https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to christopher hitchens en https://religiondispatches.org/2017/02/26/atheisms-dark-side-aiding-trump-agenda Sam Harris recently appeared in a one-on-one segment on Real Time With Bill Maher to discuss Donald Trump’s immigration ban, which he criticized for being poorly executed and too sweeping, though he approves of the goal of keeping radicals out… Sun, 26 Feb 2017 08:44:51 EST Stephen LeDrew c602093b-3db0-4622-842e-f2a27c7fe71c https://religiondispatches.org/2016/03/30/how-do-christians-atheists-compare-muslim-tolerance Despite the clear animus of some high profile atheists, those who don’t believe in God are the most tolerant. Wed, 30 Mar 2016 08:36:40 EDT Darren Sherkat 0ab1fba7-3ee9-4801-af6e-645365a58254 https://religiondispatches.org/2013/07/23/christian-atheism-only-response-worth-its-salt-zimmerman-verdict Anthea Butler caught flack for arguing the Zimmerman verdict exposed that a god-complex tied to white supremacy remains powerfully at work within U.S. society. She’s right, but I propose that the only religious response is to be atheist. Tue, 23 Jul 2013 08:11:01 EDT J. Kameron Carter 0ec8c127-1a9c-4205-9de0-4f735da46ecb https://religiondispatches.org/2013/04/02/demonized-and-demonizing-no-more Faitheist author Chris Stedman on why the genre of embattled atheist polemic may have run its course. Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:22:21 EDT Joanna Brooks 00902ae9-479a-4b36-9e3d-82e97c9864ce https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/20/simon-critchley-atheist-religious-thinker-utopia-fiction-faith Philosopher Simon Critchley on evangelical atheists, the ‘supreme fiction’ in politics or love, and why the debate over whether you believe in a god is massively irrelevant. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:18:49 EDT Beatrice Marovich 1e45ec18-9506-45a7-850f-53c9a707e3b7 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/08/09/does-christopher-hitchens-think-mormons-are-sinistererer Passing off an old prejudice as atheist cool. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:01:24 EDT Joanna Brooks b6d9e4c8-09c5-4c03-bcad-102e972a47c8 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/03/27/vaclav-havel-democracy-spiritual-discipline Remembering the leader of the “Velvet Revolution” through his writings. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:33:36 EDT Peter Montgomery e1db55c4-553b-4241-9b36-f948860cd956 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/12/17/where-will-hitchens-soul-go An evangelical former debating partner claims the self-proclaimed antitheist is “lost forever.” Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:58:19 EST Eric Reitan 7fc9b91c-093c-493a-8ce9-a1a9a6e14f4b https://religiondispatches.org/2011/12/15/its-year-protester-would-santa-occupy-how-about-mother-teresa Elsewhere on the interwebs, people have considered which religious figures would or would not be joining the drum circle at their local Occupy encampment, were they alive today. Jesus? Ghandi? But what about other religious figures? A religion-nerdy parlor game… Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:59:03 EST Sarah Morice-Brubaker a73882ed-7f4d-4a8b-8297-fd8877f2fd67 https://religiondispatches.org/2011/10/20/waiting-lightning-strike-wobbly-agnostic-among-atheists The president of the American Atheists knows there is no God, just as I always knew there was a God. Call us fundamentalists, the two of us. But here’s the difference: I am a reformed fundamentalist. I can now entertain the idea that my truth may not be the only truth. I want to understand, to listen and consider other people’s points of view, even when I find their convictions strange or frightening. That’s why I’m here. If I reject this group’s beliefs without understanding them, then I have not changed from the zealot I once was. But I’m nervous and feel a bit nauseous. I’m waiting for lightning that won’t miss this time. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:09:57 EDT Carolyn S. Briggs 681d68b1-fd9a-4b03-9571-70687f45199c https://religiondispatches.org/2011/03/02/night-farting-dog-atheist-freefall Mark Salzman’s latest work tells the story of an optimistic, but highly anxious, seeker whose sense of enthusiasm and adventure dried up when the chaotic monotony of domestic life intervened with a vengeance. Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:07:47 EST Beatrice Marovich a9e6893f-fc30-453a-8f1c-251aaede3b2c https://religiondispatches.org/2010/12/20/2010-what-did-we-believe It shouldn’t be surprising that the most sacred concerns of Americans are also some of the most contentious political issues of our day. Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:26:41 EST Gary Laderman cba691a9-ac36-4d94-adc4-8670fce6d468 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/12/08/spiritual-envy-michael-krasnys-agnostic-quest One of our premier interviewers, host of KQED’s Forum, talks to RD Senior Editor Lisa Webster about atheists, God, his parents’ Judaism, and writing a book without answers. Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:20:03 EST Lisa Webster b35e107b-4a68-4e53-9d9c-bbcea7e35d15 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/10/26/little-value-new-harris-book Sam Harris latest, The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values, is undermined by poor scholarship, ad hominem attacks and an obsession with religion. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:51:42 EDT Michael Ruse 485ebb9e-6a21-4d9a-96c2-4ae9cbbf3a3b https://religiondispatches.org/2010/07/28/does-hitchens-have-prayer When I was told that Christopher Hitchens has been diagnosed with cancer and that this has sparked a discussion about whether people ought to pray for him, my first reaction was a stupefying bewilderment. I can’t say that I’ve entirely recovered. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:17:49 EDT Garret Keizer 7ef410a8-198a-49a0-8f38-cf51cdd7ead3 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/07/05/heresies-christopher-hitchens Christopher Hitchens cannot be accused of being a name-dropper. The names come positively flinging off the pages of his newly-released memoir, Hitch-22, but can he be blamed for befriending some of the most interesting and influential figures of his time, like Salman Rushdie, Edward… Mon, 05 Jul 2010 06:31:11 EDT Austin Dacey 0d7cb450-b7db-4b22-b352-0a0ae2af97fa https://religiondispatches.org/2010/05/16/god-delusion-reply-religions-cultured-despisers Are believers in God crazy? Are atheists? Philosopher Eric Reitan explains why he finds the ideas of the Dawkins-Hitchens crowd wanting and why readers—atheist or theist—who want to cheer and pump their fists as “their guy” strikes back against the opponent should read something else. Sun, 16 May 2010 01:05:40 EDT Eric Reitan 9e4869fb-bac4-4755-ac9f-a88349c711eb https://religiondispatches.org/2010/05/13/dawkins-and-hitchens-hope-arrest-pope Two of the most high profile ‘new atheists’ have retained a team of lawyers. Thu, 13 May 2010 11:16:49 EDT Evan Derkacz 705b6e6c-5a61-4806-933f-80756189070c https://religiondispatches.org/2010/05/13/kung-fu-nuns-beatles-amish-healthcare-week-religion-poetically A roundup of the latest from the world of religion. Thu, 13 May 2010 11:03:02 EDT Christopher Marchsteiner 4de9cf5a-e4c2-4b72-841b-53830687d208 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/04/21/arrest-pope-new-atheist-effort-seek-justice-sexual-abuse-crisis-should-be-applauded In response to Richard Dawkins’ and Christopher Hitchens’ attempt to arrest the Pope for complicity in the sexual abuse crisis, Frances Kissling argues that the Church only responds to external pressure anyway. What does it matter where it comes from? Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:57:07 EDT Frances Kissling ed5e8c78-e75b-417b-82ec-de99d180da43 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/04/21/do-not-arrest-pope-new-atheists-call-popes-arrest-isnt-likely-produce-justice Coming from Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, this stunt is likely to provide support for those who believe that atheists and secularists are just out to destroy a church they believe to be evil. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:25:21 EDT Eric Reitan 20b59f32-296d-458d-8c6f-9aabfe2a8f75 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/02/05/christopher-hitchens-religious-spite-himself In a recent interview with a Unitarian minister, the Vanity Fair columnist seemed to be nibbling at the edges of what can only be described as spirituality, leading our author to wonder whether Christopher Hitchens isn’t the best of the New Atheists for his willingness to reject atheistic dogmas. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:01:43 EST Eric Reitan 961ce0d7-2c7a-485f-9f93-b9418fae54a7 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/11/04/hitchens-debates-conservative-evangelical-nothing-happens A new documentary called Collision follows the collegial debate between new atheist Christopher Hitchens and conservative evangelical Doug Wilson. Spoiler alert: Neither budges and both gloat to the respective choirs they’d been preaching to. Is this the best we can do? Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:05:02 EST Eric Reitan 5ef5bf4b-7d2b-4b02-b9f8-6e707fe75c62 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/10/12/bright-sided-recalls-mark-twains-travails Barbara Ehrenreich’s new book on the dangers of Positive Thinking recalls Mark Twain’s obsession with the 19th century’s most famous mind-over-matter exponent: Christian Science founder Mary Baker Eddy. Are critics just jealous? Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:35:24 EDT Michael A. Elliott 9a40c3ee-52d4-4164-9277-5933026e9f3f https://religiondispatches.org/2009/09/10/religion-and-science-toward-postmodern-truce The New Atheists, armed with swords and cudgels, are still doing old-fashioned battle with religion; but they haven’t noticed that the skirmish may have passed them by. Are religion and science poised for a truce? Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:05:48 EDT Philip Clayton 71c6ce37-5207-433e-bdc8-f044cc20ff18