Late night USA television host Stephen Colbert is open about his faith but revealed in an interview that he became “convicted of [his] atheism” before returning to Catholicism. The CBS star told Father James Martin on his Catholic talk show “Faith in Focus” last Thursday night that there was a time in his life he turned Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Atheism’
Why Richard Dawkins is wrong about Christianity
Thursday, May 17th, 2018
Richard Dawkins, the world’s best known atheist-for-hire, was recently in New Zealand, preaching at events in Auckland and Christchurch and hoping to rally the troops and win new converts. As a Bible-loving Christian who believes in God, angels, heaven and hell, I guess people would assume I’m angry or nervous about having the High Priest Read more
Atheist Convention cancelled due to lack of interest
Monday, November 13th, 2017
To be honest, I’m disappointed. “Reason to Hope”, the third Global Atheist Convention scheduled for Melbourne in February 2018, has been cancelled because of “lack of interest” (according to my sources). The conference was to be headlined by Sir Salman Rushdie, the highly esteemed – one might even say revered – novelist. In 1989 the Iranian cleric Ayatollah Khomeini Read more
Mark Zuckerberg shares the prayer he says to his daughter every night
Thursday, June 1st, 2017In a recent speech Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg shared a Jewish prayer called the “Mi Shebeirach,” which he said he recites whenever he faces a big challenge and which he sings to his daughter, thinking of her future, when he tucks her in at night. Zuckerberg identified himself as an atheist for years, but on Facebook Read more
An ex-atheist talks about her conversion
Thursday, April 27th, 2017
Leah Libresco Sargeant, once a prominent atheist blogger, converted in 2012 to Catholicism after engaging and challenging her readership to present an intellectually rigorous, spiritually rewarding response to her questions on life. Sargeant continues to blog, only now from a Catholic perspective, and also is a contributing editor at America magazine. She is the author Read more
Atheist “not suitable” to remain ordained
Tuesday, September 13th, 2016
Atheist clergywoman, Gretta Vosper, is “not suitable” to remain an ordained minister, the United Church of Canada has decided. She “came out” as being an atheist 15 years ago. Vosper of West Hill United Church of Toronto, Ontario, was declared “not suitable” to remain a church minister, according to a report released on Wednesday from Read more
Atheist group sues Kansas City over Baptist convention
Friday, July 29th, 2016
An atheist group has sued Kansas City, Missouri for using tax money to support a Baptist convention. The group says Kansas City’s plans to use $65,000 in tourism tax dollars to assist in an upcoming Baptist convention violates guarantees in the U.S. Constitution separating church and state. The lawsuit, which was filed last Friday in Read more
Call for prayers after Richard Dawkins suffers stroke – cancels New Zealand appearance
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016Celebrity biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins has suffered a minor stroke which has forced him to cancel his forthcoming trip to New Zealand. Following the news of Dawkins’ minor stroke the Church of England tweeted “Prayers for Prof Dawkins and his family,” causing a worldwide collective cringe. Continue reading Twitter users are now debating whether Read more
Richard Dawkins to come to Wellington again
Tuesday, February 9th, 2016
Evolutionary biologist and provocative atheist Richard Dawkins will be appearing during Writers’ Week during the 2016 New Zealand festival. Dawkins, who is now 74, previously appeared at the New Zealand Festival in 2010. In an article in the New Zealand Listener, Diana Wichtel described him as “a scientist, a writer, a performer, a public intellectual, an Read more
Dawkins suspects religion in NZ is dying
Tuesday, October 6th, 2015
Well known rationalist Richard Dawkins, who is an expert evolutionary biologist, thinks religion is on the way out in New Zealand. “…Science is advancing all time and religion is not, and religion is slowly dying,” Dawkins told TV3 show The Nation on Saturday. “It’s dying much faster in some countries than others. It’s dying very Read more