On October 18, I gave an address to the Northern Virginia Ethical Society on the subject of the New Atheism and the divides within the atheist community--a subject that seems to have boiled to the surface of nonbelievers' discussion of late.

The colorful and intricate sand mandala, by Ven. Losang a recognized international master of this art form, will serve as the theme for a remarkable series of local arts and cultural events taking place at the Gershman "Y".

BATON ROUGE, La.- A Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black resigned Tuesday. Good Riddance...

YANGON (Reuters) - A delegation of senior U.S. officials, pursuing a new dialogue, met with Myanmar's military rulers on Tuesday in the highest-level talks with the reclusive junta in 14 years.

Cheerleaders at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School in north Georgia had an unusual way of kicking off football games: They would set up huge paper banners on the edge of the field for players to crash through - banners embossed with Christian proselytiz

Chinese scientists have shifted its focus from mapping the moon to completing the world's first land cover map of the Antarctica at the end of this year. The result will be the most accurate map of the continent ever published.

A Roman Catholic diocese in Illinois has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a 6-year-old lawsuit by a former altar boy who claimed he was molested by his parish priest. The settlement announced Thursday by the Diocese of Belleville and confirmed by th

The many infants that are born prematurely every year often face a number of medical problems at birth, but according to a new study from Sweden even if they overcome those difficulties,

An Amber Alert has been issued for Somer Thompson, who went missing while on her way home from school with her twin brother, 10-year-old sister and friends in Orange Park, Fla.

Harrington, 20, was last seen near the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va., about 150 miles from the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg.