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Sanal Edamaruku is the president and founder of Indian Rationalist Association, and is quoted extensively in the last post on this subject. It might be worthwhile to see what he’s up against. There’s a video, but because I’m not 100% sure about the mythology behind it, I’m going to quote the Guide for an explanation. [...]
I’ve been talking to the International Humanist and Ethical Union‘s Babu Gogineni in India about how to assist them in combating superstition in rural areas. It’s actually a movement that’s sweeping the country. I have so much respect and admiration for the people doing this very critical work. From the Irish Times: SEVERAL HUNDRED villagers in [...]
This is a cross-post by Valerie Tarico, author of The Dark Side: How Evangelical Teachings Corrupt Love and Truth and the founder of Wisdom Commons. Many thanks to Valerie. Atheists are arrogant. Who hasn’t heard it? Arrogance is just one of their repellent qualities, of course. They are also ungenerous, cold, lonely, untrustworthy, amoral, and aggressive. You shouldn’t [...]