Age of Reason
with no particular connection to Thomas Paine, this addresses a wider set of issues relating to rationality vs. religion, and features articles, reader feedback and a complete book "Dare To Think For Yourself: A Journey From Faith to Reason" by Betty Brogaard (a former member of the Worldwide Church of God)
Agnosticism/Atheism: Past Issues of Weekly Features
an index of articles featured on About.com's agnosticism/atheism section... some good stuff
Angelic Verses
not essays... poetry, check it out.
Anti-Atheist Media Bias
[Secular Web: Features: 1998]
A Sceptic's Church History
compiled by Richard Ebbs, this "essay" is an intriguing crash course in the history of the church... (also listed in our History 101 section)
Atheist Attic
"a repository of essays about or relating to freethought issues. If you are already an atheist, you'll find a lot here that's old-hat to you, though you'll hopefully stay and browse around, anyway. If you're in that questioning period, unsure of your faith, you will hopefully find words here that will make you think or make you look on things from a different angle. And if you're a theist come to bash another evil heathen... Good luck."
Atheist Fellowship
Religion from the perspective of a psychotherapist... Newton Joseph, Ph.D. offers a variety of articles about religion, atheism, and belief, and much more...
Clandestine E-Texts from the Eighteenth Century
French clandestine manuscripts are one of the most interesting phenomena of early Enlightenment. The philosophical inspiration of these treatises share an anti-christian attitude, leading sometimes either to a deist (Examen de la religion) or to an atheist position (Meslier's Memoire, Freret's Lettre de Thrasybule a Leucippe)...
Dangerous Reading
some essays hosted by the Council for Secular Humanism
Did Jesus Exist and Does It Matter?
Gary Sloan's wonderful article featured in the Dec. 00-Jan. 01 issue of Impact Press
Earl Doherty's: The Jesus Puzzle -- Was There an Historical Jesus?
"Has the Christian faith been the victim of a monumental misconception for 19 centuries? Explore the fascinating question of Christianity's origins: Did it begin with a man or a myth?" This is the question asked by this in-depth article written for the Journal of Higher Criticism, Fall 1997
Faith of our Founding Fathers
by Dean Worbois [featured on Adult Christianity website]
Fears of the Apocalypse
by Paul Kurtz [Skeptical Inquirer magazine, January 1999]
Godless in America
The author of Godless in America: conversations with an atheist writes about atheism, the importance of separation between government and religion, the right to freedom from religion. The site is intended to promote the book, and hopefully, to continue the conversation.
Great Historical Writings
...and modern works of historical significance. This collection, hosted by Positive Atheism is wll designed and textually dense... so many words, so little time...
I was an Atheist in a Foxhole
a wonderful essay by Philip K. Paulson."I knew that proclaiming to be an atheist while on duty in South Vietnam could likely prejudiced promotions and possibly cause harmful reprisals..."
The Inquisition of Santa Claus
a short, autobiographical look back at innocence and skepticism by Nancy Weaver
The Internet as a god and propaganda tool for cults
CNN Interactive's Greg Lefevre takes a look at the most liberating and dangerous tool for disseminating knowledge the world has ever known
Internet Infidels: Library of Modern Writings
Is America a Christian Nation?
Nontract No. 6 [published by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc.]
Irregular Times: Department of Credulity Studies
Originally "Irregular Jonathan Speaks", this delightful collection is entertaining and thought-provoking and frightening all at the same time... some section links include:
Further Than Atheism,
False Witness,
and The Secrets of the Bible
Morality Without God
well-reasoned and effective arguments regarding this seemingly eternal question
Mother Teresa's House of Illusions: How She Harmed Her Helpers As Well As Those They 'Helped'
for nearly a decade, Susan Shields was a Missionaries of Charity sister. She played a key role in Mother Teresa's organization until she resigned... [originally published in Free Inquiry magazine, Vol. 18, No. 1]
The Necessity of Atheism
by Percy Bysshe Shelly
Queen Silver: The Godless Girl
some excerpted essays by Queen Silver. To the legendary film producer Cecil B. DeMille, she was "the Godless Girl" in a Hollywood movie (1929) of that title which was modeled on her young life. This site offers info on "one of this century's most important Freethinkers, Feminists, and Socialists"...
Religion is a Virus
[Mother Jones, Nov./Dec. 1997]
The Role of Xianity in the Oppression of Women
"For almost the last two thousand years, there has been one single institution which has had a significantly powerful realm of control and oppression over the everyday lives of the majority of individuals, especially women..."
the Ten Commandments: Which Ones?
by Austin Cline [About.com, 07.08.99] In response to recent legislation...
Touched in the Head by a TV Angel
by Wendy Kaminer [Free Inquiry magazine, Vol. 18, No. 1]
What is a Freethinker?
Nontract No. 11 [published by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc.]
When Science & Religion Collide
[Mother Jones, Nov./Dec. 1997]
Where Are the Secularists?
by Paul Kurtz [Free Inquiry magazine, Vol. 18, No. 1]
Why is Religiosity So Hard To Cure?
by Frank Zindler, featured in Volume 37, No. 3 of the American Atheist
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