Professional atheist Richard Dawkins continues to push the envelope against a God-deluded world, proposing that cultivating and eating human “meat” might help society overcome its “taboo” against cannibalism.
The former Archbishop of Canterbury may not agree with professional atheist Richard Dawkins on much, but they align in their opposition to allowing Catholic schools to expand in the UK. Dr. Rowan Williams and Richard Dawkins were two of a
Those who identify as Unitarian Universalists, Atheists or Agnostics are the strongest supporters of legalized abortion in America, according to a report published by the Pew Research Center this week.
In a bizarre turn of events, the group of “free thinkers” that fought to have a cross removed from public property in northwest France is now fighting to save a mosque.
Dan Brown, author of the best-selling Da Vinci Code, has joined philologist Friedrich Nietzsche in announcing the death of God, declaring that “God cannot survive science.”
A report on China’s new regulations regarding religion suggests that the norms are consciously intended to “annihilate underground communities” and “suffocate official communities,” rather than merely organize them.
The number of Russians who identify as atheists has fallen by 50 percent in just three years, according to a recent poll by the Levada research center.
Fifty-eight per cent of Scots now say they have no religion, a record level, and up from 40 per cent in 1999, the Scottish Attitudes Survey revealed.
Professional atheist Richard Dawkins told an audience this week that Islam is “the most evil religion in the world,” and therefore must be combatted.
Facebook has been accused of waging “intellectual persecution” against atheists and ex-Muslims, after it repeatedly allowed conservative Muslims to take advantage of the site’s inappropriate content flagging system to have pages run for Muslim apostates shut down. On Monday two
Saudi Arabian citizen Ahmad Al Shamri has been sentenced to death on charges of “atheism” and “blasphemy” after he uploaded several anti-Islam videos to social media.
When believers stop listening to God, Pope Francis said Thursday, their hearts become hardened and they risk becoming pagans in all but name.
A new report on religious persecution in Communist China suggests that things are getting progressively worse, not better, for people of faith in the officially atheist country.
A self-proclaimed “anti-theist” stabbed his Christian flatmate to death in Germany after bursting into her room and demanding to know her views on same-sex marriage.
In a rabid new op-ed, atheist author Frank Schaeffer blasts leading evangelicals Revs. Franklin Graham and Jerry Falwell Jr. for their support of President-elect Donald Trump, suggesting that they have betrayed their biblical values in exchange for white supremacy and irrationality.
The number of Brits who say they actively do not believe in any god or higher spiritual power has shot up five points, from 33 to 38 per cent, in a single year.
Pope Francis sent a telegram to Cuban President Raúl Castro Saturday, expressing his “sentiments of sorrow” over the death of Raúl’s brother, former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
Atheist Shoes, the German shoemakers with the words “ICH BIN ATHEIST” on their soles, have announced the launch of DAS SNEAKER, the “latest evolution” of the Atheist shoe.
Dozens of British scientists have criticized celebrated atheist Richard Dawkins for misrepresenting science in his full-blown crusade against God.
A Canadian man is suing Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) to have “God” removed from its famous Twelve Step program, alleging discrimination against atheists, agnostics, and freethinkers.
A Saudi social media users has been a target of widespread threats and condemnation after he labelled Islam “garbage” and “primitive” and advocated free encounters between men and women.
Sweden has opened its first “atheist cemetery” devoid of all religious symbols to accommodate the nation’s massive nonbelieving population.
The pastor of West Hill United Church has found herself in the middle of a firestorm ever since she came out publicly as a disbeliever, raising the question of just how far this big Christian tent can stretch.
With the flood of unvetted economic migrants and extremists flooding into Europe thanks to Angela Merkel’s open-door policy, it’s easy to forget that there are people in Islamic countries who do share the liberal values of the west, and face persecution in their own countries for doing so.
In her chic Beijing studio, 26-year-old Summer Liu relaxes on a sofa, admiring the pink vase she keeps full of fresh flowers. In the eastern city of Jining, Hu Jiying, 81, sits on an old bed that’s scattered with clothes, towels and half a bag of snacks, worrying about the cost of her medicine.
Attackers have killed three more people in Bangladesh, including the editor of the country’s only LGBT magazine.
In Bangladesh, men attacked and hacked to death liberal blogger Nazimuddin Samad, 26, with machetes on Monday night.
After coming under fire from atheist groups for the distribution of free Bibles, the Delta County School District (DCSD) has approved the circulation of atheistic, secular and Satanic literature to middle and high school students. Several atheist organizations, including The
For the first time in its recorded history, the number of Norwegians who say they do not believe in God has topped the number of those who do believe, with atheism reaching a national record well up in the double
As the leading voice of militant atheists, Richard Dawkins has spent much of the last few decades battling Christians, Muslims, and deity-worshippers of every denomination. But now he has a new fanatical opponent: the secular dogmatists of the regressive left.
In an interesting media twist, the Daily Beast has suggested that atheists calm down over the motto “In God We Trust” printed on U.S. currency, since in reality it is just one of a plethora of religious symbols of all
In explaining the importance of Afghanistan to the Islamic State in an interview, the terrorist organization’s official English-language magazine, Dabiq, note the presence of “atheist Chinese” near Afghan borders as a threat to their international jihad. The group has recently increased its efforts to call the attention of the Chinese government toward them.
In a powerful social media post in favor of God and tradition, celebrated evangelist Franklin Graham has blasted the campaign of “41 atheists” to have America’s motto, “In God We Trust,” expurgated from U.S. bills and coins, appealing to American history and the faith of the nation’s heroes.
In an unprecedented display of praise for a pop figure, Vatican Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi tweeted encomium to David Bowie in honor of his passing, offering a final blessing for the rock star with lyrics from one of his most famous
In a text that is coursing about on social media, professional God-slayer Richard Dawkins begrudgingly admitted that Christianity may actually be our best defense against aberrant forms of religion that threaten the world. “There are no Christians, as far as
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told an audience Saturday that while the United States was intentionally founded without an established church, it was never intended to be “neutral” toward religion itself.
In his New Year’s address Friday, Pope Francis said that despite many negative signs that make us think God is absent in the world, His mercy is the only thing capable of overcoming the misery that threatens our world.
According to a Gallup poll, one in five American adults has no formal religious identification, a five percentage-point jump since 2008.
Atheists should not feel left out of Christmas celebrations, according to a prominent Catholic priest, who suggests ten reasons the quintessentially Christian feast should matter to everyone–believer and non-believer alike.
Secularism has succeeded in subverting the concept of separation of church and state until it no longer bears any resemblance to its original intent (preventing the establishment of a state religion). Instead, it is now used to stamp out any public expression of faith.
