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By August Berkshire Question: What do vampires, zombies, and Harry Potter spirits have in common? Answer: They are all alternatives to the traditional Christian afterlife and they are all very popular with young people. I see this as part of a larger trend away from Christianity and towards atheism. Let’s Read more
By August Berkshire Why is it that whenever the Religious Right gets power, they always go after gays and women first? Is it because their faith is basically a fertility cult, and so all sex must be procreative and women must be submissive? If there is a genetic component to Read more
By August Berkshire Several years ago, three same-sex couples, collectively known as the organization “Marry Me Minnesota,” went to court in Hennepin County to apply for marriage licenses. They were refused. They then went to Minnesota District Trial Court, suing for the right for same-sex couples to get married in Read more
By August Berkshire Many, many people volunteered their time and talents to produce the great success Minnesota Atheists had this past year. Nine people served on our board of directors (see list on page two), but this represents only a fraction of the leaders in Minnesota Atheists. We produced ten Read more
By August Berkshire There have been three recent developments regarding Benson v. Alverson, the court case in which Minnesota Atheists has filed the sole amicus curiae (friend-of-the-court) brief on behalf of the Appellants. As you may recall, the case involves three same-sex couples (collectively known as “Marry Me Minnesota”) Read more