Thursday, April 21, 2016

Catching Up On Old News...

Atheists & Atheism

Poll Finds Americans, Especially Millennials, Moving Away From Religion

As Usual, Survey Shows Religion in Decline, Especially Among Millennials

Why more people call themselves 'Nones'

7 Facts About Atheists

U.S. Demographics Shift: White Christians No Longer The Majority

Survey Shows That Atheism is Still a Political Liability, but Not As Much as Before

Nonreligious voters present a puzzle for political parties (ANALYSIS)

Disbelieve it or not, ancient history suggests that atheism is as natural to humans as religion

Atheists Outnumber Southern Baptists in US Military

Report Says Britain is No Longer a Christian Nation and Must Reflect That In Its Policies Also: Poll: widespread indifference to Christian beliefs, but Christians feel comfortable discussing their faith [UK]

The Negative Association between Religiousness and Children's Altruism across the World

Teacher Sued After Punishing Second-Grader for Being an Atheist

Church & State

Unbelief As A Belief System: Core Tenet For Christians' Fight For Religious Rights

The 8 Most Terrifying Threats to Separation of Church and State

Religion

Research Suggests Jesus Never Existed

Study Suggests Bible Could Be Based On Popular Fairy Tales

Religion has been causing conflict for over 2,000 years, say scientists and Anthropologists say religious ties did not bind early societies together as had previously been thought Related: Holy Horrors: Religious slaughter through the centuries

Religious children are meaner than their secular counterparts, study finds and Religious kids are harsher and less generous than atheist ones, study says

How the Fear of Death Strengthens Christian Nationalism (and Leads to More Crime)

Christian terrorism is a bigger threat to U.S. freedom than Islamic extremism

Christian group conducts study, finds out that Christians have the most abortions

The Catholic Church Has Paid Out $3,994,797,060.10 as a Result of the Sex Abuse Scandals

Little Boy Who Claimed to Die and Visit Heaven Admits He Made It Up

The Satanic Temple's Seven Tenets Are Far More Ethical Than the Ten Commandments

Education

Alabama's Abstinence-Only Sex Education Classes Are Hurting Students Across the State

Creationist Selected To Lead Arizona Senate Education Panel

Science

Bringing time and space together for universal symmetry

Equation shows that large-scale conspiracies would quickly reveal themselves

Acceptance Of Profound-Sounding "Bullsh*t" Linked To Lower Intelligence

We're the Only Animals With Chins, and No One Knows Why

Sean Carroll On Six Arguments Used by Science Denialists

Forget What the Science-Deniers Say; Evolution Really Can Be Observed

Evolution of Creationism

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