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# oddities    

wait, isn't nature a scientific publication?

For some inexplicable reason, Nature decided to publish a paranoid parable about tyrannical New Atheists lobotomizing Christians into depression and loneliness.
wait, isn't nature a scientific publication?

# oddities    

wielding blasphemy in a religious world

The modern world needs blasphemy not just as abstract right, but being actively exercised when the occasion calls for it.
wielding blasphemy in a religious world

# oddities    

weird things vs. the accommodationists

Chris Steadman and the (Non)Prophet Blog are very upset at my criticism and are ready to diligently dodge every one of my arguments.
weird things vs. the accommodationists

# oddities    

alienating atheists one story at a time…

The (Non)Prophet blog has a contest for the atheists least likely to offend religious zealots and whose identity is based on how accommodating to their beliefs they are.
alienating atheists one story at a time…

# politics    

why i'm not "out of the atheist closet"

Just to answer the questions, no, I'm not interested in participating in the branding and sale of Atheism BrandTM Atheism...
why i'm not "out of the atheist closet"

# politics    

a philosopher's case for accommodationism

Professor Massimo Pigliucci is trying to make a case for accommodating believers railing against science and fact-based education and discourse with some very flimsy arguments...
a philosopher's case for accommodationism

# evolution    

when accommodationists lash out at atheists

According to David Scharfenberg, Ken Miller is the only sane, rational person in the debate about how evolution should be taught, a debate led almost exclusively by foaming-at-the-mouth irrational extremists on both sides.
when accommodationists lash out at atheists

# politics    

battling atheism with hackneyed clichés

Indiana governor Mitch Daniels teaches a master class in mindless, empty, hostile zealotry and stringing together supposedly fear-inducing buzzwords.
battling atheism with hackneyed clichés

# politics    

theologian tries to feminize atheism. badly.

Theologian Stephen Prothero would be happy to engage atheists. He'd just like them to be attractive ladies his age and type...
theologian tries to feminize atheism. badly.

# science    

a skeptical showdown of epic proportions

The AAI chose to ride the fame of an atheist anti-vaccine and alt med crank instead of awarding someone who actually advances science and skepticism.
a skeptical showdown of epic proportions

# politics    

religious panic and the rise of the atheist menace

Religious commentators are trying to soothe scared believers that atheism is just a fad. In reality, skepticism of organized religion is quickly growing.
religious panic and the rise of the atheist menace

# politics    

atheism behind the iron curtain

After Stalin's crackdowns were over, the USSR was a lot less hostile to religion than Americans are often taught.
atheism behind the iron curtain

# oddities    

everything in moderation…

Atheism should not become bizarro theism, even though it's human nature for it to lean in that direction.
everything in moderation…

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