Does it take as much faith to believe in Evolution than in The Bible? This week, my co-host Ryan Harkness and I will discuss a rather interesting correspondence I've had with my Christian counterpart. Also, we'll be talking a little bit about a New Age group that believes staring directly at the Sun is healthy for them. Just where do they come up with this stuff? ...

I received an interesting little letter, and I thought it might be a good idea to post it on the site to let other know how I feel about my atheist views Hey, how's it going? My name is Anthony I was browsing around and saw you profile [on myspace.com]. I have a question. Just curious, why did you decide to become an atheist? What convince you that there is not a God? Hi Anthony, If you'd like to hear the r ...

A group of 18 men in Northern Nigeria are facing a possible death sentence for taking part in a “gay wedding”. The men were dressed as women, and were promptly arrested for alleged sodomy. Unfortunately for them, the town of Bauchi is under Sharia law, and so the men face the possibility of being stoned to death. For those of you unaware of what Sharia law is, in Arabic it translates directly to “the ...

There are so few hard core right wing religious groups in Canada that you can sometimes forget that they exist at all. In typical Canadian fashion, most religious organizations are reluctant to get involved in any politics, and prefer not to make a fuss. However, a new proposed program has one province’s “Right to Life” group up in arms. Newfoundland is facing some opposition for wanting to offer vacc ...

One of my readers pointed me to an interesting project she started, called “Coming out Godless”. Her challenge is for individuals to talk about how they themselves began to understand that their belief of God was simply false. I visited it recently, and must admit I find the idea fascinating. I highly encourage people to go to her site and submit any story you find funny, tragic, or even educational. Pe ...

I don’t spend a lot of time wondering where my money goes when I buy food. I figure it’s going to the employees, the owner of the franchise, and whatever is left goes to some obscure CEO locked up in an office, counting his money. I always figured these guys were like Scrooge; they made you work in the cold, giving you as little time off to spend with your invalid son as possible. It never occurred to m ...

I saw this video, and was unaware of CNN's attempt to discuss whether or not atheists were being discriminated against. Nevermind the fact that as a news organization; they are far more interested in making money from advertisers than in displaying any journalistic muscle, this so called "panel" was populated entirely by individuals who were themselves believers. You might as well have a panel of southerner ...

Hira Ratan Manek (or HRM as he's known) believes staring at the sun heals When navigating around the endless New Age nonsense out there, inevitably you’ll run across a gamut of different emotions, ranging from surprise to utter shock at the gullibility and stupidity of the human race. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, a new group of dough eyed true believers come out of the woodwork. This time, it ...

After a 2 week absence, amidst rabid protest of fans and bored people alike, The Good Atheist podcast is back! In this episode, my Host Ryan Harkness and I will discuss the movie "The Secret" in detail (if you are unaware of just what the heck that is, click here to see the video). We'll also talk about how a princess in the Netherlands thinks she can talk to angels. Note: although the podcast was original ...

Let’s face it; we’re used to being generally despised; it so unsurprising, in fact, that when I fell upon this site, www.christianfaithandreason.com, I practically glossed over the familiar rhetoric of “Atheists are deluded and wrong”. Had I done so, I would have missed the opportunity to read an article by the obscure author of “Letters to a Christian Nation: Counterpoint”. Although the title m ...