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Who Educates Atheists? The Pedagogical Loneliness of Free Thought in the Digital Age
Growing up without religion is not synonymous with intellectual freedom. In many societies (including, of course, Germany) those who are not raised within a religious tradition do not necessarily gain...
Migrant Atheists in Germany: Integrating Without Religion
Germany is one of the most common destinations for asylum seekers, economic migrants, and international students. Many of them come from countries where religion is not only pervasive but often mandat...
We Created the Gods, Then Became Their Prisoners
From a very young age, I was taught to believe, not to question. I was told that everything I needed to know was already written, already defined—by God, by holy men, by tradition. As I grew up in a s...
Pancake Theory of Intelligent Design
Intelligent design was the buzzword of creationists in the 2000s. It was and is an attempt to smuggle creationism into classrooms under the guise of science, concerned with fictionalizing the machine ...
Why do people believe in strange things?
Henry Byron Warner died of a heart attack at the age of 82. Jeffrey Hunter, at 42, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, lost consciousness, and died fatally injured in the head. Max von Sydow left us last ...
Far-Right Greek Politician vandalized ‘Sacrilegious’ Artworks
Greek authorities arrested and then released Nikos Papadopoulos, a far-right MP with the Niki (:Victory) party, after he vandalized artworks in Athens’s National Gallery. Papadopoulos previously said ...
How to Challenge Government Overreach—And Win
When the government plays favorites—whether in public schools, elections, or social media—it’s up to everyday citizens to hold them accountable. Across the country, individuals are stepping up to chal...
Stigmata of Disbelief
Humanists International’s worldwide survey of discrimination and persecution the Freedom of Thought Report, continuously ranks Turkey as having “systemic discrimination” where disbelief often leads to...
An Investigation into 969 nationalist Buddhist movement in Burma
Burma (Myanmar) has been under the military dictatorship since 1962, the first one being a one party authoritarian socialist regime, followed by non-ideological military juntas until 2010. The militar...
Not even their voices!
Climate change and the accompanying prolonged summer laziness prevent us from realizing that in other parts of our planet there is a harsh winter – and I am not referring to the … weather ...
Why did god save Donald Trump?
I’m ashamed to say it, and even more ashamed to have thought about it, but if I wanted to be completely honest with you, my text today should have the unflattering but accurate title: “Why...
Crosses, Crescents, and Gunfire: The Role of Religion in Contemporary Wars
“Religions don’t cause wars, people do.” This well meaning phrase is often repeated in progressive and humanist circles. But when we look at today’s global conflicts (from Gaza to Ukraine, thro...