Atheists in Foxholes News 11 Oct 2011
MAAF has selected 63 recent articles of interest in the areas of atheism & humanism in the military, society, and government, both in the US and internationally. The tenth anniversary of 9/11 happened during the past month and played a prominent role in the news. MAAF highlighted those stories in a separate 9/11 section, including coverage of comments by MAAF President Jason Torpy at a 9/11 Memorial at the Harrisburg State Capitol. Unfortunately the passionate feelings of 9-11 have also caused several journalists to lash out at atheists, disparaging our service to the nation. Others took the time to recognize atheist hero Pat Tillman.
Christopher Hitchens has also been provided a feature section as several stories came out. His life continues to outshine even the shadow of cancer. Eulogies for Leonard Weinglass and Andy Rooney are included. In the Atheist Art section, George Clooney’s new role as an atheist president in Ides of March is covered.
Chaplain and Military Reform includes several articles on MAAF successes in military funerals and chaplain publications as well as the recent repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.
Dustin Chalker has posted a White House Petition to end military discrimination. The petition is half way to the 5000 needed to reach the President. Sign up today.
Atheists In Foxholes News Recap
- Secular Organizations Find Bias in Combined Federal Campaign
- Meet the Challenge: Government Funds for Humanism
- Chaplains and Atheists Meet at Harvard Divinity School
- Military Atheists Reform Chaplain Website
- DADT Ends – Celebrate Open Service for All
- Arlington Cemetery Confirms Secular Policy
- Air Force Chief Institutes Stronger Controls on Command Religion
- … find additional coverage of these stories in the sections below
Disparaging atheists in foxholes
- Simi Valley city promotes religion using troops, Ventura County Star
- Vaden Chandler, Bleacher Report
- Barry Ritholza, EconoMonitor
- Jack Koslowsky, NYPD Chaplain
- Delynn Ketcherside, Opera Singer
- Carole Ledbetter, mywebimes
- Bruce Posten, Reading Eagle quoting Dennis Hartgen, Catholic Priest
Chaplain and Military Reform
- White House Petition to end military discrimination
- Unitarian Reverend challenges spiritual fitness, CounterPunch
- Harvard, humanists and military chaplains, Orlando Sentinel
- Atheist offers Army a redone website, Stars and Stripes
- Army’s nutty Virtual Spiritual Fitness Center gets remade by atheists
- Arlington Cemetery confirms secular policy, Secular News Daily
- Unwanted Religious Intrusions at Military Funeral, Ed Brayton
- Debate Crowd Booed Gay Soldier
- Medal of Honor recipient highlights valor and risks
Atheist Art
- The Sleeping Voice film, atheist heroine
- Ides of March
- Ides of March movie features atheist Presidentail candidate Clooney
- The Ides of March is Manufacturing Ascent, New York Observer
- Humor a part of atheist discourse
- OMG, You Wrote Your Own Bible?
Christopher Hitchens continues to Inspire
- Hitchens: “I’m not going to quit until I absolutely have to”, New Statesman
- Christopher Hitchens says his ‘time’ is coming at atheist, Daily Mail (UK)
- Christopher Hitchens makes first public appearance in months, Houston Chronicle
- Book Review: Christopher Hitchens’ ‘Arguably: Essays’, Salt Lake Tribune
- There’s just one Hitch, The Australian
Humanist Legacy
9/11 Memorials
- Where Was the Pat Tillman Story on NFL Sunday?, The Nation
- American Football: 9/11 made him quit NFL and go to war.
- Atheists to speak at 9/11 remembrance event
- Pennsylvania Nonbelievers Pictures
- President of MAAF commemorates 9/11
- Humanist included in 9-11 ceremony quotations
- The sacralized myth of 9/11, Susan Jacoby, Washington Post
- Mourning without end, Indiana Daily Student
Secular Studies
- Secularism has reached a tipping point, Greg Epstein, Washington Post
- General Dallaire, 2005 Harvard Humanist at TEDxVancouver
- Humanists atheists drive for wider global impact
- Atheists deserve the same privileges as all citizens
- First of three-part series on “God wars”, Guardian (UK)
- Why the New Atheism is a boys’ club, Guardian (UK)
- Atheist way through Alcoholics Anonymous
- Between Race and Reason: Anti-Intellectualism in American Life
- Making friends not foes of rights and religion
- 10 Myths Many Religious People Hold About Atheists, Debunked, AlterNet
Humanism and Religious Studies in the News
- Religion Only Helps People Whose Lives Are Hard, Big Think
- Study Finds Correlation Between Belief in God and Cognitive Style, Harvard Crimson
- Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan advocates for secular government, Daily Beast
- Atheist Egyptian prosecuted for criticizing Egyptian military, CS Monitor
- FBI training materials say ordinary Muslims are violent
- Celebrating the world’s ‘first interreligious university’
- Replacement Theology for Secular Judaism, Eurasia Review
- Australia implements secular alternative to chaplains, Sydney Morning Herald
- Parliament calls humanists to give evidence on the “Big Society”, Politics (UK)