Duterte vs. God
Source: Foreign Policy By Emily Schultheis Relatives of people killed during the anti-drug operation participate in a Catholic-led protest in Manila on November 5, 2017. (NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images) MANILA, Philippines […]
All Christians Are Problematic, Even Me And You
Source: Huffington Post By Brandi Miller, Columnist Let’s be honest, Christians. For professing a belief in a relatively unpredictable God, we have incredibly predictable defensive patterns whenever people question or critique […]
Living a double life: Indonesia’s atheists fear jail or worse
Source: The Jakarta Post BY Harry Pearl Agence France-Presse Jakarta | Wed, July 11, 2018 | 12:59 pm An Indonesian man views the Facebook page of Atheist Minang, operated by a group […]
Why Christians and atheists both need to lose their prejudices
Source: Christian Today By Krish Kandiah I have read quite a lot of books by atheists about Christians. They make tough reading. Sometimes I feel like I have gone 10 rounds in a boxing ring with Mike Tyson with my hands tied behind my back. Arguments, criticisms, personal attacks punch […]
For the Forty Percent Europeans, Who Don’t Believe in a Soul
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times According to the Pew Research Center, majorities in most countries agree with the idea that they […]
‘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 […]
Oxford University Debate: Is Religion the Opiate of the Masses?
Source: Huffington Post By Frank Fredericks I had the esteemed privilege of opening the Proposition in the Oxford Union debate: This House Believes that Religion Remains an Opiate of the […]
‘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 […]