by August Berkshire Beginning with some premises (#1-6) that few Religious Right anti-choice people would disagree with, we follow with a scientific fact (#7), leading to a couple surprising conclusions (#8-9). God is all-powerful. God is all-good. Everything God does is good. God wants humans to be good. If humans Read more
by Vic Tanner According to Beliefnet, more than one fifth of Americans self-identify with the label “spiritual but not religious,” which I’ve always interpreted as “religious but lazy.” Stepping back and viewing the phrase in a slightly less judgmental tone, it is more than likely an attempt to distance oneself Read more
by Eric Jayne I love Christmas! That shouldn’t come as a big surprise since it’s arguably the most popular holiday in America. However, I might raise a few eyebrows if I added I am an atheist who loves Christmas. Many people might find a tremendous contradiction in a self-proclaimed atheist Read more
To Our Friends Thank you for your support of Minnesota Atheists in 2008! Minnesota Atheists has a lot to be thankful for this year. First, we spent a lot of time working with different media to reach out to the atheist community and to the public. Media With the start Read more
Posted at thenewsleaders.com August Berkshire, President Minnesota Atheists, Minneapolis Ron Scarbro claims “One of the tenets of Christianity, thankfully, is tolerance.” He then spends the rest of his column berating atheists and pagans. (Newsleaders, Sartell, Opinions, “So this is Christmas – peace and goodwill to all!” Dec. 12). Christmas is Read more