It’s Time to Get to Know the “Nones”
by: Chris Stedman and Vlad Chituc Last year, the president of the largest atheist organization in the United States spoke to a group of students organized for the 2011 Secular Student […]
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Atheists Ignore Islamophobia at their Peril
by: Chris Stedman When I first heard that a white supremacist opened fire on a Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin a few weeks ago, I froze. My stomach lurched […]
Finding Common Ground With “Sacred Ground”
by: Chris Stedman On my last day of work at Interfaith Youth Core, I had lunch with its founder, Eboo Patel. As we ate I told him that, inspired by […]
How a Muslim Introduced Me to Humanism
by: Chris Stedman “What’s a ‘Humanist’?” As a Humanist activist, it’s a question I hear a lot. I’m not comfortable with the idea of trying to answer it on behalf […]
Sam Harris, Will You Visit a Mosque With Me?
by: Chris Stedman Sam Harris – I know you’re a busy man, but I’d like to ask you out. Will you go to mosque with me? I’m not trying to convert […]
The Problem With “Atheist Activism”
by: Chris Stedman Earlier this year, a friend sent me a message on Facebook that said, simply: “You might want to watch yesterday’s episode of The Daily Show.” In the episode, […]
Why This Atheist Still Needs His Former Pastor
by: Chris Stedman It felt good to pick my own pastor. He was young–so much so that nearly everyone called him “Pastor Doogie” –gracious, eloquent and kind, with a biting […]
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tennessee: Why Muslims and the LGBTQ Community Should Be Allies
by: Chris Stedman Note: This article was originally featured in the Huffington Post. You can find the original here. Last year, two notable controversies brewed in Tennessee: a proposed bill […]
The Good Samaritans at Smart Studios
by: Chris Stedman Note: This piece was originally published on Thought Catalog and was reposted with permission from the author. You can find the original here. “What if we just, […]
Occupy Interfaith: Why Millennials, Including The Irreligious, Need To Care About Religion
by: Chris Stedman Note: This post was originally featured in the Huffington Post. When I was in high school, civil disobedience excited me. I participated in a school walkout in […]
