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‘Science Does Not Kill God’: Physicist Marcelo Gleiser Awarded Prize For Work Blending Science and Religion
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Militant atheists and religious zealots alike have long peddled the idea that science and religion are incompatible. Prizewinning theoretical physicist Marcelo Gleiser, however, takes intense issue with that statement. In fact, he recently won the annual Templeton Prize for his work debunking the idea. Gleiser is far from the only scientist to disagree with the…
Pope Suggests It’s Better to Be an Atheist Than to Live Like a Hypocritical Christian
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Everyone knows that one person in their church who praises God loudly on Sunday and then promptly forgets how to live a Christian life when they walk out the door. They talk about how people should be charitable and give to the poor, and then they throw out half of their meal when they eat…
Atheist Group Wants Sheriff’s Office to Remove ‘For God and Country’ Patches
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Megan Bailey
The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), a well-known atheist organization, has sent a letter to Shelby County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office urging them remove “For God and Country” patches from officer uniforms, asserting they are unconstitutional. “It is inappropriate and unconstitutional for the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office to promote or endorse religion,” the letter from FFRF…
Atheist Harvard Professor Asks “Where Was God” During Florida Massacre
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Megan Bailey
On MSNBC’s “Hugh Hewitt” last Saturday, well-known Harvard professor Steven Pinker asked where was God during the massacre that left 17 dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School in Parkland, Florida. Pinker was on the show to discuss his new book, Enlightenment Now. When defending his book, he stated: “It is not against religion. It is…
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