I was asked to explore Carl Jung's question: "Why are so many millions willing and eager to turn their lives over to outside authorities?"

At first, in primal times, there was only the forces of nature and the unknown power behind it all. Gradually there evolved the concept of a Supreme Being, a female, a She, a Goddess who created the Universe and all of its laws. She was the ruler of Nature, Fate, Time, Eternity, Truth, Wisdom, Justice, Love, Birth and Death. .And so, for 25,000 years there was only the Goddess.

Focus on the Family president James Dobson recently described the eight-hour evolution series shown on PBS as "pure, unadulterated propaganda," and claimed it was "anti-Christian" in its intent.

Blessed are the Atheists, Agnostics, Deists, Mystics, Humanists, Free Thinkers, Taoist, Buddhist and all others who do not have an archaic, primitive God in their mind/brains.

"Biblical law" attorney withdraws his name from consideration for National Labor Relations Board.

AHA believes Ashcroft pushing his extreme personal religious agenda.

Yet another bogus claim about the Koran (this time, it predicted the speed of light!). The claim is analysed and debunked.

A Parable

Now we need to be vigilant for another threat against our nation, coming not from overseas terrorists, but from those within who would change the basic structure of our country, modifying it to reflect one narrow religious view.

"This is a war between Believers and Unbelievers." -- Osama bin Ladin. "As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities." -- Voltaire.

A short story about the arrival of the evolution chapter at a high school biology class. Along with the teaching of evolution comes the seemingly inevitable conflict with evolution and Creation.

Although even some encyclopedias shy away from unpleasant disclosures about the history of Mormonism, the truth (free from niceties) is presented here.

Dr. Eller attended the gathering at the Colorado Muslim Society Islamic Center on September 21, 2001. There were hundreds of people of every race and religion (and at least one person of no religion) present to show their support. But support of what exactly?

Is it wise to trade your freedom of thought for grandiose promises of heaven and barbaric threats of hell?

My step-daughter works for Planned Parenthood. She asked me to tell my readers about Christian terrorism right here in the United States.

The following op-ed was published by Newsday. A shorter version was also published by "The Oregonian" and possibly other papers, which will sometimes edit a piece they get from another source for reasons of space.

In defense of agnosticism: not just a weak-kneed, on-the-fence version of atheism.

Admittedly (and unashamedly) bitter poem about the "miraculous" cross found in the ruins of the World Trade Center.

A short diatribe against the pseudo-spiritual backlash of September 11th.

Dr. Jordan explores the various roots and conflicts that sustain endless hatred and violence in the region of Palestine and Israel, and proposes that there is only one solution, one that neither side appears mature enough to accept.

Praise for Tony Blair's recognition of nonbelievers.

A short story about a secular student's disclosed faithlessness to his family.

Hurben offers some of this thoughts following the terrorist attack of Sep. 11.

These are neither ideal nor normal of times and so I feel the need to speak.

It's been over two years, but it's not too late: VHS copies of the debate between lawyer Edward Tabash and renowned apologist William Lane Craig are now available at the Secular Web. Debaters, aspiring debaters and fans of theism-atheism debates everywhere will definitely want a copy!

Vuletic reminds us not to villify Arabs or Muslims generally for the actions of fundamentalists.

The Internet Infidels mourn the dead and call for a blood drive as a symbolic gesture: in contrast with those criminals, we give blood rather than spill it.