The New Atheists Paved the Way for Old Faith
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“Our culture has moved on, and sidelined this movement. So why did the movement fall apart? Why did it lose its appeal?” - Common Good
How Atheistic Educators Teach Theology in Spite of Themselves
Every day in every school, millions of schoolchildren are learning about God. In every subject.
Don’t think so?
Watch.
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Let them come: New believers such as Ayaan Hirsi Ali won’t always have the right words yet
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“…the world-famous activist and atheist Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s declaration of new Christian faith is a stunning event. Accustomed as we are to ideological entrenchment, Ms. Ali’s repudiation of her secular bona fides (Richard Dawkins called her a “major hero of our time”) feels genuinely unlikely” - World
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New Atheism Is Dead. What’s the New New Atheism?
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Alister McGrath: “…the world has moved on and has rather left the New Atheism behind…But that’s no cause for rejoicing, because we have new problems to worry about.” - CToday
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Pew Research: Does morality require belief in God?
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“Many people in U.S., other advanced economies say it’s not necessary to believe in God to be moral” - Pew
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The questions that still plague atheism
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“[Matthew] Arnold’s ghost haunts a recent three-way dialogue between well-known public intellectuals Douglas Murray, Tom Holland, and Steve Meyer, hosted by Peter Robinson of the Hoover Institution.” - World
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Here's your video guide to atheists and agnostics in America (with help from Ryan Burge)
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“What we have here is a very interesting feature from the ‘Maps and Graphs About Religion in America (That You Need to See)’ video channel, which is hosted by … ‘Drew | Atheist, activist, science advocate, youtuber at Genetically Modified Skeptic.’” - GetReligion
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Is the New Atheism Dead?
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“Though it’s not always clear when a movement is over, there are many indicators that suggest this is the case of the ‘New Atheism,’ a cultural wave that rose in the 2000s and aggressively attacked religion in the guise of scientific rationalism” - Breakpoint
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There Is a Secular Case for Life
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“An atheist American can look at the shared humanity of the unborn child and believe it is just and wise to extend legal protections to recognize its immense worth and value. My friend and former National Review colleague Charles C.W. Cooke is an atheist, and he wrote powerfully last year to explain why he’s pro-life.” - David French
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To My Atheist (Agnostic?) Facebook Friend
I moved on from our recent, very brief Facebook exchange, thinking it would never come to mind again. I thought, “He’s not even trying, why bother?”
But it keeps circling back. You made me think about how my beliefs might look from your point of view, and you asked a couple of questions that deserve answers.
I’ve decided this, though: I’m not going to try to answer your questions in the messy, more-heat-than-light environment of social media. Instead, a friendly open letter.
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