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Escape to Exile
Volume 38, No. 6October / November 2018
September 30 is International Blasphemy Rights Day, an observance founded by the Center for Inquiry (CFI). In this issue, we spotlight one of the courageous writers imperiled for writing critically of religion who has received aid from CFI’s Secular Rescue program. Ghluam Kabir (not his real name) was an admin for the Facebook page Pakistani …
Brett Kavanaugh, Critical Threat to Church/State Separation if Confirmed to the Supreme Court
Volume 38, No. 6October / November 2018
Kennedy’s Retirement from the Supreme Court Is a Disaster The president has nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. If we are to rescue whatever is left of legally protected equality for nonbelievers, it is urgent that we oppose this nomination. The Proper Understanding of …
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The Importance of Being Blasphemous
Volume 35, No. 6October / November 2015
Looking back on the Satanic Verses affair from the time of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, it is clear that Western culture has hemorrhaged away its courage.
How Morality Has the Objectivity that Matters—Without God
Volume 34, No. 5August / September 2014
Morality is neither objective nor subjective—it’s a practical enterprise enmeshed in human relationships. That gives it objectivity enough.
The Fable of the Christ
Volume 34, No. 5August / September 2014
If the story of Jesus were true, ancient writers should have commented on it—yet 126 (and counting) who might have done so, did not.
Popular Articles
The Importance of Being Blasphemous
Volume 35, No. 6October / November 2015
Looking back on the Satanic Verses affair from the time of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, it is clear that Western culture has hemorrhaged away its courage.
How Morality Has the Objectivity that Matters—Without God
Volume 34, No. 5August / September 2014
Morality is neither objective nor subjective—it’s a practical enterprise enmeshed in human relationships. That gives it objectivity enough.
Looking Back
Introduction
Volume 34, No. 6October / November 2014
What is religion good for? For secular humanists on the atheist side of the spectrum, the reflexive answer is often ‘Nothing much.’
Christianity Doesn’t Need God
Volume 34, No. 6October / November 2014
As humanity faces ecological disaster, we must find wisdom wherever we can—even in religion.
An Indictment of the Biblical Deity for the Crime of Genocide
Volume 34, No. 6October / November 2014
The god of Moses commanded the Israelites (mythically or otherwise) to undertake a campaign of genocide in Canaan.
Introduction
Volume 34, No. 6October / November 2014
What is religion good for? For secular humanists on the atheist side of the spectrum, the reflexive answer is often ‘Nothing much.’
Christianity Doesn’t Need God
Volume 34, No. 6October / November 2014
As humanity faces ecological disaster, we must find wisdom wherever we can—even in religion.