Is Richard Dawkins Really the World’s Leading Intellectual?
Huff Post: Rabbi David Wolpe: Prospect magazine just named the 65 leading intellectuals in the world. First on the list was Richard Dawkins, known for his work in biology and for his […]
Is Atheism Only for the Upper Class?
Huff Post: By Daniel Cox: The religiously unaffiliated are an increasingly important part of the American religious and cultural landscape. They account for nearly 1-in-5 American adults, and although they […]
How the Western World Really Lost God?
Has the Western world lost God? Author Mary Eberstadt thinks so and she takes a fresh approach to the question in her book, How the West Really Lost God. It’s long […]
Richard Dawkins, ‘Islamophobia’ and the atheist movement
by Martin Robbins (Guardian) Sam Harris is about as consistent as Glenn Greenwald is concise, which made their exchange of multi-thousand word cowpats last month particularly grueling reading. That’s a shame, […]
100 Million Deaths/Murders and Counting: A 20th Century Plague of Belief Called Atheism
Written and Compiled by Abdul Alim for The Muslim Times Editor’s Note: One of the most common argument against belief or having faith in God that is used by non-believers […]
Do atheists secretly believe in God? Finnish Study
Epigraph: “And when thy Lord brings forth offspring from the loins of the sons of Adam, He makes them witnesses against their own selves by asking them, ‘Am I not […]
Richard Dawkins and the Unbearable Smugness of Tweeting
Huff Post: by Scott Stephens. Dawkins’ views on religion are by now extremely well-known, to the point of cultural saturation thanks to the media’s fixation with him. Dawkins makes for good copy — that’s why journalists love him. But the dogmatic assertions and withering dismissals that made Dawkins a media-darling, […]
The U.S. Anti-Muslim Crowd Is Quite Pleased with Itself
The Atlantic: The suspected Boston marathon bombers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsaraev, are Muslim. Were their actions motivated by religion? And if it was, were they part of an organized radical Islamist group? We don’t know. But that doesn’t matter to a segment of anti-Islam bloggers who are latching onto the sparse biographical details as […]
The Extinction of Race Consciousness is One of the Most Outstanding Moral Achievements of Islam- There is a Crying Need for the Propagation of this Islamic Virtue: Toynbee
Editor’s Note: Editor’s Note: In the wake Boston bombing recently it is important to read and reflect on what some of the greatest contemporary minds of the Western world have […]
New Atheists Attacked by Fellow Secularists for ‘Islamophobia’
The American Vision: Atheists Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris are often described as the “Unholy Trinity of Atheism.” When you add Daniel C. Dennett to the mix, the Unholy Trinity becomes the Four Horsemen of the New Atheism. Even in their atheism these atheists can’t escape religion. They […]
My Take on Stephen Hawking’s Pronouncement: ‘Big Bang Didn’t Need God!’
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD The Huffington post reported today on April 17, 2013, “Our universe didn’t need any divine help to burst into being, famed cosmologist Stephen […]
Richard Dawkins’ anti-Islam/anti-Muslim propaganda exposed: The facts
Source: Loonwatch By Jai Singh There is currently increasing journalistic scrutiny of the atheist British scientist Richard Dawkins and his ally Sam Harris’ statements about Islam and Muslims. In December 2012, […]
Atheist group forces removal of Ten Commandments from districts school rooms
Palmbeachpost: By Rick Couri: KRMG.com: The Freedom From Religion Foundation caused the furor after they found out about displays in several school buildings. The FFRF is an atheist and church-state separatist group with a history of similar actions. The group says someone told them about the display at the Kentucky schools and […]
Inviting Professor Dawkins to Read the Qur’an to Salvage his Reputation as a Scientist
Editors note: “Haven’t read Koran so couldn’t quote chapter and verse like I can for Bible. But [I] often say Islam [is the] greatest force for evil today.” Dawkins While […]
Atheists Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris Propagating Populist and Crude Hatred of Islam
The Independent: Atheists Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris face Islamophobia backlash Dawkins surprised his fans and critics when he admitted he had not read the Koran JEROME TAYLOR […]
A country increasingly polarized by religion
Washington Post: By Michael Gerson: At the Normandy American Cemetery on the cliff above Omaha Beach, there are rows and rows of crosses and Stars of David. Certainly, many buried there were not religious. But the overwhelming majority of Americans in the mid-20th century identified themselves culturally as Protestants, Catholics or Jews, no matter […]
Religion Without God: Is there something called Religious Atheism?
The New York Review of Books: Before he died on February 14, Ronald Dworkin sent to The New York Review a text of his new book, Religion Without God, to be published by Harvard University Press later this year. We publish here an excerpt from the first chapter. —The Editors […]
Dawkins, Dennett and Hitchens: The New Theists?
Source: Huff Post, by Peter Rollins. Today the word “sacred” is employed to name a certain realm of life that can be contrasted with the secular. The idea here is that some object, area of life or geographical location can act as a “thin place,” i.e. a site where the […]
Has Atheism Become a Religion?
Source: Huff Post, by David Lose. Before you dismiss the question out of hand, consider these four inter-related bits of evidence: 1) As recently reported in the New York Times, military personnel who identify themselves as “Atheists” have requested chaplains to tend to their spiritual needs. As the Times article notes, “Defense Department statistics […]
Islam: Personal Experience of God- The Only Antidote to Aetheism- An Advise to Children by Khalifa of Islam
Alislam.org: At around 45th minute into the programme (upto 55th minute), Huzoor is asked a question by a young girl and Huzoor gives a detailed answer explaining why is it […]