
The absurdities of the Ark
The Earth has numerous species of land animals. Christian fundamentalists ask us to believe that because God was irritated by the behavior of a few

The Earth has numerous species of land animals. Christian fundamentalists ask us to believe that because God was irritated by the behavior of a few

It is very unlikely that there will ever be real peace in the world as long as religion exists. Religion by its very nature is

They ask, “Aren’t you afraid of what might happen to you after you die?” Well, I don’t see that what will happen to me is

The concept of immortality is one of the most grandiose expressions of human egotism: the pretense we are so radically different from every other form

Nowadays, the more liberal sort of Christians and Jews tend to look tolerantly upon biblical improbabilities as mythological fables drawn from the nursery age of

The first lesson that we learn in life is that we are utterly powerless. We can do nothing for ourselves. We can’t even get ourselves

Nonbelievers are often asked: Why not at least accept the idea of God as harmless, a force for good, an inspiration to bring out the

During my school years, official prayer was always there. No one was granted any right to object. God was incessantly called upon to bless assemblies,

By Barbara G. Walker Contributing Writer Freedom From Religion Foundation I was 6 years old and stricken with grief over the recent death of
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