It is time to 'eff' the ineffable.

When you boil away all of the scripture and God talk, the same-sex marriage debate (along with many others) is really about subjective vs. objective morality. In many cases, objective morality is viewed as being good, while subjective morality is seen as being flaky and arbitrary …

Why the Bible is Unreliable in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate: A Quick Study in Why Secularism is the Best Game in Town

Thu May 17, 2012 6:31 AM EDT

The same-sex marriage debate has been all the rage in America. You have people who support it, Christians (and other faith groups) who don’t and Christians who do. You’d think with a book to detail exactly how Christians should think and act, there wouldn’t be s …

Research Report: How Secular Humanists (and Everyone Else) Subsidize Religion in the United States - SecularHumanism.org - RichardDawkins.net

Seeded on Wed May 16, 2012 4:45 PM EDT ()

Seeded by King Dave

The home in the photo (right) is the $1.75 million mansion of the Reverend Randy White, the former head pastor of Without Walls International Church in Tampa, Florida. While some people may be bothered by the fact that there are pastors who live in multimillion dollar homes, th …

religion, jesus, miley, atheism, christianity, richard-dawkins, neuroscience, free-will, king-dave, laurence-krauss

Comparing Buddhism, Christianity and Islam

Wed May 16, 2012 6:20 AM EDT

I was reading an article earlier by an atheist who went off on his fellow atheists for childish Facebook pictures created to make religious people (Christians) feel stupid. I wish I could find the article again. I looked but to no avail. Anyways, the main thrust of his article wa …

God pays a visit.

Tue May 15, 2012 4:21 PM EDT

By Future History

Even though I am an atheist, I would be thrilled if one day God revealed itself to the world. Regardless of what anyone tries to convince you of, there is absolutely no evidence that any human has ever had any real connection with God, conscious or otherwise. Many ar …

religion, god

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America is Paralyzed By Social Issues

Tue May 15, 2012 6:08 AM EDT

It truly amazes me to read any political paper in the U.S. The sheer amount of needless bigotry, in-fighting and waste of resources is truly astounding. For example, on the New York Times' political front page you can find titles such as Unions That Divide: Churches Split Over Ga …

politics

Same-Sex Couple Hold Prom In The Parking Lot After Catholic School Barred Them From Entering

Tue May 15, 2012 12:04 AM EDT

It looks like young people once again had to show the adults of a religious organization - this time a Catholic school - how to be tolerant and compassionate to their fellow human beings. Lexington Catholic high school wouldn't allow Hope Decker or Tiffany Wright into their prom …

ESP, Psychic Spies and Extraterrestrials

Mon May 14, 2012 12:39 PM EDT

Ever do something on a gut instinct or a hunch? If so, maybe you have some sort of sixth sense or extrasensory perception which is commonly known as ESP abilities. You may or may not believe in ESP. I know I have some serious misgivings about it (being the skeptic that I am) but …