Misfortunes of Imaginary Beings

Fox News says Fred Phelps’ “God Hates F*gs” hate group is “left wing”

I guess if you had to label me anything (though why you'd want to is beyond me), I'm an atheist. But I still love Christmas. That...

Think Progress reports on the latest in blatant, unashamed bigotry : Last month, several Tea Party activists formed a right-wing coalition ...

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From Leah Garchik's column in today's San Francisco Chronicle : Home School Day at the Monterey Bay Aquarium allows kids who are ...

Dan Savage responds to a "Christian":   Being told that they're sinful and that their love offends God, and being told that ...

I'm going to start a new religion. All the other ones are too sure of themselves for me. (Well, maybe not the Unitarians or the Buddhist...

The Case for God , by Karen Armstrong  Religious discourse was not intended to be understood literally because it was only possible to sp...

The Case for God , by Karen Armstrong  Religion is a practical discipline that teaches us to discover new capabilities of mind and heart....

Andrew Sullivan on that poll on what Republicans believe: It has a parallel in the way in which non-violent Islamists have doubled down on...

Markos Moulitsas is writing a book called American Taliban , for which he commissioned a poll of people who identify themselves as Republica...

Jeffrey Toobin on abortion and health care reform. The President is pro-choice, and he has signalled some misgivings about the Stupak amendm...

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Notes on The Evolution of God , by Robert Wright , Part V: God Goes Global (Or Doesn't) A group of conservatives recently announced thei...

Notes on The Evolution of God , by Robert Wright , Part IV: The Triumph of Islam Those of us raised in the Judeo-Christian tradition are alw...

Notes on The Evolution of God , by Robert Wright , Part III: The Invention of Christianity These days, proclaiming oneself a Christian can p...

Notes on The Evolution of God , by Robert Wright , Part II: The Emergence of Abrahamic Monotheism When I was a sophomore in college, I was i...

Notes on The Evolution of God , by Robert Wright , Part I: The Birth and Growth of Gods I was raised Methodist, which in my small Southern t...