“Our Secular Coalition visit to the White House”
Read an account on The Washington Post‘s On Faith blog about the historic February 2010 meeting of White House officials with representatives from the Secular Coalition for America.
Faith: Atheism/Agnosticism
“Atheists’ Collection Plate, With Religious Inspiration”
Read an April 2, 2010, New York Times story about the Foundation Beyond Belief, founded by Dale McGowan to collect and disburse atheists’ charitable donations.
“Is God Irrelevant?”
Read a June 10, 2010, essay about apatheism, posted by ReligionDispatches.org.
“Study: Devout are less stressed than non-believers”
Read a June 23, 2010, Religion News Service story about a University of Toronto study comparing anxiety levels of believers and nonbelievers. The story is posted by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
“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.
“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.
“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.
“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.
“The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever”
Written by Christopher Hitchens. Hitchens writes about the history of atheist and agnostic thought.