Nov 12 2010

Atheist Advertising — or Evangelizing? The Holiday Ad Blitz Starts Early

It’s two weeks before Thanksgiving and atheists who have tried to counter the religious reasons for the season with good tidings of godlessness have outdone themselves this year: They’ve launched publicity campaigns with a bigger ad buy than ever. The largest is a $200,000 effort by the American Humanist Association (AHA) that will include a [...]


Sep 3 2010

Atheist Christopher Hitchens Vows to Fight Religion, Cancer, and Deathbed Conversion

Unrepentant despite the ongoing ravages of esophageal cancer and the chemotherapy that is supposed to keep it at bay, atheist and controversialist Christopher Hitchens is vowing to “continue to write polemics against religious delusions, at least until it’s hello darkness my old friend.” One of the delusions he targets in his regular column in the [...]


Jul 10 2010

Atheist Christopher Hitchens Has Cancer: Should Believers Pray For Him?

News that the pugnacious atheist Christopher Hitchens is battling a life-threatening cancer has led to an outpouring of sympathy from believers who, in better times, have clashed mightily with the author of the best-selling book, “God Is Not Great,” as well as many other blasts against religion. But even as Hitchens’ foes lament his suffering, [...]


Jul 1 2010

Australia’s New Leader Is An Atheist: Americans, Don’t Try This At Home!

When Julia Gillard became Australia’s first female prime minister last week she quickly earned international headlines and received a congratulatory call from President Obama for her accomplishment. Now it turns out she’s broken another barrier that, for American voters at least, would be far more daunting than her gender: She doesn’t believe in God. “No, [...]