Author: Roger Alford

Source: The State Journal

Wire Service: AP

Author: Avi Selk

Source: The Dallas Morning News

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/religion/stories/083109dnmetatheistcamp.3cc7357.html

"Mommy," 5-year-old Joseph recently asked Amie Parsons, "if Jesus was a carpenter and was real, and God isn't real, does that mean Jesus built the schools and buildings?"

Parsons, who describes herself as nonreligious, was delighted by her son's...

Author: Jaweed Kaleem

Source: The Miami Herald

http://www.miamiherald.com/367/story/1165325.html

There's nothing unusual about churches advertising Sunday services, but South Florida atheists are turning that idea on its head: Why not promote the belief that there is no God?

"Most people are under the impression that atheists lack morals and ethics. We are trying to dispel that myth,'' said Ken Loukinen, founder of the 400-member Florida...

Original Source: The Chicago Tribune

Wire Service: AP

https://www.kcci.com/article/dart-bus-driver-suspended-over-atheist-ad/6854581#

The Des Moines Regional Transit Authority has suspended a...

Author: S.J. Velasquez

Source: Religion News Service

http://www.religionnews.com/index.php?/rnstext/atheists_put_their_faith_in_twitter1/

P.Z. Myers’ Twitter bio reads, “godless liberal biologist.”

The avid atheist is far from alone in the cyber world. He has more than 7,700 followers who subscribe to his atheism- and evolution-themed Internet updates.

When Myers led about...

Author: Michael J. Crumb

Source: ABC News

Wire Service: AP

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=8328664

A dispute about bus advertisements seeking to publicize atheist views has touched off a free speech debate after the signs were torn down — then posted again — on the sides of Des Moines city buses.

The ads, sponsored by the Iowa Atheists & Freethinkers, pictured white puffy clouds against a...

Author: Simon de Bruxelles

Source: The Times Online

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6732428.ece

Rain drums down on the roof of the marquee where the 24 children attending Camp Quest are listening to a talk on astronomy. The fates appear to have conspired against what is being described as Britain’s first atheist summer camp, but its organiser, Samantha Stein, insists: “We’d like the...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: KPC News

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Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8171776.stm

An atheist summer camp for children is taking place in Somerset, to offer a "godless alternative" to religious camps.

The five-day camp in Somerset for children aged eight to 17 rivals traditional breaks run by the Scouts and church groups.

Author: Rob Hotakainen

Source: Yahoo News/Mcclatchy Newspapers

http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20090718/pl_mcclatchy/3274259

A California Republican congressman wants to do a little writing on the walls of Washington's newest federal building. If Rep. Dan Lungren gets his way, Congress will spend nearly $100,000 to engrave the words "In God We Trust " and the Pledge of Allegiance in prominent spots at the Capitol Visitor Center .
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Author: Jennifer Garza

Source: The Sacramento Bee

http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/2023517.html?storylink=lingospot_related_articles

At Camp Quest, campers may not believe in God, but they do have faith in their community.

On Sunday evening, 49 children from across the western United States arrived at the camp nestled in the hills outside Nevada City. It is one of five summer camps in the country for...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: WRCB TV

Wire Service: AP

http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10707488

A billboard near Pell City that was put up by the Alabama Freethought Association is causing debate in the area.

The billboard on Interstate 20 between Birmingham and Talladega reads "Imagine No Religion." It was placed there by the association as part of a national campaign by the Freedom From Religion...

Author: Staff Writer

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8132320.stm

A Turkish game show is challenging atheists to reassess their views and win "the biggest prize ever".

Penitents Compete will bring together an Islamic imam, a Jewish rabbi, a Buddhist monk and a Greek Orthodox priest seeking to convert the atheists.

The prize for any converted contestants is an expenses-paid pilgrimage to a holy site of their chosen...

Author: G. Jeffrey MacDonald

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0628/p22s01-ussc.html

Valerie Celeste Coffey is a woman on a mission. For six years, her small group of local atheists has gathered to exchange bemused stories about the things Christians do in worship and swap tips for raising confident skeptics.

But on a recent Wednesday evening here at the Java Room cafe, Ms. Coffey said the time had come...

Author: Nick Triggle

Source: BBC News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8116497.stm

Doctors are demanding that NHS staff be given a right to discuss spiritual issues with patients as well as being allowed to offer to pray for them.

Medics will tell the British Medical Association conference this week that staff should not be disciplined as long as they handle the issue sensitively.

The doctors said recent cases where health workers had...