Author: Adam Lee

My latest article has been posted on AlterNet, We Don’t Need Religion to Have Morality. In it, I argue that morality is real, objective, and not dependent on theistic belief, and I explore the basis for this view and imagine what effect it could have on society if it were more widely adopted. To those…

In 1877, the great freethinker Robert Green Ingersoll wrote these words about the then-common practice of corporal punishment: I tell you the children have the same rights that we have, and we ought to treat them as though they were human beings. They should be reared with love, with kindness, with tenderness, and not with…

Whether you’re an atheist or not, you should be alarmed by the sight of elected officials making a big public show of praying during a crisis. It’s not that prayer itself does anything one way or the other – it’s that their beseeching the gods for help is a good hint, not just that they…

If you want to know more about the mysterious person behind Daylight Atheism, I was the interview subject of FFRF’s “Meet a Member” column in the June-July issue of Freethought Today.

Last week, I posted a link to my review of Millions Now Living Will Never Die, the Watchtower’s 1920 apocalyptic misfire, on Facebook. It got a comment from Vanessa Sampson, an ex-Jehovah’s Witness who said that her own discovery of the Watchtower’s fallibility was a major factor in her ultimately deciding to leave that religion…

In the past, I’ve poked fun at the Catholic church for the logical contortions it goes through to get around the problems it creates for itself with its nonsensical decrees about sex. But the Catholics are far from the only sect that has laughably ridiculous rules about sex, nor are they the only sect that…

I’m no PZ Myers, but I’ve been known to crash a poll now and then. And today, you can do it for a good cause: helping the Filipino Freethinkers win the Globe Tatt Award, which recognizes innovative use of social media and comes with a cash prize. Here’s the e-mail I got from FF member…

Since we all had a hearty laugh at the antics of Harold Camping earlier this summer, I thought you might appreciate a little more light comedy. Presented here for your approval are some excerpts from Millions Now Living Will Never Die, a famous the-end-is-near book published in 1920. You can download the entire book in…

So, do I have any readers in the Windy City? I’m going to be in Chicago over Labor Day weekend, September 2-4, for sightseeing and to visit some friends. If you live in the area and are interested in attending a meetup, leave a comment or send me an e-mail and let me know what…

My latest article has been posted on AlterNet, Goodbye Religion? How Godlessness Is Increasing With Each New Generation. It surveys the demographic transformation that’s been taking place in American society, with rates of godlessness steadily increasing in each generation since World War II, highlights the work of some outstanding young activists who are part of…