by Jesse Galef –
The atheist movement made a big step last Friday when the Secular Coalition for America arranged a policy briefing with White House officials. A delegation of about 60 nontheists convened in the nation’s capital to engage with the administration. I was lucky enough to attend in my capacity as the [...]
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In less than three hours, I’ll be part of a delegation of 60+ atheists who are meeting with Obama administration officials for a policy briefing to discuss some of our concerns. Although administrations regularly engage with religious groups for such meetings, this will be the first ever with the American nontheist community. [...]
by Jesse Galef –
Overcoming personal bias can be one of the most difficult tasks in searching for the truth. The particular experiences and influences in our lives are – to a large degree – out of our control and yet they play a huge role in shaping our beliefs. And it’s not [...]
by Jesse Galef -
Obama once again graced the annual National Prayer Breakfast with his presence, and once more we in the nontheistic community were given a brief mention. Yes, I’m bothered that Obama’s presence at the meeting lends credibility to the shady group known as “The Family.” They’re the group of politicians who (when they [...]
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I don’t know much about Italy’s justice system, but this news story makes me think it deserves more of my attention. Italian Judge Luigi Tosti, an outspoken proponent of separation of church and state, is not allowed to hear cases anymore:
ROME — An official of the watchdog body for Italy’s judiciary [...]
by Jesse Galef
Finally, a creative protest! Living in the DC area, I witness a lot of demonstrations. In general, I find them either over the top, toothless, or just plain boring. No so with this demonstration against homeopathy:
In what is being billed as “rationalism’s Kool-Aid moment”, a mass “overdose” is being planned [...]
by Jesse Galef
Language is a wonderful tool, but all too often it’s misused and consequently misunderstood. So many seemingly difficult disagreements in philosophy and religion are the result of poorly defined words. I remember a particular exchange I had with a nontheistic author who wanted everyone to embrace “God” — which, according to him, could [...]
by Jesse Galef
North Carolina had a law which prohibited sex offenders from going within 300 feet of any facility for the care or supervision of children and “any place where minors gather for regularly scheduled educational, recreational or social programs.” I say had because the law was just successfully challenged by two registered sex [...]
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