The Good Atheist

Glenn Beck blames gang violence on atheism, and Obama

Here Glenn decides that random and isolated acts of violence have, as their root cause, a secular leaning. In the video a young man is tragically beaten and killed. In Beck’s eyes, he sees too few tears in the eyes of witnesses, something he blames on the fact that young people are less religious than [...]

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Pope Thinks Condoms will make AIDS Epidemic Worst

In the Western world, we are mostly isolated from the deadly effect of the AIDS virus. Those who have it usually don’t make much publicity for themselves, and some hide it completely. In Africa, however, the disease is a plague that is slowly killing off their population. It makes orphans of children who then starve [...]

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An Atheist Life: Simon’s Story

Simon was one of the first people to write to me about his story, and was one of the inspiration behind this whole “atheist life”section. I wanted to understand what it was like growing up in Northern Ireland. Here’s his story: For 18 years of my life, I lived in Northern Ireland. Most people don’t even [...]

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On Conspiracy Theories

On November 22nd, 1963, the president of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was shot and killed during a parade in Dallas, Texas. It was a gorgeous clear day, one few expected would forever change the lives of so many Americans. Though he was rushed to the hospital, Kennedy died immediately from a fatal shot [...]

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