Deepities On Parade: "Oh My God" Reviewed
Well -- it's pretty. No, really. It's very, very pretty. If you view this movie purely as an example of the "rich, beautifully-filmed global travelogue of the astonishing variety of human experience" genre, a la Baraka, you may have a reasonably good time. But if you actually pay attention to its content about rel

Atheism and Diversity: Is It Wrong For Atheists To Convert Believers?
Do atheists hate diversity? Is the very act of atheist activism (trying to persuade people that atheism is correct and working to change the world into one without religion) an act of attempted conformity? Are atheists trying to create a drab, gray, uniform world, where everyone else is just like them? It's probably pretty obvious that I think the answer is a big fat "No!" (Probably said in the Ted Stevens voice.) But it certainly is the case that many atheist ac

Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Don't Hate God
Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists do not hate god, and we are not angry at God. Atheists don't believe in God. We're not angry at God, any more than we're angry at Zeus or leprechauns or any other supernatural entities we don't believe exist. Pass it on: if we say it enough times to enough people, it may get across.

Atheist Meme of the Day: Atheists Are Grateful
Today's Atheist Meme of the Day, from my Facebook page. Pass this on; or don't; or edit it as you see fit; or make up your own. Enjoy! Atheists are not ungrateful. Most of us are deeply aware of our good fortune, including the astronomical good luck to have been born at all. Our gratitude just doesn't go to God. It mostly goes to other people: people who have made life better, for us and everyone else. Pass it on: if we say it enough times to enough people, it

The Armor of God, or, The Top One Reason Religion Is Harmful
This is the full-length version of the piece I wrote for AlterNet. I had to edit that piece somewhat for length; so I'm posting the full version here. So what is it about religion -- exactly -- that