Atheism – The Last Taboo

Jennifer Michael Hecht,  the poet, historian, philosopher, and author, has written an article in Polotico all about the last Taboo … Atheism. She sets the stage well like this … On Real Time with Bill Maher last August, Maher asked his guest, newly retired Rep. Barney Frank, if he felt liberated now that he was a private citizen. Frank said … Read more

Atheism+ … just 7 days old and already rapidly growing

It was just seven days ago that a new movement was started, and as explained by an article in the New Statesman … Less than a week old in its current form, Atheism+ is the brainchild of Jen McCreight, a Seattle-based biology postgrad and blogger at the secularist Freethought network. She has called for a “new … Read more

Atheism+ … can this be the third wave?

A rather interesting line of thought appears to be emerging and also rapidly gaining a bit of traction in the community regarding what can be termed “Atheism+” Jen McCreight writes on Freethought blogs … How I Unwittingly Infiltrated the Boy’s Club & Why It’s Time for a New Wave of Atheism … It’s time for a new … Read more

Atheist vs Agnostic vs Skeptic vs Humanist

There has been a bit of buzz regarding these terms, so I feel it may be appropriate to write down my own thoughts on the matter. By doing so others might indeed chip in with points that I have failed to consider and so I will then learn something new. Atheist First, lets start with … Read more

Claim: There is no such thing as an Atheist

Vasko Kohlmayer has written an article in the Washington Post in which he claims that nobody can really be an atheist and that anybody who claims they are is being intellectually inconsistent and also partial to cognitive dissonance. OK, lets take a look at what he wrote. According to the dictionary, an atheist is “one … Read more

ex-muslims explain why they have abandoned Islam

The CEMB (Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain) has a list. It is a very very long list that runs for page after page of members who have renounced Islam, and they each explain very bravely in public why they have done so. It fact, they have two distinct categories, both of which run on for … Read more