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# oddities    

weekend satanists for jesus

Today, if you want to get famous and turn being you into a career you join a reality TV show. But back in the day, you had to pretend to be a blood-drinking, virgin-sacrificing Satanist...
weekend satanists for jesus

# politics    

a question of faith and indoctrination

Sometimes believers don't proselytize because they're sure they have the truth. It's because they need affirmation of their beliefs.
a question of faith and indoctrination

# science    

good science meets terrible journalism

When reporters already know what story they're going to write, your research becomes nothing more than bastardized fodder.
good science meets terrible journalism

# oddities    

reversing pascal's wager

According to Blaise Pascal, believers have nothing to lose from putting their faith into a deity that might not exist while atheists shoulder all the risk. But what if Pascal missed what it means to be a believer?
reversing pascal's wager

# oddities    

the rosicrucian stonehenge

What the Georgia Guidestones teach us about the history behind mysterious monuments that stood the test of time.
the rosicrucian stonehenge

# science    

mooney and co. vs. the new atheists

Most people in a hole know to stop digging. Mooney and Kirshenbaum are bringing in heavy mining equipment and redoubling their efforts.
mooney and co. vs. the new atheists

# politics    

why atheism is serious business

When your worldview gets popular, you're going to get followers who are in it only to jump on the bandwagon.
why atheism is serious business

# science    

when you hide behind a phd…

Francis Collins wants us to think he's a scientist who discovered God in his work instead of a believer using cherry picked science to justify his faith.
when you hide behind a phd…

# science    

how accommodating can you get?

A group of communicators have a new idea for dealing with religious zealots on a warpath against science education: shirk from the challenge.
how accommodating can you get?

# oddities    

the media takes on scientology, again

The wealthy, secretive UFO cult is back in the news and they're not taking it well.
the media takes on scientology, again

# 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

# education    

reporting atheism to the fbi?

While parodies are rife on the internet, some people to go extreme lengths to keep their children from questioning their beliefs.
reporting atheism to the fbi?

# science    

a notch in john templeton's spiritual bedpost

The Templeton foundation claims they're funding projects that will answer "the big questions" posed by science and religion. Don't believe them.
a notch in john templeton's spiritual bedpost

# science    

apologists, compromises and small gods

The fellows at the John Templeton Foundation have a new idea of reconciling science and religion: mealy-mouth, vague apologetics.
apologists, compromises and small gods

# politics    

all hail our divine puppet master…

Fundamentalists want credit to their chosen deity for everything that happens in your life. Except the bad stuff that is...
all hail our divine puppet master…

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