Most people don’t have to think very hard to come up with organizations they believe are compassionate and moral. Churches and faith-based organizations usually come to mind. It’s a misconception, however, that “religion” is the only measure of morality and that only religious people do good work. There are also many secular/atheist charitable organizations in the [...] [...more]
There is a preacher for every intelligence level. On the feeble fringe of the bell curve you’ve got the droolers watching Pastor Benny Hinn on cable TV perform his forehead-shoving healing miracles. Toward the other end of the believer IQ spectrum you’ve got well-groomed men who can tie a real tie and confident women capable [...] [...more]
Skeptic. Freethinker. Non-believer. Humanist. Agnostic. Secularist. Deist. Nontheist. Bright. Atheist. Whatever you call us, whatever we call ourselves, two things are certain: there are many who hate and fear these labels…and we nonbelievers are not alone. Despite what you might have heard to the contrary, we never were. From Epicurus in approximately 300 B.C.E. to Richard [...] [...more]
