The New York Times reports on Mayor Michael Bloomberg's annual interfaith breakfast, which for the first time in eight years…
‘Interfaith’ includes atheists in NYC
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Why do women believe?
Lauren Sandler of DoubleX, noting statistics from the American Religious Identification Survey, asks why women are more likely to believe…
Atheism and public office in North Carolina
In Ashville, North Carolina, the Los Angeles Times reports, a city councilman is under fire for being an atheist (or,…
Atheist councilman challenged
In Ashville, North Carolina, opponents of atheist City Councilman Cecil Bothwell are challenging the legitimacy of his oath of office…
Atheists need a different voice
In USA Today, Boston University religion professor Stephen Prothero points to the emergence of a new kind of new atheism.
The varieties of unbelief and the ghost of Richard Dawkins
When the City University of New York's Graduate Center decided to convene a session of its Great Issues Forum around…
Scientists who believe in god
David Masci writes about a recent Pew poll, in which scientists registered their views of god.
Excerpts from 36 Arguments for God: a work of fiction
At Edge, John Brockman introduces excerpts from Rebecca Newberger Goldstein's forthcoming 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: a work…
So you want to be a new atheist
If you want to be a New Atheist, first and foremost, you need to possess an unrelenting desire to help.…