By Crystal Dervetski So you’re swimming along and trying to meet new people, but sometimes it still feels like you’ve hit a snag or that you’re in a rut. This is the time of year when everyone’s New Year’s Resolutions start to tank. Perhaps it’s time to think about trying Read more
The Minnesota Atheists and the Humanists of Minnesota have established the First Amendment Watchdog committee which has been meeting monthly since 5/27/08. The committee purpose is to focus on church-state separation violations in the State of Minnesota. Early in its existence our committee addressed the matter of a large Christian Read more
By James Zimmerman One of the most effective tools a religion has at its disposal is shunning. Fear of being shunned is what keeps many members loyal to a religion they no longer fully believe. And for those few who are vocal about the hypocrisy they’ve discovered in their former Read more
Special Thanks All Around I would like to thank everyone who helped make Richard Dawkins’ lecture, “The Purpose of Purpose,” a success for Minnesota Atheists. Campus Atheists, Skeptics, and Humanists could not have arranged or promoted an event as large as this lecture was without the support of Minnesota Atheists, Read more
By Eric Jayne (editor’s note: This article first appeared in the June 17th edition of the Star Tribune. It is a response to Katherine Kersten’s article “Hostility to Religion Bodes Ill for Society,” which appeared in the June 7th Star Tribune. The premise of Kersten’s article was that religion, Christianity Read more