Atheism

Making Marriage Work When Only One Spouse Believes In God

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:46:00 +0000

Maria Peyer and Mike Bixby are one of those couples who just seem made for each other. They hold hands when they sit and talk. They're happy to spend the morning cooking brunch with their children in their home in southern Washington.

Losing Our Religion: The Growth Of The 'Nones'

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:36:00 +0000

This week, Morning Edition explores the "nones" — Americans who say they don't identify with any religion. Demographers have given them this name because when asked to identify their religion, that's their answer: "none."

In October, the Pew Research Center released a study, 'Nones' on the Rise, that takes a closer look at the 46 million people who answered none to the religion question in 2012.

U.S. Still Religious, But Trust In Institutions Wanes

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 20:53:00 +0000

Something is happening when it comes to religion in America.

Though more Americans go to church or believe in God than their counterparts in virtually every other Western country, fewer Americans now trust religious institutions.

From Minister To Atheist: A Story Of Losing Faith

Barbara Bradley Hagerty — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:57:00 +0000

This is the first in a series of stories on losing faith.

Teresa MacBain has a secret, one she's terrified to reveal.

"I'm currently an active pastor and I'm also an atheist," she says. "I live a double life. I feel pretty good on Monday, but by Thursday — when Sunday's right around the corner — I start having stomachaches, headaches, just knowing that I got to stand up and say things that I no longer believe in and portray myself in a way that's totally false."

MacBain glances nervously around the room.

Atheists Seek Acceptance Following Hearts, Not Faith

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:26:00 +0000

A rally organizers have billed as the "largest secular event in world history" will be held on the National Mall today.

The Reason Rally will bring atheists and nonbelievers together in a hallowed American place.

But Paul Fidalgo of the Center for Inquiry, one of the organizations involved, says, "It's not a march on Washington where we're picketing anything. It's a celebration of the fact that the secular movement is really starting to come into its own."

The rally will feature a tribute to the late Christopher Hitchens, author of God Is Not Great.