Greta Christina, AlterNet. November 20, 2009. It's possible to keep the good parts of religion -- like the music, rituals and pageantry -- and get rid of the sex-hating dogma, the belief in god and other troublesome aspects.
Greta Christina, AlterNet. November 13, 2009. Religion is uniquely armored against anything that might stop it from spinning into extreme absurdity, extreme denial of reality and extreme, grotesque immorality.
Devilstower, Daily Kos. November 10, 2009. A new book points out that the ancient Christians -- and even early Americans -- did not share the blind faith of today's fundamentalists.
Russell Blackford, Udo Schuklenk, Comment Is Free. November 9, 2009. Civility has its uses, but atheists should not be afraid to mock faith to undermine religious power.
Frank Schaeffer, AlterNet. November 3, 2009. The most aggressive members of the "New Atheism" movement have quite a bit in common with religious extremists like Pat Robertson and Ted Haggard.
Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog. October 30, 2009. Many of the beliefs held by religious moderates -- smart people who respect science and the separation of church and state -- are as untenable as the dogma of fundamentalists.
Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog. October 24, 2009. This isn't Beatrix Potter here. It's more like "Dangerous Liaisons" by way of Quentin Tarantino. With tents, sand, and sheep.
Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. September 30, 2009. The Freedom From Religion Foundation is using quotes from famous atheists to spread the message in its national billboard campaign.
Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 2, 2009. If you have to leave Fido behind, wouldn't you like to know he's in the care of a loving atheist?
Susan Henking, Religion Dispatches. August 27, 2009. A recent study finds that certain majors are likely to make students less religious. Why is this such a big deal?
Danny Postel, New Humanist. July 20, 2009. Panicked by his son's Jesus references, an agnostic dad discovers a skeptic's reading list for kids. But is counter-indoctrination really the answer?
Robert Wright, AlterNet. July 16, 2009. Chris Hitchens, Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins have enlisted in the War on Terror because they believe that religion is not just mistaken, but evil.
Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. July 15, 2009. Frank Schaeffer, member of the religious left, and son of a favorite theologian of the religious right, asks from whence morality comes.
Greta Christina, AlterNet. June 26, 2009. Thinking you're right and trying to persuade other people you're right is not intolerant or close-minded -- it's a cornerstone of democracy.
Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog. June 17, 2009. African-American atheist Sikivu Hutchinson calls on black atheists to play a critical role in the atheism movement.
Ronald Aronson, Religion Dispatches. May 5, 2009. Secularists have very quietly become one of America’s largest minorities -- how long before they use their power?
Larry Beinhart, AlterNet. January 31, 2009. Many people continue to clutch to their belief in God, even though there's no evidence of a higher power. Why?
Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog. January 23, 2009. Why do the prayers of a church belong in the single most important ceremony of our state? Obama is not God's servant, he's ours.
