Archive - Friendly Atheist

Doug Wilson has ludicrous ideas for how the U.S. could become a Christian Nation

Why declare the U.S. a theocracy when you can just revise history?

Apr 26

Christian lawmaker says teachers should be allowed to hit students with disabilities

"Are we sending a message that we don't love our children?" said Oklahoma State Sen. Shane Jett, in defense of corporal punishment

Apr 25

Māori atheists say Christian colonization helped push them away from the faith

New research dives into why Māori people are ditching Christianity in record numbers

Apr 24

A Christian ministry urged the Supreme Court to criminalize homelessness

While several religious groups urged SCOTUS to have compassion, Gospel Rescue Mission took the path of cruelty

Apr 23

Catholic priest resigns after backlash involving his criticism of a gay author

Father Tom Held apologized, for no good reason, after a gay author visited his Catholic school

Apr 22

What I'll remember about Daniel Dennett

The atheist philosopher and author died yesterday at age 82

Apr 20

Ron DeSantis invites lawsuit after saying Satanists can't be chaplains in FL schools

Satanism "is not a religion," said the Florida governor while signing a Christian Nationalist bill

Apr 19

Wisconsin official blames homelessness on "sin," then votes against aid for the poor

Jeff Weigand, a conservative Christian, said before his vote that sin was the "root cause" of homelessness

Apr 18

Christian Nationalist falsely claims Satanist chaplains "don't qualify" to work in schools

Rocky Malloy of the National School Chaplain Association said, "If you blaspheme God, you do not qualify to be a religion." He's wrong.

Apr 17

Tennessee declares Aitken Bible one of its "official state books"

After years of trying, Republican lawmakers found a way to make the Bible an official state book

Apr 17

North Dakota GOP endorses Christian theocrat to run the state's public schools

Jim Bartlett, who wants to push Christianity on all students, could become the state's next superintendent of public instruction.

Apr 16

Christian Men's Conference descends into chaos over sword-swallowing acrobat

"You’re out of line, Mark… You’re done," Mark Driscoll was told after comparing the performance to a stripper routine

Apr 15

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