Blog Archives for April, 2009
Unchurched least likely to back torture, new survey says
Out of My Skeptical Mind with D.J. Grothe
April 30, 2009
Why are the actively religious more prone to support torture? And the "nones" least likely to do so?
3 Comments
Supreme Court Ruling a Crock of Shit
Hollywood Reality Check with Jim Underdown
April 29, 2009
Is a barefoot man any happier to step in a warm pile of excrement?
14 Comments
Blowback? SF Chronicle: CIA Introduced Swine Flu in Cuba to Weaken Castro
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
April 29, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle reported that anti-Castro forces, with the help of the CIA, introduced swine flu to Cuba
1 Comment
Is Atheism Becoming Cool?
Guest Blog from Tom W. Flynn
April 29, 2009
Recent media hits suggest the A-word may be losing its stigma.
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Priest Sex Abuse: Two Questioned Assumptions
Guest Blog from Tom W. Flynn
April 24, 2009
There's little evidence for two things most people think they know about the priest sex abuse scandal.
4 Comments
Debating Gods: Christianity vs. Islam on the One True God
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
April 24, 2009
Let's look closer at an academic debate over the One True God between a Christian and a Muslim. The Truth, anyone?
6 Comments
Not-so-Psychic Sylvia Browne
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
April 23, 2009
Infamous “psychic” continues to refuse scientific testing
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Politics, Hypocrisy, and Torture
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
April 23, 2009
The Democrats' hands are not exactly clean when it comes to torture.
3 Comments
New film “The Soloist” Features (and slightly mocks) Atheists
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
April 22, 2009
The new Robert Downey / Jamie Foxx film "The Soloist" depicts atheists
6 Comments
Unsolved Serial Killings Haunt NM; Where are the Psychics?
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
April 22, 2009
New Mexico has been stalked by a serial killer, dumping bodies in the desert. Why aren't psychics helping solve the crime?
7 Comments
When a Priest Preys on Another Priest
Hollywood Reality Check with Jim Underdown
April 21, 2009
A New Spin on an Old Story of Sexual Abuse
30 Comments
The Numbers Game
No Faith Value with Ronald A. Lindsay
April 21, 2009
Counting nonbelievers -- does it matter? Why?
6 Comments
CFI Leaders Respond to United Nations “Durban II” Conference
Guest Blog from Nathan Bupp
April 21, 2009
CFI's Austin Dacey and Justin Trottier lament “Durban II”
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Are Atheists Just Immoral Fools?
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
April 18, 2009
If it is not for lack of intelligence, then atheists get accused of lack of morals. How can atheists reply?
13 Comments
Torture and American Democracy
Guest Blog from Paul Kurtz
April 17, 2009
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, states in Article 5: “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel...
11 Comments
Bounce God (and Fred Flintstone) from the Ballpark
Hollywood Reality Check with Jim Underdown
April 17, 2009
Can the Yankees throw a man out of the park for not observing God Bless America?
4 Comments
Latest “Shroud” Pseudohistory
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
April 14, 2009
Notorious Shroud of Turin is still a painted fake.
3 Comments
The “End of Philosophy” and the Start of Humanism
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
April 09, 2009
The philosophy of humanism is only strengthened by evolutionary studies of morality.
7 Comments
When the Church Breaks 80…
Hollywood Reality Check with Jim Underdown
April 08, 2009
The Catholic Church loves to give out advice, but they ought to clam up.
5 Comments
“Vampire” Unearthed
Investigative Briefs with Joe Nickell
April 08, 2009
Archaeological dig reveals seventeenth century exorcism of a "vampire."
2 Comments
Taking Skeptical Activism to a New Level
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
April 07, 2009
A new guide for skeptical activism includes over 100 ideas for spreading critical thinking
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Vermont Legislature Votes Overwhelmingly in Favor of Gay Marriage
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
April 07, 2009
Vermont has become the first state to legalize gay marriage through the legislative process. How will the Religious Right react?
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Freedom of Speech and the Right to Criticise Religion
It’s Only Natural with John Shook
April 04, 2009
My right to criticise your religion outweighs your desire to not be offended.
5 Comments
Following Jesus’ teaching may be the undoing of Christianity
Guest Blog from Jefferson Seaver
April 04, 2009
A recent Gallup Poll suggests a strategy for secularists.
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New law requires Afghan women to have sex with husbands every 4 nights
Guest Blog from Jefferson Seaver
April 04, 2009
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has signed a new brutal law to appease religious extremists.
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Iowa Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban; Junk Science Opposed by CFI Proves Uncompelling
Reasonable Doubt with Derek C. Araujo
April 03, 2009
The Iowa Supreme Court has overturned a ban on gay marriage, despite "junk science" evidence opposed by CFI.
6 Comments
NJ UFO Hoax by Skeptics Proves Point But Raises Questions
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
April 02, 2009
Should skeptics hoax the public to prove a point, or is that a breach of ethics?
17 Comments
Skeptical of the Skeptics: Questioning Conventional Wisdom
A Skeptic Reads the Newspaper with Ben Radford
April 01, 2009
A comment about self-esteem research raises questions about challenging popular beliefs
13 Comments
