Author: Adam Lee

While I was in San Francisco this January, I happened to notice this pamphlet in a newspaper kiosk outside my hotel: Intrigued, I picked up a copy and read more. It turns out that this is the newsletter of one Vassula Ryden, a Greek housewife who, for over twenty years now, has been receiving regular…

The Language of God, Chapter 7 By B.J. Marshall The final part of this chapter on the godless takes aim at agnosticism. Collins first gives Huxley’s coinage of the term, and then he proceeds to misunderstand agnosticism in a way that’s rife with glaring contradictions. Collins gives a lengthy quote of Huxley’s from Wikipedia, which…

Among the many other prohibitions in the Old Testament, there are several verses that prohibit charging interest on loans (at least to one’s fellow Israelites – foreigners are apparently OK to gouge). Some of them are: “You shall not lend upon interest to your brother, interest on money, interest on victuals, interest on anything that…

One of the most common questions religious believers ask atheists is where we find purpose in life, what makes our existence meaningful and worthwhile. I’ve written about this subject on Ebon Musings, but I want to add to my answer. Both atheists and theists can give the usual answer of wanting to do good in…

As most of you probably know, I’ve been writing for Daylight Atheism for quite some time now. But in all that time, save for a few exceptions, none of you out there in cyberspace have ever met me in person. Well, it’s time for that to change. As of today, I’m now on the speakers’…

Gather round, readers! I’ve got a real treat in store for you, because today the Roman Catholic Church is going to answer all your questions on dating and sex. Yes, that’s right – if you’ve ever wanted your raunchiest, most explicit questions about human intimacy answered in full, uncensored detail by a group of elderly…

The Language of God, Chapter 7 By B.J. Marshall The next part of Francis Collins’ discussion of atheism is largely an attack on Richard Dawkins. Given that The Language of God is about biology, I suppose it would seem natural to attack an evolutionary biologist like Dawkins. Collins’ first attack is that Dawkins, in The…

Dear Mr. Stangroom: It’s come to my attention that you’ve recently devoted your blog to the purpose of highlighting uncivil statements by the so-called New Atheists. This is a laudable pursuit, as I strongly believe that the world needs to know exactly who these people are and what they stand for. To that end, may…

Slacktivist, my favorite progressive Christian blog, has been reporting on how the religious right has been in a tizzy over the news that prominent evangelical pastor Rob Bell may no longer believe in eternal damnation. (I know, I know – he doesn’t believe that God will torture billions of people in a lake of fire…

Right around the time I received James A. Haught’s editorial “Fading Faith“, I was working on a similar post of my own. It was motivated by the brutal murder of Salman Taseer and the other signs that religious eliminationism is growing throughout the world, which drove me to wonder if there’s any reason left to…