Author: Adam Lee

I’ve been writing a lot lately about reasons to quit the Catholic church, and judging by the demographic trends in many Western countries, there are a lot of people whose thinking runs along similar lines. I didn’t think the church would ever deign to acknowledge its apostates, but it appears that I was wrong. I…

Over the weekend, I was interviewed by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor from the Freedom from Religion Foundation for their Freethought Radio show. That episode is now available for download and podcast, so if you’d like to hear me talk, give it a listen! In the interview, we talk about my new book, Daylight…

In my last post, I talked about some of the cultural factors Steven Pinker identifies that have led to a reduction in violence. There are two other major forces he discusses which are worthy of note. The Flynn Effect The first of these is a truly strange phenomenon. If you go by the results of…

Just a brief announcement: The weekend of November 9, I’ll be in Springfield, Missouri for Skepticon 5. Since I had such a blast at Skepticon 4 last year, there’s no way I couldn’t go back. And though I don’t want to reveal any spoilers, there’s a distinct possibility that I’m not just going to be…

Since my post on the U.S. embassy riots had so many good comments, I thought I’d write a sequel and continue the discussion. I’d like to offer some further thoughts about Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s article in Newsweek, on the mindset of “Muslim rage” and what this violence means for the future of Islamic and Western…

Back in July, I wrote about how the Secular Student Alliance’s website had been targeted by denial-of-service attacks. In that post, I called on Christians and other theists to donate to the SSA to help them recoup the costs they spent on erecting defenses, and to show solidarity against people who would silence others’ views…

My latest column has just been posted on AlterNet, Right-Wing Religions of the World Unite to Oppress Women and Gays More Ruthlessly. In it, I write about the strange phenomenon of churches that were once bitter historical enemies now working hand-in-hand to fight the expansion of human rights, and demand the continued oppression of women,…

Here’s the summary of this post: If you have a Facebook account and just a few minutes of spare time, you can help some hardworking atheist organizations win tens of thousands of dollars! All it takes is a few clicks, and this is your last chance. If you’re willing to step up, please vote for…

As you’ve no doubt already heard, American embassies throughout the Middle East have been attacked by violent mobs in the last few days, ostensibly due to outrage over a YouTube video called “Innocence of Muslims” that lampoons the Prophet Mohammed as a blundering, deceitful fraud. At least one of the attacks, on the American consulate…

On the second half of my U.K. trip, we spent a few days in the lovely city of Edinburgh, the capitol of Scotland. My wife Elizabeth has written a thorough review of the best part of our stay: the pubs! Here are some other highlights: On our first day, we went out for a walk…