The Six Types of Atheists
Christians have their different theologies. Conservatism comprises a number of different ideologies. Now studies are showing that there are different kinds of atheists. Sociologist George Yancey...
View ArticleLack of belief as an identity
Brendan O’Neill himself does not believe in God, but he has written a piece entitled How atheists became the most colossally smug and annoying people on the planet – Telegraph Blogs. After rehearsing...
View ArticleSunday Assembly
If you were travelling through Dallas, Chicago , Nashville, Grand Rapids, or other cities in America, Great Britain, or Australia, you might come across a congregation called Sunday Assembly. That...
View ArticleChurches, sects, denominations, and non-denominations
Sociologist of religion Peter Berger (an ELCA Lutheran) discusses the phenomenon of the Sunday Assembly, which we blogged about yesterday. He said the fact that atheists too are gathering together...
View ArticleAtheist PACs
Atheists are getting organized politically, to the point of forming a Political Action Committee that will endorse candidates, give them money, and organize grass-root support for their campaigns....
View ArticleReligious liberty for atheists, too
Enlisting or re-enlisting in a military service requires taking an oath, ending in the words “so help me God.” An atheist airman trying to re-enlist in the Air Force has crossed out those words in the...
View ArticleAir Force will now allow atheist oaths
We blogged about the atheist airman who was not allowed to re-enlist unless he could swear the military oath to protect the Constitution “so help me God.” The Air Force has changed its policy to allow...
View Article“Two Kingdoms” from another Lutheran at Patheos
Another Lutheran joins me here at Patheos, Rebecca Florence Miller. She has made a splash already with her post Why Christians Should Stand Up for Atheists, which makes the case that religious...
View ArticleBeing Christian without believing in God
In Judaism, it’s fairly common to hear, “I’m an atheist, but I’m culturally Jewish.” So why can’t a person be an atheist but culturally Christian? It turns out that some people like going to...
View ArticleHalf of atheists’ children fall away into belief
Christians often worry about their children falling away from the church. Atheists have the same problem. According to the Pew research, half of the children raised by atheists end up as believers. A...
View ArticleWhat Christians and atheists have in common
In the ancient Greco-Roman persecutions, Christians were put to death on the grounds of atheism; that is, they did not believe in the gods. They believed in one God, but they rejected the pantheon of...
View ArticleAtheists who believe in God & believers who don’t
According to recent studies, 21% of atheists believe in God. 10% of them pray. A majority of atheists say that religion is somewhat or very important in their lives. This is slightly more than the...
View ArticleAfter School Satan Clubs
Satanists are planning “After School Satan Clubs” for elementary children. Satanists are targeting school districts that allow for after school Christian activities, taking advantage of religious...
View ArticleThe Pope on salvation by works
Catholics, Protestants often say, believe in salvation by good works. This engenders the reply from thoughtful Catholics, no we don’t! You have to have grace. In fact, we even believe in...
View ArticleAtheists are more closed-minded and intolerant than religious people
A study has found that atheists are more closed-minded and less tolerant of different viewpoints than religious people are. Those findings go against both conventional wisdom and atheists’ perception...
View ArticleThe Secularist Case Against Abortion
You don’t have to be a Christian to be pro-life. You don’t have to be a conservative to oppose abortion. Kelsey Hazzard is a 29-year-old atheist and a political liberal. In her essay, “The Atheist’s...
View ArticleDeclining Belief in God
In the 1960s, 98% of Americans believed in God. According to the latest Gallup Poll, that number has declined to 81%. And the percentage is even lower among political liberals and young adults. What...
View ArticleWhatever Happened to Atheists?
In 2012, atheists rallied in Washington with the hope of forming a movement that would counter the Christian right. Even though the number of Americans who hold to no religion has increased, organized...
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