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“Your workplace may have policies about how they want their company image to be presented by employees when they’re on the job – policies that might include not bringing controversial topics. And I don’t actually think that’s unreasonable. Just make sure the policy is being applied fairly – to believers as well as atheists. (That …

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“Thought experiment: It is widely recognized that nonhuman animals are not regarded as being bound by moral norms. We don’t blame the cat for killing the bird or for fighting with Tabby next door. Interaction between nonhuman animals is governed by tooth and claw, not moral norms. So no humans, no morality. Of course, in …

“In her interview for The Ebony Exodus Project: Why Some Black Women Are Walking Out on Religion – and Others Should Too by Candace R.M. Gorham, Mandisa says that seeing other out black atheists made it easier for her to come out more, to the point where she’s now a serious activist in the atheist …

By Richard Dawkins Author’s note: An abbreviated version of this article was published in Prospect, Aug. 2016. A legend of uncertain provenance has it that Winston Churchill, addressing a French audience about lessons learned from looking back on his own past, inadvertently raised a laugh: ‘Quand je regarde mon derrière, je vois qu’il est divisé en …

by Julia Belluz on August 16, 2016 If you think this has felt like the summer of sadness, you are not alone. Every week, sometimes every day, seems to bring more stomach-turning news. In June, there was the Orlando nightclub shooting, where dozens were killed and injured in the deadliest terror attack in the US …

More interesting, in many ways, than the membrane protecting the church from the outside environment are the policies and practices composing the additional membranes that typically function to protect the clergy, insulating them from subversive forces and temptations inside the church while maintaining the inner balance that seems to be necessary for proper functioning. Once …

We hope that you have had a wonderful summer following your trip to DC for the Reason Rally! As an attendee of the Dinner with the Stars Gala on Friday night, you may remember that we held a silent auction for two photos, taken by our professional photography team, and framed with autographs for a …

By David Nilsen To say Chris Matheson’s The Story of God is irreverent would be misleading: irreverent does not begin to cover it. Matheson sets out to be just about as offensive with this treatment of the god of the Bible as is humanly or divinely possible. Whether or not this book proves to be …

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We cannot codify into law a commitment to democratic discourse that ensures religious considerations are kept out of policy discussions- nor, because of the importance of protecting free speech, should we even think of doing so. To keep religious doctrine out of democratic discourse, we have to appeal to the believer’s prudence, self-interest, commitment to …