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atheism behind the iron curtain
# politics

atheism behind the iron curtain

After Stalin's crackdowns were over, the USSR was a lot less hostile to religion than Americans are often taught.

reporting atheism to the fbi?
# education

reporting atheism to the fbi?

While parodies are rife on the internet, some people to go extreme lengths to keep their children from questioning their beliefs.

a notch in john templeton’s spiritual bedpost
# science

a notch in john templeton’s spiritual bedpost

The Templeton foundation claims they're funding projects that will answer "the big questions" posed by science and religion. Don't believe them.

apologists, compromises and small gods
# science

apologists, compromises and small gods

The fellows at the John Templeton Foundation have a new idea of reconciling science and religion: mealy-mouth, vague apologetics.

all hail our divine puppet master…
# politics

all hail our divine puppet master…

Fundamentalists want credit to their chosen deity for everything that happens in your life. Except the bad stuff that is...

sorry, it’s just not working out…
# science

sorry, it’s just not working out…

Why is reconciling science and religion so difficult? Because at their core, they're about two completely different, and opposite, things.

your religion is what they say it is
# politics

your religion is what they say it is

How to view history through the prism of the No True Scotsman fallacy.

the god gene, redux
# evolution

the god gene, redux

A new study claiming that religious beliefs are genetic is filled with design flaws.

mainstream religion, inc.
# politics

mainstream religion, inc.

Pastors and theologians worried about religion becoming a business are a few millennia too late to voice their concern.

everything in moderation…
# oddities

everything in moderation…

Atheism should not become bizarro theism, even though it's human nature for it to lean in that direction.

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