Southern Atheist, Part 3 Leaving his tormentors behind, hope was on the horizon.
Editor’s Note: The names and locations have been altered to protect the identity of the author. This article is the final installment of the Southern Atheist series. Read part 1 and part 2. ... Read More
A Short History of Evolution: Natural Selection (Part 1)
This article is part of Carl Coon’s ongoing “A Short History of Evolution” series. Read part 1 and part 2. Darwin, Natural Selection, and the Definition of Life Evolution as explained by Darwin is the... Read More
Southern Atheist, Part 2 His kids harassed & his dogs poisoned—things were getting worse.
Editor’s Note: The names and locations have been altered to protect the identity of the author. This article is the second installment of the Southern Atheist series. Click here to read part 1 or click... Read More
A Short History of Evolution: In The Beginning
This article is part of Carl Coon's ongoing "A Short History of Evolution" series. Click here to read Part 1. Entropy and Evolution Let's begin with cosmology. Cosmologists tell us the universe began almost 14 billion... Read More
Out of the Closet and Into the Abyss The Black Church and the Politics of Black Non-Belief
It’s easy to say “Christianity justified slavery and Jim Crow” and blame the church for the current racial situation, but what are atheists doing right now to address these issues, other than complain about how... Read More
A Redaction of Heroism
OVER THE last few years the use of drones—unmanned aerial vehicles—has generated much debate and concern in the media and among the public. How concerned should we all be? According to data from the International... Read More
Kurt Vonnegut Survives Humanity
IN HIS EIGHTY-FIVE spins around the sun, Kurt Vonnegut managed to make people smile about the darkest aspects of the human condition. One of his most famous novels, the 1963 campus classic, Cat’s Cradle, deals... Read More