Tag: atheist
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Penn Jillette Gets Death Threats Over Atheist Views
from goddiscussion.com: Magician Penn Jillette, from Penn& Teller, has received death threats for his anti-religious beliefs. He has written books titled God, No! and Every Day is an Atheist Holiday! Penn is, and always has been, outspoken about his beliefs which has caused numerous death threats over the years. In an interview with Seven magazine,…
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Mormons, Atheists Discussion Held in Salt Lake City
from goddiscussion.com: Salt Lake City, UT will host the atheist convention this coming weekend. So as a “warm-up event,” two Mormon professors from Brigham Young and two atheist experts held a panel to discuss “public perceptions of atheists and Mormons.” The panel was moderated by University of Utah history professor Paul Reeve. “The panelists will…
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American Atheists Work To Keep WTC Cross Out Of 9/11 Museum
from newyork.cbslocal.com: Arguments were heard Thursday in a case brought by an atheist group against placing what’s known as the World Trade Center cross in the National September 11 Museum. As WCBS 880′s Marla Diamond reported, the lawyer for the 9/11 museum, Mark Alcott, called the steel beam cross an artifact during oral arguments at…
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Atheists rally on National Mall in show of political force
from religionnews.com: Atheists and nonbelievers gathered on the National Mall Saturday (March 24) in a bid to show politicians, voters and even themselves that they have grown into a force to be recognized and reckoned with. “We are here to deliver a message to America,” David Silverman, president of American Atheists, one of the rally’s…
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Author Plans to Build Temples for Atheists
Author Alain de Botton has announced a bold new plan for a series of Temples for Atheists to be built around the UK. ‘Why should religious people have the most beautiful buildings in the land?’ he asks. ‘It’s time atheists had their own versions of the great churches and cathedrals’.
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12/29 pop occulture: in the name of god, amen
mexico expects 52m tourists in maya region in 2012* the top religion and ethics stories of 2011* top ten ignored religion stories of 2011* top 2011 religion stories that weren’t* top ten horror films of 2011* beardless matisyahu still rocks hard, with dreidel mirror ball* hitchens was an atheist who believed*
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12/15 pop occulture: osama, occupy & more
poll: osama tops religion news for 2011* occupy 2.0? church leaders join movement* satire: 5 subtle ways to convince co-workers that you’re evil* atheists embracing faith for their kids* senate action averts shutdown of US religious freedom commission* christopher hitchens dead at 62*
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7/28 Pop Occulture: Favor, Perry, Trial & Bieber
Homeland Security grants rigged to favor religious groups // Evidence will be shocking in offshoot Mormon polygamist’s trial // Update: Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs fires lawyers at start of trial // Judge chops circumcision ban from San Fran ballot // Justin Bieber & dad show off matching ‘yeshua’ tattoos
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7/14 Pop Occulture: Abuse, Atheists & Hip-Hop Masons
German Catholic church opens sexual abuse files, some dating back to the end of WWII // ‘If you see something, say something’ campaign: DHS is expanding campaign to the Jewish community // Why we’re drawn to Harry Potter’s theology // Christian rapper says Jay-Z has some ‘explaining to do’
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atheist publishes secular bible
from cnn: What if the book that billions have turned to for ethical guidance wasn’t tied to commandments from God or any one particular tradition but instead included the writings of Aristotle, the reflections of Confucius, the poetry of Baudelaire? What would that book look like, and what would it mean? Decades after he started…