In God, Distrust • Michael Kinsley, NYTimes.com • 14th May 2007

Observers of the Christopher Hitchens phenomenon have been expecting a book about religion from him around now. But this impressive and enjoyable attack on everything so many people hold dear is not the book we were expecting.

Atheism in America • 20/20, Richard Dawkins • 14th May 2007

A segment from 20/20 on atheism in America. It includes a short inteview with Richard.

True faith is greater than the ranters • William Rees-Mogg, The Times Online • 14th May 2007

I last entered into controversy with Professor Richard Dawkins in another newspaper and another age.

Let us pray for the soul of Richard Dawkins • Cristina Odone, The Observer • 14th May 2007

You are on a deserted beach with a rifle, an elephant and a baby. This is the last elephant on earth and it is charging the baby. Do you shoot the elephant, knowing the species would become extinct?

Unintelligent Design • Scott Atran, edge.org • 12th May 2007

Science, then, may never replace religion in the lives of most people and in any society that hopes to survive for very long.

The Case Against Intelligent Design: The Faith That Dare Not Speak Its Name • Jerry Coyne, edge.org • 12th May 2007

In the end, many Americans may still reject evolution, finding the creationist alternative psychologically more comfortable.

Consciousness Comes from DNA • Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan (edited by John Hartman) • 12th May 2007

Excerpts from Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors / A Search For Who We Are by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan

Kirk Cameron Proves That God Exists • Troy Patterson, slate.com • 12th May 2007

Wednesday's installment of Nightline (ABC) marked the first "Nightline Face-Off," in which, according to a press release, "hot topics get discussed among prominent voices in their field."

Abstain With Me • Roy Zimmerman • 12th May 2007

"Abstain With Me" is on Roy's CD "Faulty Intelligence," available on iTunes or from his website.

Defenders of Marriage • Roy Zimmerman • 12th May 2007

"Defenders of Marriage" is on Roy's album "Faulty Intelligence."

Ted Haggard Is Completely Heterosexual • Roy Zimmerman • 12th May 2007

Here, Roy performs "Ted Haggard..." at the 142 Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley during a recent "Mark Pitta and Friends" comedy night.

Christopher Hitchens - God is Not Great • Phillip Adams, abc.net.au • 12th May 2007

A conversation about the apparent atheist backlash to the apparent rise in religious fundamentalism - the backlash indicated by several current books attacking what Richard Dawkins calls 'the god delusion'.

Al Sharpton and Christopher Hitchens • The New York Public Library • 12th May 2007

A Debate: God Is Not Great with Al Sharpton and Christopher Hitchens.

Hitchens and God: a book review • Rayyan Al-Shawaf, skeptic.com • 12th May 2007

This is not some bilious tirade, but a cogently argued — if polemical — indictment of religion by one of the West's most outspoken defenders of rational thought and free inquiry.

TED Prize wish: Help build the Encyclopedia of Life • E.O. Wilson • 12th May 2007

As E.O. Wilson accepts his 2007 TED Prize, he makes a plea on behalf of his constituents, the insects and small creatures, to learn more about our biosphere.

The meaning of freedom • Economist.com • 12th May 2007

IS THIS all because of me? At once bemused and indignant, the potential first lady of Turkey demands that her compatriots stop judging her, and her spouse, on the basis of her appearance. "My scarf covers my head, not my brain," insists Hayrunisa Gul, whose husband Abdullah is foreign minister and aspires to be president.

Dawkins transcendent • Ruth Gledhill, The Times Online • 12th May 2007

Richard Dawkins had requested no photographer for our interview at his Oxford home last week, so instead artist Paul Winner came along and produced this numinous illustration.

Does God Exist? The Nightline Face-Off • Martin Bashir • 11th May 2007

"Proving the existence of God is actually a lot easier than you think," said former child star Kirk Cameron, minutes before taking the stage for the "Nightline Face-Off."

The Debate: Can We Live by Reason Alone? • The Agenda with Steve Paikin, Richard Dawkins • 11th May 2007

A debate on TV Ontario with Richard Dawkins.

French Muslim women opt for hymen surgical cons • The Muslim Weekly • 11th May 2007

French Muslim women are getting their hymens re-sewn to pass off as virgins to their prospective spouses.

Lou Dobbs w/ Hitchens on Al Sharpton's Bigoted Remark • Lou Dobbs • 10th May 2007

Lou Dobbs discusses with Christopher Hitchens, the controversy over Al Sharpton's bigoted remark during a debate with Hitchens on May 7, 2007, that was directed toward Republican presidential candidate, and Mormon, Mitt Romney.

The Encyclopedia of Life • eol.org • 10th May 2007

The Encyclopedia of Life.

Cataloguing every species on earth • Colin Nickerson, the Boston Globe • 10th May 2007

Spurred by fears that thousands of animals, plants, and microbes will disappear from the planet before scientists can properly study them, a consortium of world-famous research institutions and funding foundations tomorrow will launch an effort to compile an enormous, computer-based "Encyclopedia of Life" to catalog every species known or found.

Anderson Cooper interviews Christopher Hitchens • Anderson Cooper, 360 (CNN) • 10th May 2007

Anderson Cooper (360) interviews Christopher Hitchens on his new book, "God Is Not Great".

World's most prominent atheist takes on the Biblical God (and other topics) • Jack Van Impe • 10th May 2007

This weeks Headlines: World's most prominent atheist takes on the Biblical God... Did Jesus die on ... all » the cross or was it a hoax? A Titanic attack on Christ's Resurrection...

Apocalypse Of The Honeybees • Mark Morford, SF Gate • 10th May 2007

From outta nowhere the tiny ones came, while humanity was busy trembling and sweating in the face of major global cataclysm, of global warming and nuclear war and rainforest devastation and melting ice caps and E. coli outbreaks and Ashlee Simpson and lethal hurricanes and the Apocalypse-hungry Christian right and a simply stupendously vile Bush juggernaut that has threatened all intelligent life everywhere. Onward they came, buzzy and calm and happy to be our very own adorable, unexpected harbinger of doom.

Welsh Hindus fight to save Shambo the sacred bull • Avril Ormsby, Reuters • 10th May 2007

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A Hindu group in Wales are fighting to save the life of a bull they believe is sacred from slaughter after it tested positive for bovine tuberculosis.

More on the Atheism Front • Douglas Wilson, Blog and Mablog • 10th May 2007

I have some fun developments to report on the ongoing atheism discussion. First, we are getting some good reviews on Letter from a Christian Citizen. Here is a short but helpful blurb from Phillip Johnson, a man who is doing more than his share to keep Darwinists on their toes.

Is Christianity Good for the World? • Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Wilson • 10th May 2007

Theologian Douglas Wilson and atheist Christopher Hitchens, authors whose books are already part of a larger debate on whether religion is pernicious, agreed to discuss their views on whether Christianity itself has benefited the world. Below is their exchange, the first in a series that will appear on our website over the course of this month.

Disney daughter calls Muslim Mickey evil • news.com.au • 10th May 2007

THE only surviving child of Walt Disney has called Hamas "pure evil" for using Mickey Mouse to teach islamic radicalism to children.

God . . . in other words • Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent • 9th May 2007

Richard Dawkins may be Britain's foremost atheist, but he is willing to be inspired and uplifted. Is he a believer after all?

Supporters of abortion have no future in Church, Pope tells faithful • Richard Owen • 9th May 2007

A combative Pope Benedict XVI opened his trip to Brazil yesterday in no-holds-barred mood, vowing to stem the defections of Roman Catholics to evangelical Protestantism and giving a warning that the penalty for supporting abortion was excommunication.

Brazil Greets Pope but Questions His Perspective • Larry Rohter and Ian Fisher, NYTimes.com • 9th May 2007

SÃO PAULO, Brazil, May 8 — Pope Benedict XVI arrives here Wednesday for his first foray into Latin America, hoping to stanch the church's steady loss of followers in the region. But some of the faithful frankly wonder whether an 80-year-old pontiff from Germany can speak to their needs.

Gene mutation linked to cognition is found only in humans • PhysOrg.com • 9th May 2007

The human and chimpanzee genomes vary by just 1.2 percent, yet there is a considerable difference in the mental and linguistic capabilities between the two species.

Londonistan Calling • Christopher Hitchens, vanityfair.com • 9th May 2007

The London neighborhood of the author's youth, Finsbury Park, is now one of the breeding grounds for a new phenomenon: the British jihadist. How did a nation move from cricket and fish-and-chips to burkas and shoe-bombers in a single generation?

Cardinal: homosexuality a form of prostitution • Tony Grew, pinknews.co.uk • 9th May 2007

The opposition of the Roman Catholic church to gay Pride parades reached a new low today when the Archbishop of Riga called homosexuality "total corruption in the sexual arena" and "an unnatural form of prostitution."

Intellectual Diversity or Intellectual Insult? • Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed • 9th May 2007

The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill last week that would require public colleges to report regularly on how they promote and protect "intellectual diversity."

Fortune-telling no longer in the cards in Philly • MSNBC • 9th May 2007

PHILADELPHIA - They never saw it coming. City inspectors shut down more than a dozen psychics, astrologers and tarot-card readers after learning about a decades-old state law that bans fortune telling for profit.

Hamas 'Mickey Mouse' calls for Muslim domination on kids' show • azcentral.com • 9th May 2007

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas militants have enlisted a figure bearing a strong resemblance to Mickey Mouse to broadcast their message of Islamic domination and armed resistance to their most impressionable audience - children.

A Lonesome Tortoise, and a Search for a Mate • John Tierney • 9th May 2007

It is a truth universally acknowledged, at least among humans, that a giant tortoise in the possession of the last sperm of his species must be in want of a wife. But what if the tortoise prefers a different lifestyle?

Massachusetts Proposes Stem Cell Research Grants • Pam Belluck • 9th May 2007

Gov. Deval Patrick on Tuesday unveiled a $1.25 billion proposal intended to help the state maintain its status as a pre-eminent place for stem cell research and other life sciences.

Atheist offers to send letters post-Rapture • Katherine Boyle, Religion News Service (USA Today) • 9th May 2007

Neither snow, nor rain, nor fire and brimstone will keep Joshua Witter from the swift completion of his appointed rounds come the end of the world.

Hitchens, Sharpton and Faith • Sewell Chan, NYTimes.com • 9th May 2007

You could tell from the background music that played beforehand – alternating recordings of James Brown and Gregorian chant – that this was going to be an unusual debate.

Sam Harris in conversation with Oliver McTernan • The New York Public Library • 9th May 2007

According to a recent Pew poll, three-quarters of all Americans believe the Bible is God's word.

Better God-fearing than sneering • Stephanie Merritt • 8th May 2007

In attacking religion, AC Grayling's Against All Gods and Sam Harris's Letter to a Christian Nation, do little more than show an ignorance of basic human needs, says Stephanie Merritt

Christopher Hitchens and Al Sharpton: A Debate God Is Not Great • The New York Public Library • 8th May 2007

Taking on possibly the greatest issue of our time—the malignant force of religion in the world—Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion through a close and learned reading of the major religious texts, citing numerous historical instances in which sexual repression and outrageous acts of violence have been committed in the name of God.

A conversation with journalist Christopher Hitchens • Charlie Rose • 8th May 2007

A conversation with author and journalist Christopher Hitchens about his book God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything.

Review of The God Delusion • Russell Blackford, Cosmos • 8th May 2007

For many years now, Richard Dawkins has been an outspoken critic of religious faith and its pervasive influence on social attitudes and political processes.