"Is Christianity Good for the World?," a conversation betwen Douglas Wilson and Christopher Hitchens (Christianity Today, May 2007)
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More atheists are sharing their views | courier-journal | The Courier-Journal
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Steven Weinberg, "Without God," The New York Review of Books 55/14 (Sept. 25, 2008)
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EADT - Atheist's bizarre bid to convert Christian
In Suffolk (UK), an avowed atheist engages in a bizarre, prolonged campaign of obscene harrassment (involving excrement both human and canine) in an apparent bid to convince a Christian neighbor to "reconsider her religious beliefs."
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Humanists sue as exam agency blocks GCSE | Education | The Guardian
Personally, I think the humanists are way off base here, despite the fact that I'm generally sympathetic to humanist organizations. "Humanism" (the concept being, for one thing, a contemporary invention of its detractors) is simply not a religious tradition that you can study the same way one can study Islam or Buddhism. More importantly, it's a strategic mistake and conceptual error to try and pretend to be one. Seen on @melmcbride 's Twitter stream.
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Bryan Farha and Gary Steward, Jr., "Paranormal Beliefs: An Analysis of College Students," Skeptical Inquirer (Jan./Feb. 2006)
From the page: "This study examines the paranormal beliefs of college students along thirteen dimensions relating to age, area of study, and education level. Are college students more apt to believe in the paranormal?"
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Penn Jillette, "There Is No God," from This I Believe ( NPR, Morning Edition, Nov. 21, 2005)
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Atheists, have a little respect, please
Okay, this isn't exactly subtle, but I couldn't help finding it funny anyhow. Especially after Bill Maher, after once again laughing at the strangeness of Christian doctrine, is accused by Bill Donohue of not "respect[ing] the right of most Americans to b
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Al Sharpton vs. Christopher Hitchens at the NYPL
I have got to watch this. Christopher Hitchens and Al Sharpton go at it.
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CNN on atheists: "they need to shut up"
Paula Zahn Now with another doozy of an interview. One of CNN's commentators on how atheists are oppressing everyone else: "They don't have a good - marketing. If they had Hallmark cards, maybe they wouldn't feel so left out."
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Religion & Ethics Newsweekly on "the New Atheism"
I'm mainly clipping this not for the interviews but for the very comprehensive list of related articles and links at the end.
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NPR : From Agnostic to Atheist
Marion Winik reflects on why she switched from calling herself an "agnostic" to calling herself an "atheist," and what she dislikes about religion.
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Wired News: Battle of the New Atheism
Wired on the "New Atheists": Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Richard Dawkins. Dennett comes off most sympathetically.
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The End Of Faith, by Sam Harris
The personal homepage of Sam Harris, author of <em>The End of Faith</em>. Contains endorsement by Richard Dawkins. If you needed more evidence that there are people on the "left" side of the spectrum (the atheist side, that is) who are
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