Stand up, stand up, against Jesus • Russell Blackford and Udo Schuklenk - guardian.co.uk • 6th Nov 2009

Civility has its uses, but we should not be afraid of satire and mockery as weapons against religious power

Atheist group takes message to Lakeland via billboard • Neil Johnson - The Tampa Tribune • 6th Nov 2009

The billboard went up Sunday on eastbound Memorial Boulevard near Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.

Scientists decode genome of domestic horse • cbcnews - cbc.com • 6th Nov 2009

An old grey mare named Twilight has provided an international team of researchers with the entire genetic code of a domestic horse.

Since the dawn of time • Dan Jones - New Stateman • 5th Nov 2009

Two hundred years after Darwin’s birth, scientists still can’t agree on whether evolution and religion can happily coexist

Sermon for All Saints' Day, Cologne Cathedral, 1st November 2009 • Archbishop Joachim, Cardinal Meisner - translation by Paula Kirby • 5th Nov 2009

The Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Joachim Meisner, has stirred up controversy in the German media with his All Saints’ Day sermon, in which he compared the ideas of Richard Dawkins to those of the Nazis.

Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks: Europe is dying from secularism • Ruth Gledhill - TimesOnline • 5th Nov 2009

Lord Sacks said that Europe was the world?s most secular region and the only one experiencing population decline

The new crybaby theists • Michael Brull - the age.com.au • 5th Nov 2009

Having lost the power of the gun in the West, apologists of religion have a new weapon: being offended.

Prayer Cult Nation: Faith Healing Scams & Healthcare Reform • Sikivu Hutchinson - blackfemlens • 5th Nov 2009

In a nation in which millions go bankrupt and/or die from not having health care insurance the decision to include prayer healing into the insidiously partisan healthcare deliberations is an outrage.

Dark Matter And Dark Energy Make Up 95 Percent Of Universe, Detailed Measurements Reveal • ScienceDaily • 5th Nov 2009

A detailed picture of the seeds of structures in the universe has been unveiled by an international team co-led by Sarah Church of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology

Darwin's pit bull not so aggressive in real life • James Dacey - physicsworld.com • 4th Nov 2009

The thing that immediately struck me was that, despite all the sharp put-downs, Dawkins is actually incredibly mild-mannered in person.

Biologist Richard Dawkins on the evolution debate • Lori Kozlowski - LA Times • 4th Nov 2009

Author of 'The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution' shares his passion for spreading an understanding of scientific processes with the layperson.

Speed Limit To The Pace Of Evolution, Biologists Say • ScienceDaily • 4th Nov 2009

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a theoretical model that informs the understanding of evolution and determines how quickly an organism will evolve using a catalogue of "evolutionary speed limits."

Human rights ruling against classroom crucifixes angers Italy • John Hooper - guardian.co.uk • 4th Nov 2009

European court of human rights rules crucifixes that hang in classrooms violate religious and educational freedoms

The Upside of Feeling Down • Sharon Begley - Newsweek • 4th Nov 2009

Depression might be evolution's way of fixing what ails us

Creationism, Minus a Young Earth, Emerges in the Islamic World • Kenneth Chang - New York Times • 3rd Nov 2009

Creationism is growing in the Muslim world

Pig DNA Is Decoded, a Boon for Research • CBSNews.com • 3rd Nov 2009

Success in Genetic Sequencing May Help in Combating Human Ailments, Including Obesity, Heart Disease

Fossil hunter finds 140-million-year-old spider's web • Telegraph.co.uk • 2nd Nov 2009

The world's oldest spider web spun when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth has been found encased in a Prehistoric piece of amber from a beach in the south of England.

Dawkins et al bring us into disrepute • Michael Ruse - guardian.co.uk • 2nd Nov 2009

There's a schism alright, and I seem to find myself on the unfashionable side of it.
The question: Is there an atheist schism?
[UPDATE] - links to articles by PZ and Jerry Coyne

Morality: no gods required • Paula Kirby • 1st Nov 2009

Can people be good if they don't think Charles Dickens was the greatest novelist in the English language?

'The Greatest Show on Earth' • David Perlman - San Francisco Chronicle • 1st Nov 2009

Richard Dawkins, who recently retired from the Oxford University faculty, is a canny, funny and beguiling biologist

Findings on Mysterious Haze at Galaxy's Center • Dennis Overbye - NY Times • 1st Nov 2009

The electrons could, in turn, be the result of decaying dark matter, but that, they said, is an argument they will make in a future paper.

Five Minutes With: Sir Jonathan Miller • Matthew Stadlen - BBC News • 1st Nov 2009

Celebrities and news-makers are grilled by Matthew Stadlen in exactly five minutes in a series for the BBC News website.

How About Another Post on Accommodationism? • Jason Rosenhouse - EvolultionBlog • 31st Oct 2009

I had intended to leave this subject behind, at least for a while, but Josh Rosenau has a lengthy post up that I think merits a reply

Junk DNA Mechanism That Prevents Two Species From Reproducing Discovered • ScienceDaily • 30th Oct 2009

Cornell researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism in fruit flies that prevents two closely related species from reproducing, a finding that offers clues to how species evolve.

3 Silly Religious Beliefs Held By Non-Silly People • Greta Christina - alternet.org • 30th Oct 2009

Many of the beliefs held by religious moderates -- smart people who respect science and the separation of church and state -- are as untenable as the dogma of fundamentalists.

Addicted to Hate • Jon Michael Bell • 30th Oct 2009

This is an article/book from 1994 on the Phelps family and Westboro Baptist Church that was made available on the web after the author ran into difficulties getting it published.

The secularist case against ''Atheism 3.0'' • Austin Dacey - The Washington Post • 30th Oct 2009

Austin Dacey is former representative to the United Nations for the Center for Inquiry and the author of "The Secular Conscience: Why Belief Belongs in Public Life."

Nobel Laureate says God is ''Cruel, Spiteful, Vengeful, Jealous and Unbearable.'' • Mario de Queiroz - IPS • 30th Oct 2009

PORTUGAL: Bible Is "A Catalogue of Cruelties," Says Saramago

Why Dawkins Gets Asked About His Atheism • Chris Mooney - The Intersection • 29th Oct 2009

Why is Richard Dawkins, promoting his new evolution book, regularly being asked about his atheism, and why he is “strident,” “polarizing,” etc?

The Cost To the Planet of Fearing Science • Jeff Glor - CBSNews.com • 29th Oct 2009

Time was when science was considered a value-neutral pursuit. That seems like an eternity ago.

Islamic countries push a global 'blasphemy' law • Editorial Board - Christian Science Monitor • 29th Oct 2009

As a new member of the UN Human Rights Council, the US must persuade other countries not to go along.

Cult Busters • Christopher Beam - Slate • 29th Oct 2009

How governments decide whether a religion is real or not.

New T ads reach out to Hub's nonbelievers • David Abel - boston.com • 29th Oct 2009

"Good Without God?" posters in the Boston subway.

Vaccination: the moral imperative • Paula Kirby - The Washington Post • 29th Oct 2009

Polls show a majority of Americans are concerned about the H1N1 virus (swine flu), but also about the safety and efficacy of the swine flu vaccine. Is it ethical to say no to this or any vaccine?

Secrets In A Seed: Clues Into The Evolution Of The First Flowers • ScienceDaily • 29th Oct 2009

Approximately 120-130 million years ago, one of the most significant events in the history of the Earth occurred: the first flowering plants

Seven questions that keep physicists up at night • Ivan Semeniuk - NewScientist • 29th Oct 2009

It's not your average confession show: a panel of leading physicists spilling the beans about what keeps them tossing and turning in the wee hours.

Ex-bishop preaches a kinder atheism • thestar.com (Canada) • 28th Oct 2009

Richard Holloway's `third way' approach has riveted the U.K.

Atheists are good humans, too • James Richmond - Sydney Morning Hearald • 28th Oct 2009

A rebuttal to the Dvir Abramovich article from a few days ago.

I am become Death, destroyer of worlds • The Economist • 28th Oct 2009

The story of how the dinosaurs disappeared is getting more and more complicated

50 Voices of Disbelief • Jerry Coyne - Why Evolution is True • 28th Oct 2009

Jerry Coyne's post on the book 50 Voices of Disbelief (released yesterday 26-Oct in the US) by Russell Blackford and Udo Schüklenk

Faith No More • Christopher Hitchens - Slate • 27th Oct 2009

What I've learned from debating religious people around the world.
[UPDATE] Fox & Friends YouTube video of Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Wilson.

Colossal 'sea monster' unearthed • Rebecca Morelle - BBC Earth News • 27th Oct 2009

Palaeontologist Richard Forrest explains why the T. rex was a kitten compared with this monster

Paul Haggis • Moving On Up a Little Higher • 27th Oct 2009

The Paul Haggis news has gone viral. (Scientology)
[UPDATE]links to a few more news articles added

Islam's Darwin problem • Drake Bennett - boston.com • 27th Oct 2009

In the Muslim world, creationism is on the rise

Darwin's Rottweiler and Dawkins's Dogma • Ferris Jabr - scienceline • 27th Oct 2009

...“we are better off using a word that ordinary lay people actually understand”—the word ‘fact.’...

WHAT IS A RAINBOW REALLY? • Press release and correction • 26th Oct 2009

Press release on Publishers Marketplace

Norman Levitt (1943-2009) • Richard Dawkins • 26th Oct 2009

Norman Levitt (1943-2009)

Give us your misogynists and bigots • Richard Dawkins - The Washington Post • 26th Oct 2009

What major institution most deserves the title of greatest force for evil in the world?

The teacher you wish you'd had • Marcus Berkmann - Spectator Book Club • 26th Oct 2009

Sometimes you can become too well known.

Teach both evolution and creationism say 54% of Britons • phyliss - All Your Minds Are Belong to Us - Update from Derren Brown and the Enigma Crew • 26th Oct 2009

British Council poll finds UK adults overtake Americans in wanting science teaching in schools to include intelligent design.

Karen Armstrong Weaves Bizarre Defense of Religion • PZ Myers - Alternet • 26th Oct 2009

She takes a series of statements about god that she says need rethinking, but her thinking is a complete mess.

Celebrity atheists expose their hypocrisy • Dvir Abramovich, Sydney Morning Herald • 25th Oct 2009

A flurry of books bashing religion are making best-seller lists and grabbing a lot of attention — so much so that anti-religion publications seem to have become a lucrative genre all their own.

Rock of Ages, Cleft by the Pope • A. N. Wilson - NY Times • 25th Oct 2009

...The pope has parked his tanks on the Church of England’s lawn; Rome has made a hostile takeover bid for Canterbury....

The Fact of Evolution • Daniel Dennett, Philip Kitcher, NY Times • 25th Oct 2009

Letters: Scientists Respond to Our Review of Richard Dawkins’s ‘Greatest Show on Earth’.

Nofaithnoworship - epetition response • Number10.gov.uk • 25th Oct 2009

“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to remove collective worship from all non-faith schools.”

An Atheist's Review of the Book of Genesis Illustrated by a Legendary Comics Artist • Greta Christina - alternet.org • 24th Oct 2009

This isn't Beatrix Potter here. It's more like "Dangerous Liaisons" by way of Quentin Tarantino. With tents, sand, and sheep.

Business as usual for Vatican Enterprises, Inc. • Paula Kirby, Newsweek, On Faith • 24th Oct 2009

'It is business as usual," said the Archbishop of Canterbury at the press conference announcing the Vatican's latest attempt to poach disaffected Anglicans. And how right he was. The Roman Catholic Church is a giant multinational corporation, differing from its business equivalents only in that they pay their taxes.

Genome analysis changes diagnosis • BBC • 24th Oct 2009

A critically ill Turkish boy has had his life saved after scientists were able to read his genome quickly and work out that he had a wrong diagnosis.

Michael Green: Master of the universe • Aida Edemariam - guardian.co.uk • 24th Oct 2009

Michael Green is the new Lucasian chair of mathematics at Cambridge

From Delusion To Denial • Tehelka (Indian Magazine) • 23rd Oct 2009

Richard Dawkins’ newest work is hugely rewarding but is it a book for the ages, asks RAJARAM NITYANANDA

Scientists oppose plan to fund research according to economic value • Joanna Sugden - TimesOnline • 23rd Oct 2009

Hundreds of eminent scientists including Professor Richard Dawkins and six Nobel prizewinners are campaigning against plans to put an end to university research that is deemed worthless.

Two White Guys Walk Into a Bar... • Lisa Miller, Newsweek • 22nd Oct 2009

Let's move beyond faith versus reason.

Transworld Acquires A New Book By Richard Dawkins • [UPDATE] Press Release - booktrade.info • 22nd Oct 2009

Transworld Publishers is delighted to announce the acquisition of a new book by Richard Dawkins , WHAT IS A RAINBOW, REALLY?, in collaboration with the renowned illustrator, Dave McKean.

Get ready for conservative Bible • Leonard Pitts, Jr. - Miami Herald • 22nd Oct 2009

So we may soon have ourselves a conservative Bible. Besides Fox News, I mean.

Richard Dawkins: Discussion of His New Book, The Greatest Show on Earth • Nicollette Barsamian - Columbia Daily Spectator • 22nd Oct 2009

Review of Richard Dawkins' book signing and discussion at the Tribeca Barnes and Noble on Oct 21.

Meet Harun Yahya • Steve Paulson - Slate • 22nd Oct 2009

The leading creationist in the Muslim world.

Are humans still evolving? Absolutely, says new analysis of long-term survey of human health • PHYSORG.com • 21st Oct 2009

Although advances in medical care have improved standards of living over time, humans aren't entirely sheltered from the forces of natural selection, a new study shows.

Richard Dawkins: Universal DNA Code Is 'Knockdown' Evidence of Evolution • Brevy Cannon - UVaToday • 20th Oct 2009

Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins was on Grounds Friday to discuss his new book

Intelligence Squared debate: Catholics humiliated by Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry • Andrew M Brown - Telegrapha.co.uk • 20th Oct 2009

I have just witnessed a rout – tonight’s Intelligence Squared debate. It considered the motion “The Catholic Church is a force for good in the world”. Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry,...

Time In A Bottle: Scientists Watch Evolution Unfold • ScienceDaily • 20th Oct 2009

ScienceDaily (Oct. 19, 2009) — A 21-year Michigan State University experiment that distills the essence of evolution in laboratory flasks not only demonstrates natural selection at work, but could lead to biotechnology and medical research advances, researchers sai

A Raconteur of Nature's Back Story • The New York Times, Sarah Lyall • 19th Oct 2009

It won’t thrill his publishers to hear this, but Richard Dawkins appears largely uninterested in standard authorial topics like his new book, his writing habits or even himself. Instead he wants to talk about giant butterflies and tiny moths, worms disguised as snakes, why goats are related to whales and whether beetles have two sets of wings (they do, and for good reason).

'Good Without God,' Atheist Subway Ads Proclaim • Jennifer Lee - NY Times • 19th Oct 2009

Atheism is coming to the subway — or at least subway ads promoting it are.

England's libel laws don't just gag me, they blindfold you • Simon Singh - TimesOnline • 19th Oct 2009

The author who is being sued for libel, says bloggers and scientists are increasingly reluctant to write anything critical for fear of ruin

Feminism's freedom fighter • Patt Morrison - Los Angeles Times • 19th Oct 2009

Ayaan Hirsi Ali has put her life on the line to defend women against radical Islam.

Churches involved in torture, murder of thousands of African children denounced as witches • Katharine Houreld - LA Times via AP • 18th Oct 2009

His family pastor had accused him of being a witch, and his father then tried to force acid down his throat as an exorcism. It spilled as he struggled, burning away his face and eyes. The emaciated boy barely had strength left to whisper the name of the church that had denounced him — Mount Zion Lighthouse.

Texas man faces execution after jurors consult Bible to decide fate • Tom Leonard - Telegraph.co.uk • 17th Oct 2009

A convicted murderer faces execution in Texas after jurors consulted the Bible while deliberating on his sentence.

Pope names NIH director to Vatican think tank • Francis X. Rocca - USA Today • 17th Oct 2009

Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, to the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

The far right Geert Wilders wins appeal against ban on travelling to UK • Alan Travis - guardian.co.uk • 16th Oct 2009

Tribunal rejects claim that far-right Dutch politician's presence could 'lead to inter-faith violence'

Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People • PZ Myers - Pharyngula • 16th Oct 2009

All right, England, enough is enough. Every Christmas, those people over there get some fabulous secular midwinter celebration, and what do we godless Americans get?

Science writer Simon Singh wins ruling in chiropractic libel battle • Sarah Boseley - guardian.co.uk • 15th Oct 2009

A science writer who is being sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association is to fight on after a preliminary judgment against him was overturned on appeal today.

A dispensation to cause pain • Adam Rutherford - guardian.co.uk • 15th Oct 2009

The anachronism of slaughter without stunning has no place in the modern world and should be outlawed

Chimpanzees Help Each Other On Request But Not Voluntarily • ScienceDaily • 15th Oct 2009

The evolution of altruism has long puzzled researchers and has mainly been explained previously from ultimate perspectives—

New flying reptile fossils found • Matt McGrath - BBC • 15th Oct 2009

Researchers in China and the UK say they have discovered the fossils of a new type of flying reptile that lived more than 160 million years ago.

Dawkins Inspires Us to Be More Visible in the Community • Reba Boyd Wooden, Center For Inquiry • 14th Oct 2009

On Monday evening, October 12, I attended a lecture by Richard Dawkins on his new book The Greatest Show on Earth--The Evidence for Evolution which was held on the main campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. It was a very inspiring experience.

Atheist speaker draws crowd • Josh Dawsey - The Dailygamecock .com - USC • 14th Oct 2009

Pastafarians invite bestselling author Richard Dawkins

Biologist Richard Dawkins talks evolution, religion • Alex Benson and Eric Wittke - Indiana Daily Student • 13th Oct 2009

...
Dawkins, a professorial fellow of New College in Oxford, is known for his promotion of “militant atheism." He has authored 10 books, including bestsellers “The God Delusion” and “The Selfish Gene.”...

It's not a theory, stupid • Madhav Gadgil - The Times of India • 13th Oct 2009

The takeaway from this fascinating book, then, is that our being surrounded by endless forms, some most beautiful and wonderful, others dull and nasty, is no accident, but the direct consequence of evolution by non-random natural selection. It's the only game in town, the greatest show on earth.

Interview With Russell Blackford and Udo Schueklenk • Tauriq Moosa - butterfliesandwheels.com • 13th Oct 2009

...two philosophers, Russell Blackford from Australia and German-born Udo Schüklenk have co-edited a book which seeks to solve recent problems for the modern non-believer. 50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We are Atheists, was published recently...

Atheist talks of his faith in science • Tim Funk - charlotteobserver.com • 13th Oct 2009

Richard Dawkins chuckled when I told him he might have to travel on Billy Graham Parkway when he flies into town next week to speak at Queens University of Charlotte.

Thanks, But No Thanks, From A Happy Atheist • Susan Jacoby - The Washington Post • 12th Oct 2009

...There is no "scientific evidence" of the existence of an intelligent designer...

Iraqis Shocked as Atheism Creeps • Afif Sarhan - IslamOnline.net • 12th Oct 2009

Although their number remains insignificant and most of them hid their identity, the fact that some people are leaving Islam and becoming atheists is a troubling news in conservative Iraq.

Faith and Belief: Richard Dawkins evolves his arguments • Susan Salter Reynolds - LA Times • 12th Oct 2009

After taking acceptance of evolution for granted, the author addresses Darwin doubters in 'The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution.'

3-D Structure Of Human Genome: Fractal Globule Architecture Packs Two Meters Of DNA Into Each Cell • ScienceDaily • 11th Oct 2009

Scientists have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of the human genome...

Darwin's pitbull: Richard Dawkins on evolution and unintelligent design • Joe Rojas-Burke - The Oregonian • 10th Oct 2009

Dawkins, who will read from his book Saturday at the Wordstock Festival recently spoke with The Oregonian.

Paper Challenges Ideas About 'Early Bird' Dinosaur • John Noble Wilford - New York Times • 10th Oct 2009

The “early bird” Archaeopteryx may not be a bird, after all.