The Pledge Protection Act would strip federal courts—including the Supreme Court—of the power to decide the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance and its “one nation under god” wording. See update below. If you want to thwart these attempts to whittle away secularism in the U.S. government, use the following Read more…
Despite bipartisan support for a bill that passed both Houses of Congress, our own U.S. Senator Norm Coleman voted against legislation that would expand funding for embryonic stem cell research. This position mirrors that of President Bush, who used his veto power for the very first time to block this Read more…
On the one hand, Jerry Adler of Newsweek would dismiss atheism as barely amounting to a “movement,” citing the budget and membership of a single organization (American Atheists). On the other, he notes that The End of Faith by Sam Harris has sold over 270,000 copies. He calls the new Read more…
The recently formed group Rochester Area Freethinkers is offering an oasis of rational thought for local nonbelievers, and has already caught the attention of Rochester’s local newspaper, the Post-Bulletin. Minnesota Atheists is proud to have helped this group get started, and encourages anyone in the Rochester area to attend RAF Read more…
Dr. Patrick Carey’s letter, titled “The Responsibilities of an Atheist,” was a reply to recent letters published in the Brainerd Dispatch that maligned atheism. His reasoned and thoughtful approach received mostly positive responses, although there were a few intolerant religious rants. Read the letter and the replies [link obsolete] on the Read more…