ANTI-ATHEIST BIGOTRY: “Radio Host: Atheists Shouldn’t Be Judges” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮

American Family Radio host Bryan Fischer declared on his radio program on Friday that a person who does not believe in God or who supports abortion rights is unqualified to serve as a judge at any level in America.

ATHEISM: “How Atheist Values Help Correct Religion’s Mistakes” / Big Think / Rob Bell ☮

Spiritual teacher Rob Bell believes that atheism is eroding certain religious teachings, and it’s a good thing. Bell’s latest book is “How to Be Here: A Guide to Creating a Life Worth Living.”

BOOKS: “Thirteen Books Atheists Should Consider Reading” / Atheist Republic ☮

Atheist Scarlet Letter (Hitchens)These are not books debunking creationism, nor an item-by-item critique of the factual plausibility of holy writings, nor a demonstration of their historic shortcomings when compared to current notions of progressive humanist morality, nor are they an overt attack against religion. Since you are already an atheist, I assume you don’t need convincing anymore. Rather, they are about understanding your world and yourself without religion. These ideas are not new. Generally speaking, they are not trying to convince the reader. They are proposals for a different way of understanding reality without a god, logic, ethics, morality and yourself – perhaps the hardest thing to objectively fully understand in life.

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