In the spirit of such provocative debates as “Is Up Down,” “Is Black White?” and “Is The Absence Of Light Really The Presence Of Light?” the New York Times asks, “Is Atheism A Religion?”
Ed Miliband, the newly elected leader of Britain’s Labour party, has confirmed that he is an atheist, meaning that two out of the three major British party leaders do not believe in God, and the third (Prime Minister David Cameron) isn’t all that big on going to church. The President of the United States, meanwhile, remains a total Jesus-freak.
Ross Douthat goes after what he calls “Hollywood’s religion of choice” in the Times today: “Avatar is [James] Cameron’s long apologia for pantheism-a faith that equates God with Nature, and calls humanity into religious communion with the natural world.”…
Here’s a story about yet another campaign aimed at convincing theists that you can have a fulfilling and moral life without believing in some sort of divine overseer. I’ve already expressed my feelings on this issue, but, really, can’t the atheism…
I saw one of these bus ads on my way over to the Awl offices this morning, and I have…
