January 25th, 2008 · by John · 3 Comments
Elaine is a mostly-recovered Mormon who retains a great interest in belief systems of all kinds. She has a BA in Intercultural Studies (that’s what her university calls cultural anthropology), with a concentration in the anthropology of religion. In real life she takes care of her mother, writes for some websites in the UK, works [...]
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Tags: Getting over Religion · Leaving the Garden · Mormonism
January 25th, 2008 · by John · No Comments
Bill Lobdell, the LA Times reporter who famously (or infamously, depending on your perspective) lost his faith as a result of covering the religion beat, will be speaking at the Center for Inquiry – West in Hollywood this Sunday at 11am. Apparently he is the guest of the monthly meeting of the local Atheists United [...]
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Tags: Atheism · MoF Events
January 25th, 2008 · by xJane · 1 Comment
I was reading Pharyngula the other day & ran across a fantastic quote illustrating the differences among atheists, theists, and radicals. In light of recent conversation on this theme, I felt it contributed a very clear argument. However, it also stands alone in the sea of things-we-post-about here at MoF. Here is PZ Myers: There [...]
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Tags: Atheism · Belief · Doubt · Fantasy · Religion