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NEWS ABOUT: atheists

atheists stories: 9 news summaries
UNHOLY CAMPAIGN

 Atheist Ads to 
 Hit NYC Subways 

Coalition to launch godless monthlong campaign

Oct 21, 09 5:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eight atheist organizations are the creators of a unique month-long ad campaign beginning next week in Manhattan subways that will challenge the belief in God. "A million New Yorkers are good without God. Are you?" the ads will ask on posters featuring blue sky and clouds. Because the city's... More »

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New York • Manhattan • religion • God • church • advertisements • atheism • NYC Subway • New York City Subway • atheists • ad campaign • god is dead

Atheists Split Over How Mean to Be to Faithful

'New atheists' want to decry religion, not just promote secularism

Oct 19, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Can a non-religion schism? Maybe that’s too dramatic a phrase, but there’s a rift growing between so-called “new atheists,” who favor an aggressive, mocking stance toward religion, and the old live-and-let-live kind. On “Blasphemy Day” last month, for example, new atheists were out in force,... More »

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religion • atheism • blasphemy • atheists

Atheist Campers Learn Archery, Swimming, Skepticism

Nonbelievers' kids need fresh air, too

Jul 18, 09 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Atheist parents have it rough: They can't exactly pack the kids off to Bible camp for the summer. That’s changing, thanks in part to establishments like Camp Quest, a humanist-staffed getaway that promotes skepticism. Counselors teach the scientific method and deliver lectures about famous free thinkers. Kids are... More »

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religion • atheism • atheists • summer camp • bible camp • Camp Quest • Answers in Genesis

(Newser) - Christian groups in London have decided not to turn the other cheek: In response to a much-publicized ad campaign by atheists on city buses, the groups plan to take out ads of their own in the next two weeks, the Guardian reports. Their theological retort, delivered via mass transportation, will... More »

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London • religion • God • advertisements • buses • atheists • Bill Maher Grid

Atheist Bus Ads Draw Fire from UK Christians

Complaints say campaign breaks requirements of 'truthfulness and substantiation'

Jan 9, 09 4:43 PM CST
(Newser) - A series of pro-atheism ads on London buses have prompted nearly 150 complaints to Britain’s advertising regulator, the Guardian reports. The complaints largely claim that the ads, which declare, “There is probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life,” are offensive to monotheists and break... More »

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United Kingdom • God • Christians • Britain • advertisements • atheism • atheists • Bill Maher Grid

Ky. Atheists Fight 'Foolish' Security Law

Amendment says state relies on 'almighty God' for protection

Dec 5, 08 12:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Atheists are kicking up an almighty fuss about legislation that states Kentucky's safety and security can only be achieved through reliance on God, the Chicago Tribune reports. Bluegrass State unbelievers have filed a lawsuit seeking to have the offending law repealed, saying they fear their security may be in the... More »

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religion • Kentucky • First Amendment • US Constitution • atheism • atheists

Atheists Offer 'Reason's Greetings' in Marketing Blitz

With fewer Americans claiming organized religion, nonbelievers step up campaign

Nov 18, 08 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - It just isn’t the holiday season in America until nonbelievers and the devout begin sparring. This year, the godless are on the offensive, launching a marketing campaign to capitalize on the loosening grip of organized religion, telling neighbors, “We’re just like you,” the Wall Street Journal... More »

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religion • secularism • Christian conservatives • lobbyists • Christmas • atheists • nonbelievers • HumanLight • Bill Maher Grid

Dawkins to Battle the Harry
Potter 'Delusion'

Atheist author will write children's book to wean kids from magic

Oct 25, 08 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Evengelical atheist Richard Dawkins will take on Harry Potter in his next book, the Daily Telegraph reports. The God Delusion author is working on a book aimed at teaching children not to put their faith in "anti-scientific" fairytales. The professor plans to examine what effect raising children on stories... More »

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Harry Potter • religion • myth • children's books • atheism • atheists • Richard Dawkins • Bill Maher Grid

 Scouts Dig In
 for Philly Fight
 Over Gays 

Battling city over eviction for barring gays

May 28, 08 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Philadelphia chapter of the Boy Scouts of America is locked in a legal battle with the city over the group's refusal to enroll gays. Philadelphia gave the Scouts an ultimatum to quit their historic city-owned headquarters—or pay a new fair-market annual rent of $200,000. The Scouts have... More »

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Philadelphia • civil rights • US Supreme Court • United Way • gays • Boy Scouts of America • atheists • Cradle of Liberty • Shelley R. Smith

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