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Why non-religious Americans die younger

February 22, 2011 2 Comments

Some religious Americans live longer than non-religious. What’s going on?

Bad Conscience: Obama Administration Rejects Oppressive Bush Medical Regulations

February 22, 2011 No Comment

Last week, the Obama administration did something that didn’t capture much media attention but should have: It officially overturned a bad policy from the Bush years and issued a series of final regulations dealing with health care and the right of “conscience.”

The religious hypochondriacs of Nairobi

February 22, 2011 No Comment

A study of health in Nairobi slums found that the more often people attended religious services, the more ill they perceived themselves to be . . . after controlling for real illnesses or other factors. Does religion induce hypochondria?

That explains it: 2/19/2011 Atheist Cartoon

February 22, 2011 4 Comments

Courtesy AtheistCartoons.com.

Alan Turing documentary

February 22, 2011 No Comment

Here’s a teaser for a film, The Genius of Alan Turing Film, currently under production. It will be a documentary about the life and contributions of Alan Turing. The centenary of his birth is being marked next year (see Celebrating Alan Turing’s life and achievements). I hope it gets a wide circulation because Turing really doesn’t [...]

Census Campaign – involvement of groups and supporters in local areas

February 22, 2011 No Comment

The next stages of the BHA’s Census Campaign are well under way, with activity leaving the office (and the internet!) and with people getting on and doing things in their local areas. We had so many requests from local groups for leaflets, that we printed over 60,000 of them, and we’re helping others design and print their own.

The Collapse of Christendom

February 21, 2011 3 Comments

Liberal theology was blamed for knocking down Chichester Cathedral — but it’s actually done a lot more than that.

Taking the census seriously

February 20, 2011 No Comment

Census time is almost upon us. Tuesday, 8 March is census day. Every 5 years we get counted. The information is used for various official purposes and is available to researchers. It is obviously important that the information is accurate as it will be used by government and local body planners as well as researchers. [...]

An atheist’s response to Rabbi Adam Jacobs

February 18, 2011 8 Comments

The Huffington Post recently published an “Open Letter to the Atheist Community” from the Rabbi Adam Jacobs, awash in the patronizing attitudes and misunderstandings common to god experts. An atheist responds.

Secretary of State for Education encourages Catholic schools to shield themselves from ‘meddling’ by secularists

February 18, 2011 4 Comments

Education Secretary Michael Gove has openly urged Catholic schools to convert to Academies as a way of avoiding ‘unsympathetic meddling’ by secularists.

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Why non-religious Americans die younger

Bad Conscience: Obama Administration Rejects Oppressive Bush Medical Regulations

The religious hypochondriacs of Nairobi

That explains it: 2/19/2011 Atheist Cartoon

Alan Turing documentary

Census Campaign – involvement of groups and supporters in local areas

The Collapse of Christendom

Taking the census seriously

An atheist’s response to Rabbi Adam Jacobs

Secretary of State for Education encourages Catholic schools to shield themselves from ‘meddling’ by secularists

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