Prayer

Nothing Fails Like Prayer

By Al Stefanelli • November 30, 2012

The claim that God answers prayer is contrary to reality. Outside of the obvious, glaring reality that there is no God, coincidence plays a

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Pentagon prayer breakfast to feature discredited pastor

By Al Stefanelli • November 27, 2012

The Huffington Post reports that discredited Pastor Ray Giunta will be the featured guest speaker at the Defense Department's prayer breakfast, to be held at the

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God lets babies die … so popular atheist and artist creates humanitarian fundraiser

By D. Beeksma • November 25, 2012

"DarkMatter 2525" is a popular atheism channel on YouTube, featuring original cartoon works depicting basic criticisms that atheists have about theism.  Dark Matter has

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The task of moral education

By Al Stefanelli • November 13, 2012

The task of moral education is to help people to predict the consequences of actions they are considering. What will the long-term, short-term and

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Nothing fails like prayer

By Al Stefanelli • November 8, 2012

"If you pray for rain long enough, it eventually does fall. If you pray for floodwaters to abate, they eventually do. The same happens

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Focus On The Family says Transgender identity is disordered and unhealthy

By Al Stefanelli • November 6, 2012

Focus On The Family's Jeff Johnston is making statements about what it means to be trans, and those statements are coming under fire from

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Death and suffering for the glory of God?

By Al Stefanelli • November 5, 2012

"God should be executed for crimes against humanity” - Bryan Emmanuel Gutierrez I just finished reading another story about yet another horrible accident that resulted

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President Obama: 'Prayer helps.'

By D. Beeksma • November 5, 2012

Over the course of the past four years, members of the religious right and other conservative groups have made one derogatory statement after another

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Freedom From Religion Foundation scores school prayer victory in PA

By Al Stefanelli • November 2, 2012

The civil rights organization issues a press release announcing the Eastern Lancaster County Board of School Directors has decided to drop prayres at school

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Supreme Court ruling on prayer ignored by Texas School Officials

By Al Stefanelli • November 2, 2012

In a report by Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the the Birdville, Texas School District students are reciting prayers over loudspeakers

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Supreme Court in Massachusetts set to hear a case against the pledge of allegiance

By Al Stefanelli • November 1, 2012

The Huffington Post reports that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will be hearing an appeal case made by a family of non-believers that challenges

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Religious exemption allows some Florida homes to abuse and torture children

By Al Stefanelli • October 30, 2012

The Tampa Bay Times reports that some unlicensed religious homes can abuse children and continue operating for years. This is due to a thirty-year-old

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Indiana school ordered to cease and desist allowing illegal religious activity

By Al Stefanelli • October 23, 2012

Summit Middle School in Ft. Wayne, IN, has cancelled a youth pastor's visits in response to a decision by a Federal court. The suit

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