Atheism

Because it’s high time someone stood up to prayer, that nefarious act that’s reaped so much destruction in our world. Oh wait.

Tired old Protestant-inflected definitions of “religion” are losing hold in diverse Western nations. And it’s about time.

A conversation with Teresa MacBain on her move from pastoring Christians to guiding the formation of godless communities at Harvard.

Just as the revelation that Teresa MacBain falsely represented her educational background shouldn’t become an excuse for atheist bashing, neither is it acceptable to act as if attending DDS would have drastically altered MacBain’s path—though of course that is always a possibility.

As an organizer my question is: Where are American Jews now?

The Pew poll revealed a significant number of Americans who, despite having no apparent reason to do so, identify as Jews.

So the ground is shifting beneath our feet—what else is new?

American Jewish history is the history of Jewish grappling with the American (and Protestant) category of religion. At the moment, it’s not working out so well.

Among other things, the Pew poll gives us the fascinating statistic that almost half of “Jews of no religion” are nonetheless believers.

On being Jewish and atheist.