Edward Tarte Discusses His Relationship with a Devout Catholic Family
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View ArticleAsk Richard: How Was Church on Sunday, Richard?
I went to church yesterday. Don’t worry, I’m still your friendly neighborhood atheist, and “neighborhood” is the operative term here. I’m literally the friendly neighborhood atheist because back in...
View ArticleSouthern California Atheist Group Helps to Clean Up a Riverbed
The Santa Clara River is the largest river system in southern California that is still mostly in its natural condition, not cemented in like an enormous gutter. In southern California the rivers are...
View ArticleZach Anner Learns About Islam
No criticism here. I think this is a genuinely good idea. Internet celebrity Zach Anner, who calls himself a “religious idiot,” is learning about various religions for a webseries called “Have a Little...
View ArticlePope Francis Calls Upon Atheists to Work with Believers for Peace
Image source Pope Francis, in his first Christmas address since becoming head of the Catholic Church, specifically called on atheists to join with believers of all stripes to work toward a global...
View Article10 Tips for Atheists and Believers in a Relationship
The video below, part of The Atheist Voice series, offers 10 tips for interfaith couples (specifically, atheists and believers) trying to make their relationships work:We’d love to hear your thoughts...
View ArticleRight Now: A Conversation Between an Atheist and a Catholic
I don’t normally do debates, but at 3:00 (CT), I’ll be having an online conversation with one of Patheos’ Catholic bloggers Billy Kangas:We’ll be discussing the importance (or not) of traditions, the...
View ArticleA Discussion Between Atheists and Mormons: Exposing Myths and Dispelling...
As a prelude to the American Atheists National Convention taking place this weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah, a panel discussion was held Wednesday night between atheists Dave Silverman and author...
View ArticleNine Red Flags in Relationships Between Atheists and Believers
The video below, part of The Atheist Voice series, discusses 9 red flags in relationships between atheists and believers:The list comes from Dale McGowan‘s forthcoming book In Faith and In Doubt. It’s...
View ArticleTen Helpful Tips for Atheists and Believers in Relationships
The video below, part of The Atheist Voice series, discusses 10 ways to make relationships between atheists and believers work:The list comes from Dale McGowan‘s forthcoming book In Faith and In Doubt....
View ArticleThe Seven Benefits of a Relationship Between an Atheist and a Believer
My friend Dale McGowan, who has already written two incredibly popular books on raising children as an atheist parent — Parenting Beyond Belief and Raising Freethinkers — has just published his latest...
View ArticleIn Georgia, an Atheist and a Christian Stage a Public Dialogue at a Local Bar
Justin Mullinix, an atheist from Georgia, recently volunteered to sit down with Will Dyer, a local pastor, in front of a large crowd at a bar and answer questions from the audience. It wasn’t a debate....
View ArticleA Christian’s Plea to Get Her Community to Stand Up for Atheists
Rebecca Florence Miller, one of the evangelical Christian bloggers on Patheos, recently got in a conversation with a bunch of atheists (on this site, I believe), and came away with a few important...
View ArticleChristian Conference Organizers Asked Me to Share My Views on Gay Marriage…...
A couple of weeks ago, I got an email from the organizers of the NINES, an online-only conference for evangelical Christians. (People would presumably purchase the live-stream and watch it with their...
View ArticleWhat Can Religious People Do to Help Atheists?
The video below, part of The Atheist Voice series, discusses what religious people can do to help atheists.A rough transcript of the video can be found on the YouTube page in the “About” section.We’d...
View ArticleAtheists and Believers Respond to Westboro Baptist Church with Unity,...
On their way to Hollywood to peddle their drug of addiction, hate, outside the Academy Awards Sunday night, half a dozen members of the Westboro Baptist Church paid a morning visit to my home town 35...
View ArticleGod or Godless?: A Written Debate Between an Atheist and a Christian
Atheist John W. Loftus and Christian Randal Rauser have co-authored a new book in which they debate a variety of questions about faith. It’s called God or Godless?: One Atheist. One Christian. Twenty...
View ArticleCan Atheists Please Be Represented in the Boston Interfaith Service on Thursday?
I just heard on the news that President Obama will attend an interfaith service for the Boston bombing victims and their families on Thursday, April 18th. My thoughts immediately went to the Newtown...
View Article‘Interview an Atheist at Church’ Day is Growing!
A couple of months ago, I posted about a project that was the brainchild of Kile Jones and Tia Carley. Their idea was to invite pastors to interview an atheist during church. Not a debate. Just a...
View ArticleAn Atheist Gets Interviewed in a Mississippi Church
“Interview an Atheist at Church” Day is today, but one video is already up and it’s fantastic.Neil Carter, who blogs at Godless in Dixie, was interviewed at the Meadowbrook Church of Christ in Jackson,...
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