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3rd Mar 2008 : In Defense of God: Atheist bestsellers have spurred on protectors of the faith

25th Feb 2008 : The Delusion of Disbelief: Why the New Atheism is a Threat to Your Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness

24th Feb 2008 : Evidence must always be interpreted within the context of interpretive assumptions.

11th Dec 2007 : A new breed of missionaries is trying to convert the world. Evangelists of unbelief say religion is a relic left over from the past that stands in the way of human progress. Once the world is rid of religion, immemorial evils such as war and tyranny can be overcome, and humanity will be able to fashion a new life for itself better than any known in history.

2nd Dec 2007 : In the penultimate chapter of his best-selling book The God Delusion, biologist and world-renowned atheist Richard Dawkins presents his view of religious education, which he explains by way of an anecdote.

10th Nov 2007 : It's not been a good year for God. Richard Dawkins's The God Delusion and Christopher Hitchens's God is Not Great have been riding high in the international bestseller lists, while in the US Sam Harris has addressed his Letter to a Christian Nation and Daniel Dennett's Breaking the Spell has explored the question of how to explain the irrationality of religious belief. Michel Onfray's In Defence of Atheism has added a distinctively French tone to the assault, and AC Grayling's latest collection of elegant English essays is Against All Gods. It's not surprising that cultural commentators have identified a cultural wave, and given it a label: "The New Atheism".

7th Nov 2007 : Richard has a new flea!

1st Nov 2007 : Substituting science for religion is like swapping a series of case-notes on senile dementia for King Lear

26th Oct 2007 : If Richard Dawkins had his way, a fair number of you and, as it happens, me, would be had up for child abuse. According to him, that's what religious indoctrination of children by their parents is. And if you can sue for the long-term mental damage caused by physical abuse, he argues, why shouldn't you sue for the damage caused by mental child abuse?

13th Oct 2007 : LONDON: Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, the Anglican spiritual leader, criticized popular atheist writers such as Richard Dawkins on Saturday, saying they misunderstand religious beliefs and unfairly portray faith in God as "an eccentric survival strategy."

15th Sep 2007 : As I went through youtube I found it funny that three of the counter responses to our work were overtly logically weak, riddled in strawmen, false assertions, and behavior even more childish than the kind I advocate.

3rd Sep 2007 : On Sunday, I was on the last ever Heaven and Earth show on the BBC which, for nine years has been a gentle dale in the noisy world of modern television – pleasurable, tranquil, receptive, candid and at times profoundly revealing of the place of religion in today's world.

25th Jul 2007 : Christopher Hitchens in his book God Is Not Great has confused religion with religious institutions and beliefs with dogma.

22nd Jul 2007 : After the publication of "The God Delusion" (TGD), the minister of Christ Church in Cambridge, Revd. Steve Midgley, gave a talk responding to the book and posted it up online.

16th Jul 2007 : "There is nothing new under the sun," proclaims the Book of Ecclesiastes. The rise of the new new atheism confirms this ancient biblical wisdom.

14th Jul 2007 : One might easily picture Dawkins as a puritanical preacher, prowling and peering into living rooms to make sure no one is up to sin, such as teaching religious faith to their children. That's "child abuse".

26th Jun 2007 : Father Jonathan on Faux News talking about Atheism.... count the logical fallacies, there are plenty, writes David. I'm game we can start with the fact that atheists don't claim a God doesn't exist they claim there is insufficient evidence to believe that one does. There is also the appeal to popularity ninety percent believe so it must be true. Father Jonathan makes other terrible arguments can you identify and refute them?

21st Jun 2007 : Bill O'Reilly and Kirk Cameron make fools of themselves.

15th Jun 2007 : Certainty sells. But whether it is religious or atheistic, it will always sell you short.

12th Jun 2007 : SAN ANTONIO -- Watergate figure Chuck Colson warned a gathering of Southern Baptist pastors Sunday night against what he described as two dire threats: the deadly marriage of Islam and fascism and a new, militant atheism growing in popularity in the West.

6th Jun 2007 : A recent spate of books and films from atheists have incorrectly blamed religion for humankind's misery, but the true culprit is much closer to home

6th Jun 2007 : God knocking is on the increase but the criticisms levelled at religion by militant atheists are often crude and short-sighted.

30th May 2007 : The developmental data suggest that resistance to science will arise in children when scientific claims clash with early emerging, intuitive expectations. This resistance will persist through adulthood if the scientific claims are contested within a society, and will be especially strong if there is a non-scientific alternative that is rooted in common sense and championed by people who are taken as reliable and trustworthy.

24th Apr 2007 : His nickname is Darwin's Rottweiler and he earned it - and a reputation that spans the globe - with his pugnacious defence of the theory of evolution.

18th Apr 2007 : It's a circus of fleas! Now Sam has one more flea out there, but he couldn't remember what it was called. Can any of you find the missing flea?! Please send it to us if you do!

17th Apr 2007 : Douglas Wilson has written his own little book: Letter From a Christian Citizen.

16th Apr 2007 : Books making the case against God seem to be multiplying, becoming more strident and absolute with each turned page.

14th Apr 2007 : If the defenders of evolution wanted to give their creationist adversaries a boost, it's hard to see how they could do better than Richard Dawkins, the famed Oxford scientist who had a bestseller with "The God Delusion." Dawkins, who rose to fame with his lucid expositions of evolution in such books as "The Selfish Gene," has never gone easy on religion. But recently he has ramped up his atheist message, further mixing his defense of evolution with his attack on belief.

10th Apr 2007 : A new movement blames God for every social problem from Darfur to child abuse

28th Mar 2007 : 'The God Solution: A Reply to The God Delusion' by James A. Beverly

24th Mar 2007 : I love a good rant of rationalistic fervor. But don't get me wrong. I also appreciate a fervent, well-delivered sermon and have heard my share from quite a range of styles and theological perspectives.

20th Mar 2007 : Oh my goodness, they just can't help themselves. John Cornwell signs up to combat the big scary Richard Dawkins with his new book, Darwin's Angel: A Seraphic Response to The God Delusion.

9th Mar 2007 : Plagiarism may not be the most holy of pastimes, but an Australian archbishop has been accused of passing off the arguments of Terry Eagleton as his own in a desperate attempt to fend off nonbelievers.

9th Mar 2007 : Zaytuna VideoCast Episode 4 w/ Shaykh Hamza Yusuf "Thoughts on the Science Delusion"

6th Mar 2007 : One of my best friends grew up in the Mormon Church. I asked Steve recently what he thought of Mitt Romney's statement that. "we need to have a person of faith lead this country."

4th Mar 2007 : Three new parasitic books released in response to The God Delusion.

11th Feb 2007 : Open Forum features lectures, performances, and onstage conversations with writers, artists, musicians, and leading thinkers. Featured guests are asked to articulate the important ideas and relevant viewpoints that inform their work and creative process. Open Forums are offered in hope that all who attend will be enriched and challenged by the distinctive perspective that faith can add to our lives.

8th Feb 2007 : "Does Richard Dawkins exist? Many people would say yes. Terry Tommyrot thinks otherwise. In a revealing interview on "The Big Questions", Dr. Tommyrot explains how belief in Richard Dawkins is, in fact, a harmful delusion, and how it can be explained scientifically."

7th Feb 2007 : I have known Dawkins for more than 20 years; we are both Oxford professors. I believe if anyone is "immune to argument" it is him. He comes across as a dogmatic, aggressive propagandist.

21st Nov 2006 : In his bestseller "The God Delusion," Richard Dawkins contends that most of the world's recent conflicts - in the Middle East, in the Balkans, in Northern Ireland, in Kashmir, and in Sri Lanka - show the vitality of religion's murderous impulse.

20th Nov 2006 : Radio Devon disapproves of Richard Dawkins and "The God Delusion."

19th Nov 2006 : "I really hope it is not from my next door neighbour! Perhaps I need to move."

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