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Atheist and agnostic fired for not attending company prayers win $50K in suit
By Yonat Shimron — August 7, 2023
(RNS) — The two workers declined to participate in a daily prayer circle as the company owner read from Scripture.
Secular organizers say interfaith spaces should include atheists, nonbelievers
By Alejandra Molina — April 10, 2023
(RNS) — It is perplexing, some say, when interfaith leaders refer to the religious freedom movement as 'radically inclusive' while 'one of the biggest sections of society' is left out of the conversation.
Report: Nonreligious LGBTQ people face heightened stigma, conceal their beliefs
By Alejandra Molina — August 17, 2022
(RNS) — A new report details the extent to which nonreligious LGBTQ people experience both religious oppression and anti-LGBTQ sentiment.
In his debut country album, Rhett McLaughlin breaks up — with God
By Riley Farrell — August 11, 2022
(RNS) — The ‘Good Mythical Morning’ comedian goes on a spiritual deconstruction journey in his album, ‘James and the Shame.’
Study: Atheists who are women, Republicans or Southerners more likely to hide beliefs
By Alejandra Molina — March 10, 2022
(RNS) — In groups that statistically have the fewest number of atheists, the atheists among them are less vocal.
1 in 5 Latino Americans have no religion, the Latinx Humanist Alliance says
By Alejandra Molina — April 1, 2021
(RNS) — In less than a decade, the number of nonreligious Latinos in the U.S. has increased 67%, doubling from about 4 million to more than 8 million, the Latinx Humanist Alliance found.
Study: Most Black ‘nones’ believe in God or higher power, fewer pray regularly
By Adelle M. Banks — March 23, 2021
(RNS) — Nones comprise about one-fifth — 21% — of Black adults in the U.S. Eighteen percent say their religion is ‘nothing in particular.’
New report finds nonreligious people face stigma and discrimination
By Alejandra Molina — May 4, 2020
(RNS) — A new study finds that nonreligious people face discrimination and stigma, conceal their nonreligious identities and largely see themselves as atheists and humanists.
Evolving Faith conference offers evangelical ‘refugees’ shelter
By Roxanne Stone — October 7, 2019
DENVER (RNS) — Nearly 2,500 attendees gathered in Denver for two days to seek community in what many called "the wilderness" of deconstruction. Speakers grappled with questions about faith, church, power and justice. Even as they also mourned the death of co-founder, Rachel Held Evans.
Dartmouth physicist, known for doubting skeptics, wins 2019 Templeton Prize
By Chris Herlinger — March 19, 2019
(RNS) — Gleiser, the first Latin American to win the award honoring contributions to "affirming life’s spiritual dimension," describes himself as an agnostic but is an avowed critic of atheism.
‘Nones’ get their first congressional caucus
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 1, 2018
(RNS) — The new caucus comes as the religious 'nones' — those who claim no religious affiliation — jumped from about 16 percent of the U.S. population in 2007 to nearly 23 percent in 2014, according to the latest Pew data.
Agnostics need more support in coming out to family and friends
By guest — July 27, 2016
(RNS) I’ve learned that hiding one’s true beliefs from friends and family contributes to an atmosphere of silence and stigma, which prevents atheists, agnostics and so-called nones from establishing a support system.
‘The Story of God’ shares Morgan Freeman’s questions of faith
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 31, 2016
(RNS) Who is God? Where do we come from? These are questions that led actor Morgan Freeman on a personal journey around the world.
Who were those guys at the Last Supper? A Q&A with Tom Bissell
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 25, 2016
(RNS) Bissell traveled around the world, from Jerusalem to Kyrgyzstan, to find the apostles' tombs.
The ‘Splainer: Why should we give thanks?
By Kimberly Winston — November 24, 2015
(RNS) If the conversation around the turkey starts to get a little heated, think on this: The impulse to give thanks is good for body and soul. Let us 'Splain ...
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