Author: Adam Lee

I’ve got plenty of goodies in the bag for this post. Frankly, more has been happening lately than I can write about – but that’s okay, because there are lots of other fantastic atheist bloggers who’ve said it all! • First, there’s this outrageous story out of Washington, D.C., where the Catholic church has threatened…

Although the New York Daily News has no problem endorsing astrology on its news pages, the idea of giving sympathetic coverage to atheism is apparently too much for them to swallow. In a recent issue, they published this obnoxiously bigoted column from Gabriel Gillen, a Dominican friar, which manages to cram just about every anti-atheist…

By Sikivu Hutchinson Recently on a popular Black Entertainment Network talk show, R&B singer Monica pitched her new reality show and extolled the virtues of prayer. Suited up in hip-high boots like an emissary from God’s army, she credited God with guiding her through life and imbuing her with purpose. His word was her marching…

Since I’ve endorsed Kiva in the past (and I stand by that endorsement), for transparency’s sake it’s worth linking to this post from David Roodman (see also the related article from the Times). The quick summary is that the connection between Kiva lenders and loan recipients isn’t as direct as you might have thought. Although…

If you encountered any technical difficulties with the site earlier today, my apologies. There was a database issue I had to work with my host to clear up. It should be fixed now, so send me an e-mail if you’re still having any problems (or if you can’t see this message). In the meantime, I…

The Case for a Creator, Chapter 6 In his frequently-maligned (but less-frequently read and understood) book The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins offers what I think is an underappreciated argument against all varieties of supernatural design, the “Ultimate 747” argument. Briefly stated, it goes like this: If we accept ID advocates’ reasoning, complexity and organization require…

While we Americans have been focusing on this week’s elections, there was another important piece of the news from across the Atlantic you might have missed: the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against displaying crucifixes in state-run Italian schools. A panel of seven judges in Strasbourg said the display of Christian crosses, which…

This past Tuesday, marriage equality suffered another setback at the hands of bigotry in the state of Maine. This defeat is especially disappointing because, from all accounts, the No on 1 campaign did everything right: running a well-organized, well-financed campaign with powerful advertising and a dedicated get-out-the-vote effort. But even the smartest and most well-crafted…

I once wrote an essay for Ebon Musings, “Parting the Parthenon“, that was a semi-serious debunking of the ancient Greek gods. I wrote this as a reply to Christian apologists who accuse atheists of singling out Christianity for criticism, but also to show how many similarities there are between these ancient myths and the modern…

I realize I haven’t updated Ebon Musings much this year. Between writing for Daylight Atheism, work-related responsibilities, and other projects, I just haven’t had as much time to write longer essays as I’d like to. But I don’t intend to let Ebon Musings go dormant. I’ve still got plenty of things to say, and as…