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‘Tis the season: 11/29/10 Atheist Cartoon

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You should see her wrists: 11/26/10 Atheist Cartoon

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Rewriting the Bible . . . again

The latest-model New International Version of the Bible undoes thousands of controversial changes in the 2005 edition, but is still far from being “authentic.”

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Religion promotes punishing wrongdoers – but is that a good thing?

How does religion influence willingness to dispense ‘costly punishment’ — punishment for crime that brings harm to the punisher or group?

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The BHA has called for greater legal powers to ensure that pupils have access to evidence-based information on abortion after a Times Educational Supplement (TES) investigation revealed that the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), a radical anti-abortion group, has significantly expanded its schools programme in recent months.

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The British Humanist Association has warned that government proposals to weaken measures aimed at securing fairer schools admissions will lead to greater discrimination by faith schools.

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Freethought Radio, the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s weekly weekend radio program featuring irreverent views, news, music and interviews, is debuting on 35 new stations starting this Saturday.

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All things elastic: 11/24/10 Atheist Cartoon

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The BHA has expressed severe concern about the silence within the Government’s White Paper on the future within the compulsory curriculum subject of Religious Education (RE), on the future of compulsory religious worship in all schools, and on the failure of the White Paper to engage with the widely-shared concerns of the British public over an increase in the number of state-funded ‘faith’ schools.

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It’s time to get off the “Telephone”

Using the child’s game “Telephone” to debunk the Bible, or any religious text, is inaccurate and not worth the effort. There are other tools and methods that do the trick just fine.

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