Lessons from Kanye West: Atheistic inspiration can come from the religious
At NPS, we believe that critical contributors are missing from the conversation and culture around atheism. We recognize that popular scientists aren’t the only ones who have relevant things to say...
View ArticleIf only people were less superstitious
While there are many great Atheist writers out there, few captured life’s absurdities quite so well as Kurt Vonnegut. In his own way, he managed to handle serious issues like war with a tongue-in-cheek...
View ArticleHumanists: Listen to Rev. Dr. Jonathan Walton’s Call for Justice
Last Sunday, amid an ongoing social movement nationwide asserting that #BlackLivesMatter and that the racist system of brutal police violence in America must be dismantled, one demonstration took a...
View ArticleA Reason to Celebrate: An Incomplete List of Not-So-Holy Days
For some reason, when I first became an atheist, I began distancing myself from rites of passage, celebrations of life or anything that resembled religious ritual. Early on, my atheism took the form of...
View ArticleSan Francisco LGBTQI Pride: A Humanist Reflection
If you are anything like me, last Friday’s SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality completely overwhelmed you. Tears of joy were present with me throughout the day. Since not all NonProphet Status readers...
View ArticleFaithfully Feminist – Why Women Stay With Their Religious Communities
The book, Faithfully Feminist – Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Feminists on Why We Stay, will be available for purchase later this summer. It features essays by 45 contributors from Abrahamic religious...
View Article#ISTANDWITHAHMED & So Should You
In the last few days, its no doubt you’ve heard the story of Ahmed Mohamed. The 14 year old boy who was arrested at his school in Texas for bringing a homemade clock with him to class that day. He was...
View ArticleIndeed, There Is Still a Gaping, Atheist-Shaped Hole in the Interfaith Movement
A few years ago, I read an article by Rory Fenton, and adamantly disagreed with his assessment that atheists were missing from the interfaith movement. After all, I was a living example of the...
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