Dan Barker / Bryan O’Neal Debate Audience Survey
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Dan Barker / Bryan O’Neal Debate Audience Survey

Dan Barker/Bryan O’Neal Debate Audience Survey “Does the God of the Abrahamic Religions Exist?” Loyola University Chicago, IL Kathleen Mullady Theater 12/3/2013 Religious Affiliated Religious / Spiritual Unaffiliated Non-Religious Undecided Total Completed Surveys Religious identification prior to debate 37 4 75 5 121 % 31% 3% 62% 4% 100% Which speaker did you feel presented […]

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FFRF IRS Form 990 Lawsuit

FFRF IRS Form 990 Lawsuit

FFRF NEWS RELEASE FFRF wins standing to sue IRS over Form 990 August 26, 2013 The Freedom From Religion Foundation, which has three historic lawsuits in federal district court over preferential treatment of churches and ministers by the Internal Revenue Service, says it now has “three bases loaded.” For the second time within three days, […]

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Are We Atheists Not Playing the Odds?

Are We Atheists Not Playing the Odds?

Are We Atheists Not Playing the Odds? By:  Tom Cara, President, FFRFMCC – (Copyright 2013) – 6/1/13   One question many non-believers find the most vexing when asked by those of religious faith is: “Why not just believe in God?  Why take the chance of being sent to hell when it’s so easy to just believe?” […]

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Opposing Religious Attitudes in Everyday Life

Opposing Religious Attitudes in Everyday Life

Opposing Religious Attitudes in Everyday Life Is religion the only thing that can save us from global climate change? By Marilyn Ross Adams – (Copyright 2013) – 5/30/13 A wonderful conference on stopping global climate change happened in Chicago this February sponsored by some great environmental organizations, such as Bill McKibben’s 350.org, and by local […]

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Dawkins’ Spectrum of The Existence of God

Dawkins’ Spectrum of The Existence of God

This is taken from Richard Dawkins’ book: The GOD Delusion. The spectrum represents human judgment about the existence of God. It is continuous between two extremes of opposite certainty, where 1 represents certainty of the existence of God and 7 represents certainty of the non-existence of God. Points 2 through 6 simply represent milestones along […]

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Religion vs. Healthcare: Weighing in on the Contraception Mandate of the Affordable Healthcare Act
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Religion vs. Healthcare: Weighing in on the Contraception Mandate of the Affordable Healthcare Act

Religion vs. Healthcare Weighing in on the Contraception Mandate of the Affordable Healthcare Act By: Tom Cara, President, FFRFMCC  – (Copyright 2013) – 3/17/13 According to many Christians, the “oppression” of Christian groups in the U.S. just keeps getting worse.  The latest “attack” salvo we are told is being aimed at religiously affiliated businesses that have […]

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First Amendment
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First Amendment

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. This is the first of the ten amendments that are […]

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United States Religious Affiliation in 2010

United States Religious Affiliation in 2010

Estimated by the Pew Research Center.   Christian: 243,060,000 Unaffiliated: 50,980,000 Jewish: 5,690,000 Buddhist: 3,570,000 Muslim: 2,770,000 Hindu: 1,790,000 Folk Religions: 630,000 (This includes followers of African traditional religions, Chinese folk religions, Native American religions and Australian aboriginal religions.) Other Religions: 1,900,000 (This includes Bahai’s, Jains, Sikhs, Shintoists, Taoists, followers of Tenrikyo, Wiccans, Zoroastrians and many other faiths.)

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Universe, Earth, and Life on Earth
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Universe, Earth, and Life on Earth

Universe Age: 13.72 billion years Number of Galaxies in Universe: 170 billion Number of Stars within a Galaxy: 10 million (10**7) to 100 trillion (10**14) Total Number of Stars in Universe: 17 x 10**17    to    17 x 10**24 Formulation of The Milky Way: 13.2 billion years ago Formulation of our Solar System: 4.568 billion years […]

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