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Richard Dawkins called the God of the Old Testament “the most unpleasant character in all fiction.” Is that fair? The biblical passages might make you wonder whether Dawkins was being too kind.

fightingthegods.com/richard-dawk...

#atheism #humanism #secularism #reason

Picture the argument you have had, or avoided, at a family table: someone insists that their faith is reasonable, backed by evidence, the only sensible position; someone else points out that faith has never needed evidence.

#secularism #Averroes #toleration #BookSky #classics

"[T]his book is impressive and important… [A] great achievement by an original, perceptive philosopher and cultural observer." ~The Heythrop Journal #Religion #Secularism

David Walsh’s THE INVISIBLE SOURCE OF AUTHORITY is now available! undpress.nd.edu/9780...

A bishop jailed, religious schools and discrimination, charity tax breaks, and more. Welcome to the 10 October 2026 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues! #auspol #secularism
www.nsl.org.au/columns/week...

Just like in education any religion in politics just feeds division. Guidance is not sufficient to prevent it, law is required #secularism #politics #religion #humanism #society

https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2026/10/green-official-mosques-backed-by-election-candidates-undercover

Practicing Christians trust AI more than the general public does — and nearly half would hand it their spiritual growth. By @daylightatheism.bsky.social. Wild data, sharp analysis.

https://onlys.ky/christians-ai/

#ArtificialIntelligence #Religion #Christianity #Secularism #Futurism

"In 2024, the Catholic Church counted 173,335 people attending Mass on an ordinary Sunday in October – around 1.5% of Belgium’s population."
#Secularism

“It’s hardly racist or bigoted to believe we have the right not to live according to religious beliefs we don’t share.”

Katha Pollitt

#Secularism #GodlessMom

Religious liberty, religious voices in politics, and more. Welcome to the 3 October 2026 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues! #auspol #secularism
www.nsl.org.au/columns/week...

Pete Hegseth's New Religious Affairs Office Sparks a Legal Church-State Fight

https://www.military.com/hegseths-new-religious-office-sparks-legal-church-state-fight

#USA #Secularism

Ralph Hancock recently joined a podcast episode on the theme “Irreligion is Now the State Religion.” Hear from the author of LOVE AND VIRTUE IN A SECULAR AGE as he shares thoughts on #Christianity, #Secularism, and #Modernity.

Listen: podcasts.apple.com/u...

Non-secular ideas and environmental education
Naama Sadan & Alan Reid
2964-2978 | 10.1080/13504622.2025.2600600

#environmentaleducation #worldview #religion #spirituality #secularism

https://f.mtr.cool/x49xgvcp95

📝Read Anas Ansar's take on the debate about #secularism in #Bangladesh. In his opinion piece, he argues that lived #pluralism should be seen as a form of #resistance.

www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/news/anas...

More Exclusive Brethren news, charities telling school parents how to vote, and more. Welcome to the 26 September 2026 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues! #auspol #secularism
www.nsl.org.au/columns/week...

Next week! Nonreligious health in a Christian-normative nation: Intersectionality, power, and the case for culturally-responsive psychotherapy. Coming up on Oct 8th. #Nonreligion #secularism #publichealth