Culture or Religion?
I’ve occasionally experienced a subtle tactic my fellow Canadians use to invalidate the seriousness of many religious observances and practices. When I identify the more pernicious aspects of religion,...
View ArticleRape Couture: Moving the goalposts
When I was younger I had a lesbian friend, haven’t seen her in years. One night we had a conversation about a one-nighter she had. She knew this girl socially, and they had been drinking and went back...
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Study on diversity in the atheist movement shows we have a ways to go, but...
The defining feature of the atheist movement over the last two or three years may be its focus on issues of diversity, privilege, and social equality within the movement itself. The discussion hasn’t...
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Diversity in Canadian atheist conferences
A few weeks ago, Christopher Hassall and Ian Bushfield published “Increasing Diversity in Emerging Non-religious Communities” – perhaps the first peer-reviewed study of diversity within the atheist...
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Angus Reid survey: Faith in Canada
The Angus Reid Institute recently did a fairly comprehensive survey about religious beliefs and attitudes in Canada. Most of the results about the numbers of beliefs and the growth of non-belief won’t...
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The Limits Of Free Speech And Public Monuments
Recently there was a lot of disgust expressed against a “Man charged after ‘fornicating the statue,’ police say” Yes, this is the same monument Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was murdered at and, the same...
View ArticleWar On Christmas: The Battle Of Starbucks
Here at Canadian Atheist we’ve been diligently preparing for the War on Christmas, but in the United States an opening skirmish has already taken place. Starbucks, that fount of decent enough coffee...
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What is wrong with Canadian atheists’ priorities?
On Saturday, sometime before 11 PM, someone set fire to the only mosque in Peterborough. Masjid al-Salaam. There is little visible exterior damage, but heavy smoke damage inside. No one was hurt,...
View ArticleCulture or Religion?
I’ve occasionally experienced a subtle tactic my fellow Canadians use to invalidate the seriousness of many religious observances and practices. When I identify the more pernicious aspects of religion,...
View ArticleRape Couture: Moving the goalposts
When I was younger I had a lesbian friend, haven’t seen her in years. One night we had a conversation about a one-nighter she had. She knew this girl socially, and they had been drinking and went back...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Study on diversity in the atheist movement shows we have a ways to go, but...
The defining feature of the atheist movement over the last two or three years may be its focus on issues of diversity, privilege, and social equality within the movement itself. The discussion hasn’t...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Diversity in Canadian atheist conferences
A few weeks ago, Christopher Hassall and Ian Bushfield published “Increasing Diversity in Emerging Non-religious Communities” – perhaps the first peer-reviewed study of diversity within the atheist...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Angus Reid survey: Faith in Canada
The Angus Reid Institute recently did a fairly comprehensive survey about religious beliefs and attitudes in Canada. Most of the results about the numbers of beliefs and the growth of non-belief won’t...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Limits Of Free Speech And Public Monuments
Recently there was a lot of disgust expressed against a “Man charged after ‘fornicating the statue,’ police say” Yes, this is the same monument Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was murdered at and, the same...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What is wrong with Canadian atheists’ priorities?
On Saturday, sometime before 11 PM, someone set fire to the only mosque in Peterborough. Masjid al-Salaam. There is little visible exterior damage, but heavy smoke damage inside. No one was hurt,...
View ArticleInterview with a Member of the Humanist Alliance Philippines International
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How did you come to find the humanist movement in the Philippines? Alain Sayson Presillas: I only found out about humanism online. By joining atheist...
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Male and Female Ex-Muslims – Narrative Interpretation and Escape
Image Credit: Waleed Al-Husseini. By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Waleed Al-Husseini founded the Council of Ex-Muslims of France. He escaped the Palestinian Authority after torture and imprisonment in...
View ArticleAlain Sayson Presillas on Humanism in the Philippines
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How did you come to find the humanist movement in the Philippines? Alain Sayson Presillas: I only found out about humanism online. By joining atheist...
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Ask Mandisa 3 – Building around Food and Fun
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Mandisa Thomas is the Founder of Black Nonbelievers, Inc (Twitter & Facebook). One of the, if not the, largest organization for African-American or black nonbelievers...
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Interview with Nisi Jacobs – Founder & CEO, WoMen Fight AntiSemitism
— By Scott Douglas Jacobsen Nisi Jacobs is the founder and CEO of WoMen Fight AntiSemitism, which describes itself as welcoming “all genders and races into our united front to fight for equality and...
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