News – Atheism

Feeds from atheist groups, organisations, and individuals on religious apologetics, deconversion issues, and atheism generally

• Survey Shows That Friendships with Atheists Can Defeat the Stigma Against Us
  

  Want to promote atheism? Then be the sort of person others want to be friends with. ... (more)
  Source: Friendly AtheistPublished: 13-11-19By Hemant Mehta
  Tweet
• Hundreds of Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse Have Quietly Escaped Justice
  

  USA Today found that community members don't always know about the alleged predators next door. ... (more)
  Source: Friendly AtheistPublished: 13-11-19By Sarahbeth Caplin
  Tweet
• Judge: Kentucky Officials Are Wrong to Deny Atheist His “IM GOD” License Plate
  

  Kentucky officials rejected Ben Hart's "IM GOD" license plate. He fought back. ... (more)
  Source: Friendly AtheistPublished: 13-11-19By Hemant Mehta
  Tweet
• The U.S. Drops to 32nd in Global Ranking of Nations Promoting Freedom of Thought
  

  It's embarrassing how far we've fallen on this list. ... (more)
  Source: Friendly AtheistPublished: 13-11-19By Hemant Mehta
  Tweet
• Atheist Republic News Summary: Rapper Takes Daughter for Virginity Testing
  

  1. US rapper TI under fire after saying he takes his teenage daughter to a gynaecologist every year to check her hymen is still intacthttps://www.facebook.com/130148817071986/posts/2766638683422973 Location: USA 2. Catholic Church investigating two nuns who returned pregnant from missionary trip to Africahttps://www.facebook.com/130148817071986/posts/2765679393518902 Location: Sicily, Italy 3. Indian Army wants adultery ... (more)
  Source: Atheist RepublicPublished: 10-11-19By Hadmin
  Tweet
• Nuns Got Pregnant On Missionary Trip
  

    Photo Credits: Pexels The nuns who returned pregnant from missionary work reportedly belonged to two separate orders in Italy and had taken vows of chastity as is the tradition of the Catholic Church. One of the women, who is 34 years old, learned that she was expecting when she went ... (more)
  Source: Atheist RepublicPublished: 08-11-19By Hadmin
  Tweet
• Almost One In Three American Jewish People Sometimes Hide Their Faith
  

    Photo Credits: Institute for Policy Studies Almost one in three American Jews avoided displaying or wearing something — like a skullcap or a Star of David necklace — that would reveal their Judaism, according to a study by the American Jewish Committee (AJC). AJC’s 2019 Survey of American Jewish Attitudes ... (more)
  Source: Atheist RepublicPublished: 08-11-19By Hadmin
  Tweet
• Muslim Girl Was Unfairly Disqualified From A Race
  

    Photo Credits: Flickr Ohio - Noor Alexandria Abukaram, 16, was disqualified from a high school cross-country race in Ohio because she did not have permission to run in her hijab. Her coach hadn’t applied for a waiver and an official said her time wouldn’t be counted. Now, officials from ... (more)
  Source: Atheist RepublicPublished: 08-11-19By Hadmin
  Tweet
• Flying Spaghetti Monster news
  

  Following this story: https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/member-of-church-of-flying-spaghetti-monster-loses-action-over-no-free-luas-travel-during-papal-visit-930142.html John Hamill contacted RTE and appeared on the Liveline phone-in to answer questions from callers. The result is an hour of absolute hilarity as one by one they got more furious with him. It's well worth a listen. https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/radio1/21630607 ... (more)
  Source: Think Atheist ForumPublished: 06-10-19By Andrew Guthrie
  Tweet