‘He’s Catholic, I’m atheist. How do we raise our kids?’
Source: Sydney Morning Herald By Georgina Fuller As I sat in church looking at my eldest son Charlie standing before the gold altar, clutching a candle at his Holy Communion, I […]
The Quakers are right. We don’t need God
Source: The Guardian By Simon Jenkins The group is considering dropping God from its meetings guidance as it makes some feel uncomfortable. This is the new religiosity The Quakers are […]
‘Two or three illegal’ church crosses torn down in central China
Source: Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have torn down “two or three” crosses adorning Christian churches in one county because they were “illegally built”, state media quoted an official as saying on Tuesday. The officially atheist ruling Communist Party has tightened restrictions and oversight of religious practice in China […]
Nonbelievers ask Sedgwick County to drop meeting prayers after ‘go to hell’ comment
Source: THE WICHITA EAGLE BY DION LEFLER A group of nonbelievers is asking the Sedgwick County Commission to either drop its weekly religious invocation entirely or replace it with a […]
Richard Dawkins to give away copies of The God Delusion in Islamic countries
Source: The Guardian By Alison Flood Author and the Centre for Inquiry planning free ebook versions of his books in Arabic, Urdu, Farsi and Indonesian following a ‘stirring towards atheism’ in […]
Atheists can ‘go to hell,’ says Sedgwick County commissioner
Source: THE WICHITA EAGLE BY DION LEFLER Atheists who want deliver an invocation at a Sedgwick County Commission meeting can “go to hell,” a county commissioner said Tuesday. “If you don’t […]
‘Atheist Muslim’ says bigoted Donald Trump supporters have hijacked debate on Islam
Source: Independent By Greg Wilford A self-styled “atheist Muslim” author says liberals have stifled criticism of Islam and allowed Donald Trump supporters to hijack debate about the religion from “a position […]
Non-believers turn to prayer in a crisis, poll finds
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood, Religion correspondent Family and friends top the list of reasons to call on God, rather than global issues such as poverty or disasters For many […]
Compassion or Dogma: That is the Question for the 21st Century?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Every religious and political leader is issuing a message of love and compassion. Yet the world is […]
Egyptian Parliament considers outlawing atheism
Source: Religion News Service By Kimberly Winston (RNS) — It may soon be a criminal offense to be an atheist in Egypt. Shortly before New Year’s Day, the Egyptian Parliament considered […]
Atheist Flag Will Be Raised Over Ten Commandments Monument
Source: NPR By TODD BOOKMAN For New Hampshire residents, the dueling symbols are raising questions about belief, inclusion and the separation of church and state. DAVID GREENE, HOST: On […]
Effect of Abrahamic Faiths, Atheism and Agnosticism on Morality?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times According to a recent Pew Research Center, most U.S. adults now say it is not necessary to believe in God […]
Atheists sue to stop blessing of shelter animals
Source: NJ.com By Sara Jerde sjerde@njadvancemedia.com, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com A New Jersey atheist group best known for its national billboard campaign against Christmas now has its hackles up over an event that it calls unconstitutional […]
Malaysia government minister calls for atheists to be ‘hunted down’ and ‘re-educated’
Source: Independent By Tom Batchelor Atheists in Malaysia should be “hunted down” as they violate the constitution, a government minister in the increasingly fundamentalist Muslim-majority nation has said. Shahidan Kassim, who serves in […]
I’m an atheist, but I had to walk away from the toxic side of online atheism
Source: The Washington Post By Chris Stedman Chris Stedman on “The O’Reilly Factor.” (YouTube) When I was invited to discuss atheism on “The O’Reilly Factor” four years ago, I initially wanted […]
Hamza Yusuf’s address at Templeton Prize Ceremony 2017
Hamza Yusuf Hanson gives a short address/tribute speech at the Templeton Prize ceremony for Dr. Alvin Plantinga in 2017. He addresses the issues of science and faith, atheism, and the […]
Videos: The Rise of Scientific Atheism
The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles and videos on Religion and Science Paul Davies: The Best 5 Minute Video for the Argument from Design Prof. Paul Davies – […]
Some Americans don’t believe Muslims, atheists have First Amendment rights
Source: Religion News Service By Kimberly Winston | September 15, 2017 First page of the U.S. Constitution. Image courtesy of Whitehouse.gov (RNS) — Nearly 1 in 5 Americans incorrectly believe that Muslim citizens […]
In God we trust: why Americans won’t vote in an atheist president
Source: The Guardian By Jonathan Freedland The notion that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is considering a run for president in 2020 seemed fanciful until the final days of last year, when he posted […]
Atheists tend to be seen as immoral – even by other atheists: study
Source: The Guardian Religious belief widely viewed as safeguard against ‘grossly immoral conduct’, according to new research Many still hold the view that people will do bad things unless they […]
