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Atheists Join Light the Night Walk to ‘Kick the Snot Out of Cancer’

October 1, 2012
By
Todd Stiefel

Todd Stiefel

Todd Stiefel Teams the Freethought Movement with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

This year the Foundation Beyond Belief joined the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk campaign in an effort to fight cancer. The foundation’s leader for this project is Todd Stiefel, who operates the Stiefel Freethought Foundation, a non-profit private foundation providing money and strategy consulting to the freethought movement. During this podcast he discusses the effort to raise $1 million for this cause, describes how cancer has touched his life, and gives advice on how to do good. Walkers will participate in leisurely evening two to three-mile walks this autumn, the exact date and time depends on the location. Participants ask for donations from friends and family, make online donations, and hold fundraising events. Listen to this podcast, participate in the cause – or both.

Particle Hunting in a Preposterous Universe

September 18, 2012
By
Sean Carroll

Sean Carroll

Physicist Sean Carroll Discusses the Higgs Boson, Mars, the Mulitiverse, and Non-belief

It’s an exciting time for science. Researchers hurtle protons around a 17-mile tube of super-conducting magnets buried beneath the Franco-Swiss border, in search of the Higgs boson. Meanwhile, millions of miles away, NASA operates a rover on Mars, producing stunning images of the Martian surface. These achievements provide provocative clues to the mysteries of our universe – and raise many new questions. Sean Carroll, a senior research associate in the Department of Physics at the California Institute of Technology, talks about these events, as well as his atheism and the possible origins of our universe. His exciting new book, The Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World, will be available Nov. 13. Carroll’s previous book is From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time. 

Killing Faith Kindly (Podcast)

September 6, 2012
By
Hemant Mehta

Hemant Mehta

Talking Godlessness with Hemant Mehta, ‘The Friendly Atheist’

Hemant Mehta is the chair of the Foundation Beyond Belief and the author of the 2007 book, I Sold My Soul on Ebay. His book recounts church visits resulting from an eBay auction in which he offered to attend the worship services of the winning bidder’s choosing. In May, 2012, Mehta wrote an online article for The Washington Post titled, “How the Web is Killing Faith.” He teaches high-school math in the suburbs of Chicago. We discuss how important the Web is to the atheist movement, the recent Atheism+ phenomenon, his Jain upbringing, and other topics.

Tenative Podcast Schedule; ‘A Voice for the ‘Nones’ (Video)

August 29, 2012
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I’ve added my recent podcast with Edwina Rogers, the executive director for the Secular Coalition for America, to YouTube. You can also view and listen to it below.

I’m currently publishing a podcast every 2 1/2 to 3 weeks, and I’m hoping to increase this to a regular 2-week publication rate. Don’t hold your breath, but I promise to try. I will release another podcast next week.

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A Voice for the ‘Nones’ – Executive Director Edwina Rogers Discusses the Secular Coalition for America’s Lobbying Efforts

Click here to for a link to the Secular Coalition for American, and here for the group’s presidential candidate and congressional scorecards.

A Voice for the ‘Nones’ (Podcast)

August 15, 2012
By
Edwina Rogers

Edwina Rogers

Executive Director Edwina Rogers Discusses the Secular Coalition for America’s Lobbying Efforts

Despite the pervasive religious privilege and influence in American culture and politics, the secular community is growing. The PEW Research Center recently reported that 19 percent of Americans identify with no religion. The Secular Coalition for American lobbies for this constituency in Washington D.C., led by Executive Director Edwina Rogers, who was hired in May. Rogers discusses the coalition’s 50-state expansion goal, the current presidential race, and her republican party affiliation and past, among other topics.

Silverman Video Added; Another MG Podcast in Works

August 2, 2012
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I just added the video of my recent podcast with Herb Silverman to YouTube. It features screen shots of Silverman’s most interesting statements. I received great feedback from listeners about this conversation, and I appreciate all those who listened and enjoyed it. I’m currently working on the next podcast – I have an interview schedule next week. Stay tuned.

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July 30, 2012

A Jewish, Yankee, Liberal Atheist Runs for Office in South Carolina

Click here to for a link to the Secular Coalition for American, and here for the group’s presidential candidate and congressional scorecards.

A Jewish, Yankee, Liberal Atheist Runs for Office in South Carolina (Podcast)

July 30, 2012
By
Herb Silverman

Herb Silverman

An Interview with Herb Silverman

Herb Silverman, president of the Secular Coalition for America, talks about his childhood as an orthodox Jew in Philadelphia, his eventual atheism, and his political career in the South. His new book, Candidate Without a Prayer, An Autobiography of a Jewish Atheist in the Bible Belt, recounts his bid for governor of South Carolina in 1990, when he challenged a law that prohibited public office to anyone who denied the existence of a supreme being. His story is funny, poignant and intelligent.

Stay Tuned For My Monday Podcast – Another MG Video Available

July 26, 2012
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I’m publishing another podcast Monday. In the meantime, enjoy the video of my podcast with Dr. Richard Carrier recently posted to YouTube and my video page.

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Richard Carrier’s Bayesian Challenge to Jesus Studies

Click here to go to Carrier’s website. Click here and scroll down to Carrier’s pdf tutorial on Baye’s Theorem, and click here to learn more about Baye’s Theorem. You can find my discussion of this podcast here and also here.

Portland Humanist Film Festival Seeks Submissions

July 24, 2012
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I recieved a message from Cathy Whiting from the Center for Inquiry–Portland. The group, of which I am proudly a member, is seeking independent film submissions for its third annual Portland Humanist Film Festival, October 26-28, 2012. Whiting mentioned that Portland (Oregon) has a vibrant secular community, and that the festival…

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US Bishops Promote Naive, Unrealistic Birth Control Program

July 20, 2012
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Invoking the saccharine theme “Faithfully Yours,” the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will begin its Natural Family Planning Awareness Week this Monday, July 22. Natural Family Planning refers to several methods used to plan or prevent pregnancy. These methods use body temperature, cervical secretions, and other physical signs to…

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