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.

Michael Brull, in Australia's 'The Age' suggests that 'Having lost the power of the gun in the West, apologists of religion have a new weapon: being offended.' He responds to an article by Greg Craven on being 'beset by atheists' who 'plagiarize' satan.

In the very beginning of earth's history, this planet was a giant, red hot, roiling, boiling sea of molten rock - a magma ocean.

New book claims that Bush administration officials objected to giving JK Rowling a presidential medal of freedom on the grounds that her Harry Potter books 'encouraged witchcraft'

The Day My God Died is a feature-length documentary that presents the stories of young girls whose lives have been shattered by the child sex trade. They describe the day they were abducted from their village and sold into sexual servitude .

I have been cross posting this list to rescues-many rescues have responded & informed me they have pulled dogs from the euth list & they are now in no kill sanctuaries or w/fosters-THIS REALLY WORKS--All communities should be doing this !(20 lives saved!)

This is pretty special, pretty unique," said Tobias Leenaert, an anti-meat campaigner. "An entire city proclaiming one day a week a veggie day." Ghent embarks on a radical experiment today, seeking to make every Thursday a day free of meat...

The Belgian city of Ghent is about to become the first in the world to go vegetarian at least once a week. Starting this week there will be a regular weekly meatless day, in which civil servants and elected councillors will opt for vegetarian meals.

What you choose to eat affects more people than you think. It is estimated that 40 thousand people are dying each day from starvation. This is not how it's supposed to be, and we all know this in our hearts. Animal agriculture is a major culprit...

Over 40% of breast and bowel cancer cases in rich countries are preventable through diet, physical activity and weight control alone, experts say.