Famine in the Bible is more than a curse: It is a signal of change and a chance for a new beginning
Joel Baden, Professor of Hebrew Bible, Yale Divinity SchoolApril 21, 2021·6 min read As the coronavirus spread rapidly around the…
A Washington Church Created a Bonkers Video Whining About COVID Restrictions
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 30, 2021 Earlier this month, a church called The Pursuit NW in Snohomish, Washington got a letter from…
Pastor Who Wears $5,611 Sneakers Calls “Satan Shoes” an “Affront to Believers”
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 30, 2021 I’m not surprised that conservative Christians have lashed out at rapper Lil Nas X over the “Satan Shoes”…
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Let Go of Lies About Heaven: Eight Myths Many Believe
MARCH 25, 2021 BY RANDY ALCORN Big books full of Scripture, theology, and quotations from people long dead don’t normally sell…
LGBTQ Students Sued the Dept. of Ed. for Funding Their Bigoted Christian Schools
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 31, 2021 Dozens of students representing 25 different Christian colleges and universities have filed a lawsuit against the…
Congratulations, Atheists: Church Attendance in America is at an All-Time Low.
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 29, 2021 Church attendance is at an all time low and the pandemic doesn’t deserve the…
Christian nationalism, gun reform, voter suppression & the decline of war
MARCH 26, 2021 BY FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION We at the Freedom From Religion Foundation spent a lot of time this…
After Exposing a Proselytizing Teacher, an Atheist and His Child Are on the Run
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 26, 2021 I posted last week about a disturbing recording that a West Virginia middle school student had…
We Are Stardust: A New Astronomy Discovery (LSP #184)
MARCH 22, 2021 BY CAPTAIN CASSIDY Hi and welcome back! I’ve always been interested in astronomy, and some of the news…
Whistleblower: Australian Politicians Have Sex in the Parliament Prayer Room
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 23, 2021 There’s a sex scandal involving Australia’s Parliament that’s getting a lot of attention mostly because of…
Survivor of Colorado Shooting: “Satan Hasn’t Won Today… Jesus Has Won”
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 23, 2021 Two of the people who escaped the King Soopers grocery store yesterday shortly after…
Lying Creationist: Evolution Says Dinosaurs Farted Themselves Into Extinction
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 15, 2021 Matt Powell, the hate-preacher and Creationist who appears to have dedicated his life to…
Christian Tourist Attractions Are Struggling (Even Outside the Pandemic)
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 15, 2021 The pandemic hasn’t been great for theme parks in general, but it’s been especially…
The Long, Slow Death of Religion
MARCH 15, 2021 BY JAMES A. HAUGHT By James A. Haught By now, it’s clear that religion is fading in America,…
The Catholic Church Wants to Remind You That God Thinks Gay Marriages Are Gross
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 15, 2021 Given the chance to do the right thing — the obvious thing — the Catholic Church…
In Lawsuit, Teen Claims Catholic Priest “Drugged and Raped” Him When He Was 8
BY HEMANT MEHTA MARCH 15, 2021 When John* was only eight years old and in second grade, a staffer at Bishop…
Jesus Saves (From What?)
MARCH 19, 2021 BY KEITH GILES After reading and re-reading the New Testament, I’m now fully convinced that our view of…
Why Won’t Evangelicals Get the COVID Vaccine?
MARCH 17, 2021 BY ADAM LEE We got very lucky in our quest for a coronavirus vaccine. The mRNA approach, untried in humans…
Other Minds and Problems with Idealism
FEBRUARY 23, 2021 BY JONATHAN MS PEARCE Time to get back to some philosophy. Today we will be briefly looking at…
