Catholic Archbishop Blames Disobedient Wives For Domestic Violence
JANUARY 8, 2016 BY MICHAEL STONE Blaming the victim: A Catholic archbishop tells his congregation that the root cause of domestic violence is a woman’s disobedience to her husband. Speaking…
Are America’s Political Views More in Line with Atheists or White Evangelicals?
BY HEMANT MEHTA JANUARY 7, 2020 We know atheists are more liberal than the general public. We know white evangelicals are more conservative. So here’s a question: Which side is…
‘When will we start shooting?’: Teen accused of firebombing Planned Parenthood shared far-right memes and fantasized about murder
By Katie Shepherd Jan. 8, 2020 at 7:21 a.m. EST It was almost 3 a.m. on Friday when a young Delaware man crossed the street and approached a rectangular building…
Are we Doomed to live in Polarization?
JANUARY 3, 2020 BY GEORGE YANCEY When Donald Trump came down that escalator in 2015, I had nothing but contempt for the man. I had heard him a couple of…
It is Time For Us To Decide: What is Christianity Going to Mean?
JANUARY 7, 2020 BY REBECCA BRATTEN WEISS And here we are. Possibly on the brink of yet another unjust, futile, and destructive war. Those who learn from history are not…
Preacher: God Put Trump In Office, But Satan Wants To ‘Take Back Over This Country’
JANUARY 7, 2020 BY MICHAEL STONE Cult of Trump: Lance Wallnau, a Trump-loving “prophetic” author and speaker, argues that God is responsible for Trump being in office while warning Christians…
Prof tells student that scripture’s inappropriate in academic papers
JANUARY 6, 2020 BY BARRY DUKE A CHRISTIAN student supportive of LGBT rights was told by a professor at New Jersey’s Rutgers University-New Brunswick that he should avoid quoting Bible…
Ask Richard: My Potential Jewish In-Laws Refuse to Meet My Agnostic Daughter
BY RICHARD WADE JANUARY 6, 2020 Note: Letter writers’ names are changed to protect their privacy. Dear Richard, I am the mother of a young adult woman (30) who has…
Why I Choose To Work For Atheist Alliance International
JANUARY 6, 2020 BY COURTNEY HEARD Kisembo Benezeri is likely a name you’ve never heard before. But you should. He’s just little, I think about 7 or 8 years old.…
When Skepticism Gets Thrown Out The Window, Disinformation Wins
JANUARY 6, 2020 BY JOE PONZILLO There’s been an understandable uptick as of late regarding concern with disinformation. Given Trump’s mountain of lies that he tells on a daily basis,…
Study: Atheists Are More Likely Than Churchgoers to Own Cats
BY HEMANT MEHTA JANUARY 6, 2020 Atheists love pets more than frequent churchgoers. Science proves it. Or something like that. According to a new article in the Journal for the…
How Evangelicals Failed Me
JANUARY 5, 2020 BY RFR By Amy Marie Ayres — I was a 22-year-old single female living in Southern California. The worst thing you could say about me is that…
Catholicism scholar: ‘Religion has done more harm than good’
JANUARY 3, 2020 BY RICK SNEDEKER I had never seen the word “disgust” characterized as positive. Now I have, and it’s a powerful hypothesis. Eminent Northwestern University theologian and religious…
Holy War: Conservatives Celebrate After Trump Assassinates Iran’s Soleimani
JANUARY 3, 2020 BY MICHAEL STONE Onward Christian Soldiers: Conservatives celebrate after the Trump-ordered assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s top general and the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force,…
Rick Perry: Trump Is ‘Chosen One’ Sent By God To Rule Over United States
NOVEMBER 25, 2019 BY MICHAEL STONE Theocracy flavored Kool-Aid: Energy Secretary Rick Perry claims President Donald Trump is the “chosen one” sent by God to rule over the United States.…
American Nativity: Baby Jesus In A Cage Shames White Conservative Christians
DECEMBER 9, 2019 BY MICHAEL STONE You will know them by their fruits: An image of a uniquely American nativity depicting Jesus, Mary, and Joseph as a family separated at…
Televangelist Acton Bowen Sentenced To 1,008 Years For Sexually Abusing Children
DECEMBER 20, 2019 BY MICHAEL STONE Justice: Popular Alabama televangelist Acton Bowen is sentenced to 1,008 years, the maximum penalty allowed, after pleading guilty to 28 charges of raping and…
People Flock to Fake “Healers” in Samoa, Where Measles Has Killed 63
DECEMBER 5, 2019 BY DAVID GEE In Samoa, where the government has shut down services in the wake of an unprecedented measles outbreak that has already claimed 63 lives, people…