the news of the cathedral in the Frensch city of Nantes. This was fresh news: it was only just happening. And yet, already, the person in question wrote this comment alongside a video of the burning building: There are people who

Religious "Nones" Are now a Force to Be Reckoned with

Unless you have been hiding in a hole today, you will have heard the news that "nones", those who are religiously unaffiliated, now comprise the biggest religious group in America today. The latest figures show that this group just about eclipse Catholics and evangelicals to the top spot.

A Church-Going Atheist

This is a guest post by commenter Clancy, and it is a fascinating insight into his life and rationale for attending church: Clancy’s “Non-timony” My name is Clancy, and I’m a church-going atheist. While this is not, in itself, unusual, I came to this situation later in life,

47 openly nontheist or humanist elected officials at the federal and state levels

From the Freethought Equality Fund: (Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2018)—Tuesday’s election will make 2019 the Year of the Freethinker. Once sworn into office, there will be 47 openly nontheist or humanist elected officials at the federal and state levels. “Prior to the 2016 elections we knew of

Jean Meslier, Secret Atheist Priest

In a recent thread, Michael mentioned Jean Meslier. As Luke Mulheuser stated back in 2010, a year after the first English translation of the book was released: Jean Meslier (1664-1729) served as a Catholic priest for 40 years, but after his death was discovered to have written the very first

Quote of the Day: Kass McMahon on Trump as an Atheist

There were a lot of interesting quotes on my short piece on the idea of Trump being outed as an atheist and what ramification this would have. Kass McMahon, on the ATP Facebook page, said this, which I liked: I think he is an atheist. Not in the traditional sense

On theists believing ridiculous, unscientific things, and Terror Management Theory

Over at another post of mine, when I originally posted it some time back, we had been discussing whether religion can and should be destroyed. During that conversation, the idea came up that Christians, in all probability, hold more ridiculous beliefs that are unscientific in nature; and also arose the

Pastor Who Gave Up Religion For A Year To Test His Faith Says He Might Not Go Back

A former Seventh Day Adventist pastor who pledged to live 2014 god-free in order to test his faith, now says he is contemplating leaving religion for good.

Rick Wiles: 'Ebola Could Solve America's Problems With Atheism And Homosexuality'

RIGHTWINGWATCH provides this gem: H/T Anonymous Steve [soundcloud]http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/rick-wiles-ebola-could-solve-americas-problems-atheism-and-homosexuality[/soundcloud] Right before chatting with a Republican congressman on his on “Trunews” program yesterday, End Times radio host Rick Wiles said that an outbreak of Ebola in the U.S. might actually be a good