Tag: secularism
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December 26, 2009 10:53 AM EST --
I was brought up to believe that religion, among other things, preaches tolerance; tolerance for another’s faults, tolerance for opposing points of view and tolerance for a different set of beliefs. . . .
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May 14, 2007 07:13 AM EDT --
Something momentous is happening in Turkey right now. Most Americans, preoccupied with Iraq, may not be aware of it – or even care. Well, they should.
First, a brief précis . . .
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August 11, 2008 05:01 PM EDT --
Anyone else see our Commander-in-chief at the Olympics last night? Here's some wonderful quotes from our President :
"..if you're a religious person, you understand that once religion . . .
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January 06, 2010 05:45 PM EST --
Hold onto your theistic hats, kiddies -- the Small Town Atheist is back!
For the better part of 2009 I refrained from posting articles or even interacting with members here on Gather. I rarely . . .
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June 09, 2008 05:22 PM EDT --
Since its triple points week here on Gather, I figured I'd try to make the most of it. This article will begin a series of common myths and misconceptions regarding atheism . Whether you're . . .
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January 24, 2008 07:33 PM EST --
Being a nonbeliever in Small Town America, I'm frequently running into the religious. After they realize that I don't believe what they do, the question they quickly ask is: "so then, what . . .
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December 06, 2007 07:37 PM EST --
Mitt Romney made his big speech today on the topic of religion, explaining why Evangelicals need to accept him as a Christian and vote for him. He gave it his best shot. Examples from the speech: . . .
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July 07, 2008 07:09 PM EDT --
Hi all. Just letting you know there's a new social networking site just for atheists, humanists, and freethinkers called Atheist Nexus .
Join now and add me as a friend!
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October 01, 2007 11:47 AM EDT --
A teacher of religious studies in Boston by the name of Stephen Prothero has published a book called <i>Religious Literacy -- What Every American Needs to Know and Doesn't</i>.
The book . . .
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March 07, 2008 03:49 PM EST --
Professor PZ Meyers has another excellent post on his Pharyngula blog today: An atheist's creed. Notice it's " an atheist creed"...atheists as a whole have no "creed" . . .
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March 11, 2008 09:48 PM EDT --
Most of you should know British comedian Pat Condell , whose awesome videos criticizing religion are among the highest ranked on YouTube.com. If you don't, I highly recommend them.
Many . . .
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June 24, 2008 05:31 PM EDT --
Earlier this month, Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry vetoed a measure co-sponsored by state Rep. Sally " Gays are Worse than Terrorism " Kern. Thanks to everyone who wrote emails and letters, . . .
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July 01, 2008 07:25 PM EDT --
Our nation's birthday is once again upon us. It seems like it was only a year ago when were celebrating our independence from tyrannical dictatorships and oppressive religious ideals by blowing . . .
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September 15, 2008 05:48 PM EDT --
It’s amazing to think that many people in today’s modern society hold faith up as a virtue. I am not one of those people. There is no sense in replacing reason and evidence with faith -- . . .
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January 21, 2009 06:06 PM EST --
Some of my recent online augmenting has prompted several trips to the book of Genesis , and subsequently sparked a few nits that I haven't picked yet. Ergo, here are three mini-rants dealing with . . .
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July 31, 2009 06:46 AM EDT --
MUMBAI: "Am I a criminal or a terrorist?" asked an upset Emraan Hashmi on Friday. The Bollywood actor alleged he had been denied a house he wanted to buy in the upmarket Pali Hill area of Mumbai because . . .
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June 11, 2008 12:24 PM EDT --
Myth #5: Atheists do not believe in objective moral standards.
Like so many of these myths, they generalize nonbelievers and then equate morality with the supernatural. I'll . . .
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September 11, 2006 08:26 AM EDT --
A few days back, here at gather I had posted an article on bomb blasts in Mumbai. Anthony F asked me to post something positive about India. I had written this essay on India for a writing exercise. . . .
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June 10, 2008 08:38 PM EDT --
Myth #4: Atheism is responsible for the greatest crimes in human history.
Any nonbeliever who's ever engaged a theist has heard this myth before. Most believers have used it, or at least . . .
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October 19, 2006 07:31 PM EDT --
During the course of a conversation sparked by an article by Sigalit, who asked why so many True Believers insist on trying to impose their religious views on others, I was accused of trying to impose . . .
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