“You Say God Is Dead? There’s an App for That”
Read a July 2, 2010, New York Times article about the growing influence of Atheism in the world of technology.
Category: Beliefs & practices
“Harris, Hitchens, Dawkins, Dennett: Evangelical atheists?”
Read a July 16, 2010, guest column about “evangelical atheists” on The Washington Post‘s On Faith blog. Reza Aslan is the author.
“Survey: Few religious groups want Roe v. Wade overturned despite belief abortion morally wrong”
Read a CNN story on the Pew findings and the results in various religious groups.
“New England churches struggle to fill pulpits”
Read a 2008 Christian Chronicle article about the decline in attendance of New England pulpits and the struggle of working with small communities for clergy members.
“Atheists Break Out New Ritual Tool: The Blow-Dryer”
Read a July 16, 2010, ABC News/Nightline story about a “de-baptism ceremony” at the American Atheists convention.
“Why not women priests? The papal theologian explains”
Read a Jan. 31, 2013 Catholic News Service story discussing woman priesthood and responses that have been evoked by the debate.
“Losing Religion”
Listen to the Aug. 22, 2010, podcast of To the Best of Our Knowledge from Wisconsin Public Radio; the episode, titled “Losing Religion,” includes an interview with sociologist Phil Zuckerman about his research on Scandinavia, where religion plays a very limited role in society.
“Abuse Report Finds Six Credible Allegations Against Clergy in 2012”
Read a May 13, 2013 National Catholic Register article about the clergy sex abuse scandals and its effects on the community of clergy men and women.
“Is Believing in God Evolutionarily Advantageous?”
Read an Aug. 30, 2010, NPR story about the connection between human evolution and belief in the super-natural.