AlterNet.org: Belief

Sunday is Darwin Day. How Will You Celebrate It?

Glenn Branch, AlterNet — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:00:01 PST

February 12 is Darwin's Birthday -- a holiday for the reality-based community

Why Young People Are Fleeing Conservative Evangelicalism

Eleanor J. Bader, RH Reality Check — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:01 PST

Some leave because they oppose the church's doctrinal stance. Others are turned off by its hostility to science. Others reject the limitations placed on sex.

5 Big Lies About the Phony 'War on Religion'

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:01 PST

Right-wingers claim Obama and Democrats across the country are waging a war on religion -- and of course, conservatives are the civilian casualties.

5 Signs the Christian Right Still Wields Too Much Power in America

Peter Montgomery, AlterNet — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:00:01 PST

This political and cultural movement will not be sinking beneath the horizon anytime soon -- despite media reports to the contrary.

New York Muslims Fight Back Against Police Department's Institutionalized Paranoia About Islam

Alex Kane, AlterNet — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:01 PST

Muslim community leaders say Islamophobia is deep-seated in the New York Police Department.

Is Mitt Romney's Candidacy Part of 'The Eternal Plan' of the Mormon Church?

Sally Denton, Salon — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:00:01 PST

The seeds of Romney's unique brand of conservatism were sown in the secretive, acquisitive, patriarchal, authoritarian religious empire.

The Tragic Story of Christianity: How a Pacifist Religion Was Hijacked by Rabid Warmongering Elites

Gary G. Kohls, Consortium News — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:00:01 PST

Though founded by a pacifist, Christianity has justified some of the most brutal slaughters in human history, but we may be able to recapture its peaceful essence.

Right-Wing Official Pushes Bible Death Message at Obama

Frederick Clarkson, AlterNet — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:00:01 PST

A prominent Kansas elected official has made news in recent weeks after an email he passed around seemed to pray for the death of President Obama.

Conservatives Use Creationist Playbook to Attack Climate Change Education in Schools

Bill Walker, AlterNet — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:01 PST

The overwhelming scientific evidence that says humans are causing the warming of the planet has emerged as the new battlefield in middle and high schools in the U.S.

Why You Don't Need God to be Good: the Rise of Atheist Charities

Alex DiBranco, AlterNet — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:00:01 PST

Charitable organizations geared towards non-believers are growing.

3 Ways Conservative Christianity's Obsessions Promote Abortions

Valerie Tarico, Away Point — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:00:01 PST

One of the great ironies of American society is that most abortions in the U.S. are caused by conservative Christians.

Once Again, Believers Have it Wrong: Atheists Don't Just Want Sex, Drugs, and Lack of Morality

Adam Lee, AlterNet — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:00:01 PST

As much as religion's defenders would like us to believe otherwise, there is no non-human moral authority.

Why Is an Atheist High School Student Getting Vicious Death Threats?

Greta Christina, AlterNet — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:01 PST

Her state representative has called the student "evil" and she has been threatened with violence, rape and death. What gives?

New Look at Mitt Romney's Time as Mormon Leader Shows He's Always Been Bad for Women

Jodi L. Jacobson, RH Reality Check — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:00:01 PST

While Romney is widely derided for his constantly changing political positions, it seems he is clear on one thing: Patriarchal order.

5 Founding Fathers Whose Skepticism About Christianity Would Make Them Unelectable Today

Rob Boston, AlterNet — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:00:01 PST

Thomas Jefferson believed that a coolly rational form of religion would take root in America. Was he ever wrong.

8 GOP Primary Moments That Would Make Jesus Weep

Brad Reed, AlterNet — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:00:01 PST

The party that loves to talk about Jesus has been defying His Word this season.

Major Ron Paul Supporter Favors Death Penalty for Gays

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:00:01 PST

Paul's endorsement from a pastor who wants the death penalty for gays exposes his links to radical Christian Reconstructionists.

The Christmas War on Atheism: What's the Religious Right Whining About When It's Really Non-Believers Who Are Under Attack?

Alex DiBranco, AlterNet — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:00:01 PST

Right-wing Christians are waging a war on non-believers' right not to have religion shoved down their throats.

Why Is It So Tempting to Make Fun of Mormons?

Max Mueller, Religion Dispatches — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:00:01 PST

Sacred underwear, baptizing Holocaust victims, gods of their own planets: the mainstream media can't get enough of mocking LDS.

"I Cannot Eat Your Prayers": How Student Debt Changed One Woman's Mind on "Christian Charity"

Kristin Rawls, Killing the Buddha — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:00:01 PST

From an evangelical home to over $100,000 in student loans and healthcare debt, one writer faces the ways in which even progressive Christianity comes up short.