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sex and the frustrated fundamentalist
# sex

sex and the frustrated fundamentalist

Thanks to the Duggar scandals, we're getting a peek at what Quiverful literature says about premarital sex, and its contents are completely untethered from any semblance of reality.

why an unhip church is also not the answer
# politics

why an unhip church is also not the answer

While priests are looking how to get more butts in pews they're willing to consider anything to explain dropping church attendance. Anything except people losing faith.

when there are already enough people on a warpath
# politics

when there are already enough people on a warpath

Atheists will not outshout religious zealots because the zealots will drag them down to a reality and fact-free screaming match and beat them with experience.

the still fuzzy future of organized skepticism
# politics

the still fuzzy future of organized skepticism

Skeptical groups and bloggers seem to have split into two camps. One wants to teach and promote science. The other has very different priorities.

how to approach a problem with mind wide shut
# politics

how to approach a problem with mind wide shut

A group of Christians illustrates everything wrong with one-sided interfaith dialogue in their conclusions after conducting a survey of atheists.

defending a fanatic with wishful thinking
# politics

defending a fanatic with wishful thinking

Pundits are hailing Pat Robertson's hateful tirade against atheists after an attack on a Sikh temple as a step forward in inter-faith relations. That's both telling and disturbing.

and so the world loses a titan of journalism…
# politics

and so the world loses a titan of journalism…

R.I.P. Christopher Hitchens, 04.13.1949 - 12.15.2011

so how do you sway the unbelievers?
# oddities

so how do you sway the unbelievers?

What does it take to sway an atheist? Skeptical bloggers weigh in...

kurzweil is an influential atheist? really? how?
# tech

kurzweil is an influential atheist? really? how?

Ray Kurzweil is an atheist by the colloquial definition of the term. But when it comes to the spirit of the term, instead of the letter, I would hesitate to agree.

conservapedia hits rock bottom, keeps digging
# politics

conservapedia hits rock bottom, keeps digging

The latest scholarly take on atheism from Conservapedia: "hur hur, u r fat..."

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