studying science doesn't make you an atheist but studying literature does.

when lesbians hold hands it's "overtly sexual" but "straights" get a free pass.

the Vatican's top American has a mixed record on abuse.

modern life had a single origin. PZ Meyers comments. Razib Khan too.


on fine-tuning arguments. (video)

(right here on TA) a Catholic nun gets punished for making an ethical decision to abort a fetus in order to save the life of the mother.

the pope says that gay marriage is insidious and dangerous.

liberal Catholic groups are fighting against moves to deny schooling to children of gays and lesbians.

evolution, creationism, and "moderation", GOP-Alabama style.

twitter is a-buzz lately with the idea that clouds can foretell earthquakes. guess what... it isn't true.

Ken Pulliam is continuing to blog through John Loftus' The Christian Delusion. check out his comments on Richard Carrier's essay on why the resurrection is unbelievable.

knowledge verses certainty in skepticism, medicine, and science.

letting go of gods is a reason for joy... like being free of prison.

turns out Archaeopteryx probably couldn't fly. Ed Yong comments.

Texas conservatives win vote on textbook standards.

check out the youtube channel "Climate Denial Crock of the Week".

some gems from the Catholic Bishops' document on how to treat priests who rape children.

explained: directed evolution.

the Burgess Shale fauna was around a lot longer than we thought.

remember that cross that was the subject of the recent supreme court decision? someone stole it and then sent a message to a local newspaper explaining why. Atheist Alliance International has condemned the theft and has offered to raise $5,000 for a new memorial to replace the cross.

another species of human in Eurasia.

according to Silver, water was present on the early Earth.

Jupiter has lost a stripe.

does evolution improve theology?

x-rays reveal the chemical link between birds and dinosaurs.

Bill O'Reilly is an idiot; Sarah Palin too.

check out John D's compilation of videos on the Psychology of Religion.

do religious Americans accept evolution?

the pope makes another confession that isn't.

cartoonist that drew Mohammad as a dog was attacked..... twice.

want to find life elsewhere in the solar system? focus on Saturn's moon Titan.

the Archbiship of Vienna accuses one of the pope's closest aides of a cover-up.

Sam Harris weighs in on bringing the Vatican to justice.

astronomers have found the most distant galaxy cluster ever seen.