Interview with Jessica Ahlquist on CNN.
Link to Jessica's scholarship fund:Friendly Atheist - A Fundraiser for Jessica Ahlquist
Video by Peter Brietbart at BHA in London
Richard Dawkins explains the Ipsos Mori census research. For more information to to the two press releases on the Richard Dawkins website
RDFRS UK/Ipsos MORI Poll #1: How religious are UK Christians?
RDFRS UK/Ipsos MORI Poll #2: UK Christians oppose special influence for religion in public policy
Mitt Romney, on the cusp of making history as the first Mormon to win a major party’s nomination for president, will deliver the commencement address at Liberty University, a bastion of evangelical Christians founded by the late televangelist Jerry Falwell.
Mitt Romney addresses supporters during a campaign stop in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, April 18, 2012. (Jae C. Hong - Associated Press)
Romney’s address, scheduled for May 12, comes as the former Massachusetts governor is laboring to consolidate the conservative base as he moves from a bruising and divisive primary campaign into a general election against President Obama.
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Sean Faircloth Introduces Richard Dawkins in Lynchburg, VA
This video was previously posted here
Learn more about what "Liberty" University is really like starting around minute 6:45:
Critically-acclaimed author and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and world-renowned theoretical physicist and author Lawrence Krauss discuss biology, cosmology, religion, and a host of other topics at this event entitled 'Something for Nothing'. This video was recorded at The Australian National University on 10 April 2012.
Richard Dawkins on The God Delusion - Beautiful Minds - BBC Four
More about this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01fq4xb
Richard Dawkins Answers His Critics - Beautiful Minds - BBC Four
Episode 3 of 3, Series 2
DURATION: 1 HOUR
Professor Richard Dawkins reveals how he came to write his explosive first book The Selfish Gene, a work that was to divide the scientific community and make him the most influential evolutionary biologist of his generation. He also explores how this set him on the path to becoming an outspoken spokesman for atheism.
Richard Dawkins speaking at the Reason Rally March 24, 2012 is preceded by Sean Faircloth, Director of Strategy & Policy at the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science US, then Executive Director Dr. R. Elisabeth Cornwell, Executive Director of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science US and then Professor Richard Dawkins
Rock Beyond Belief - Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, NC
March 31, 2012
It's free!
Richard Dawkins, Aiden and many more will be speaking and performing. Show up and show your support to our non-Christian troops who fight for your freedom of religion!
Music with the permission of
Samuel Taylor
Aiden - "Hysteria"
Dance performances by The Alban Elved Dance Companyv http://albanelved.com/
video created by Scott Burdick
Richard Dawkins, Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali and Ruth Gledhill discuss secularism in the UK
The book "Attack of the Theocrats: How the Religious Right Harms Us All & What We Can Do About It" is available in audiobook, electronic, and hardcopy: http://richarddawkins.net/audio/645178-audiobook-of-attack-of-the-theocrats-w... Learn about a Ten Point Vision of a Secular America:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTCGx6M4K-Y
A Notre Dame graduate, Faircloth is Dir. of Strategy & Policy for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science -- US.
Book Description
Copies are available at the RDFRS store and include a free DVD.Also Amazon Kindle
At no time in American history has the United States had such a high percentage of theocratic members of Congress-those who expressly endorse religious bias in law. Just as ominously, at no other time have religious fundamentalists effectively had veto power over one of the country's two major political parties. As Sean Faircloth argues, this has led to the crumbling of the country's most cherished founding principle-the wall separating church and state-and presages yet even more crumbling. Faircloth, a former politician and current executive director of the Secular Coalition for America, moves beyond the symbolism to explore the many ways federal and state legal codes privilege religion in law. He goes on to demonstrate how religious bias in law harms all Americans-financially, militarily, physically, socially, and educationally. Sounding a much-needed alarm for all who care about the future direction of the country, Faircloth offers an inspiring vision for returning America to its secular roots.
Watch a video summary of the book as well as videos about each chapter
Is there really a problem with 'militant secularism' in the UK?
Note that this is only viewable by those in the UK on the BBC iPlayer click on the large image or link below to go to the iPlayer site.
On Sunday February 19th Nicky Campbell presents The Big Questions live from The Perse School in Cambridge. Professor Richard Dawkins is amongst those taking part in the first debate: Is Britain a Christian country? Also, should it be easier to "harvest" human organs for transplant? Taking part will be people on the transplant list, donor families, doctors and medical ethicists.
YouTube link via IndigoCZ in comments below
A few more screen shots
Crazy Watering Can from vania heymann on Vimeo.
A homework assignment. Shot in two afternoons, with a Canon 7D. First year at Bezalel art school in Jerusaelm.Music by Gnarls Barkley.
Lawrence Krauss and Richard Dawkins in discussion
Updated with the official version 14 Feb 11:58am [GMT-7]
Join critically-acclaimed author and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins and world-renowned theoretical physicist and author Lawrence Krauss as they discuss biology, cosmology, religion, and a host of other topics.
The authors will also discuss their new books. Dawkins recently published The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True, an exploration of the magic of discovery embodied in the practice of science. Written for all age groups, the book moves forward from historical examples of supernatural explanations of natural phenomena to focus on the actual science behind how the world works.
Krauss's latest book, A Universe from Nothing: Why There is Something Rather than Nothing, explains the scientific advances that provide insight into how the universe formed. Krauss tackles the age-old assumption that something cannot arise from nothing by arguing that not only can something arise from nothing, but something will always arise from nothing.
Founded in 2008, the ASU Origins Project is a university-wide transdisciplinary initiative aimed at facilitating cutting edge research and inquiry about origins questions, enhancing public science literacy, and improving science education. Since its inception, the Origins Project has brought the world's leading scientists, including Nobel Prize winners, to Tempe to explore origins questions. The Origins Project has hosted workshops and public events that have focused on questions as fundamental as the origin of the universe, how life began, the origins of human uniqueness, and the origins of morality.
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Local Tallahassee Florida TV
There will be a higher quality video at some point and this version will be replaced but the content is what is important so it's important to have this posted
Teresa MacBain spoke at the American Atheists Conference on Monday, March 26 and told her story of transitioning from being a minister in a Methodist church in Florida.
You can find more information on The Clergy Project which is the project and forum to help non-believing clergy transition to a life where they don't have to hide their true beliefs or lack thereof at their website http://www.clergyproject.org/
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The first ex-preacher we heard from was Jerry DeWitt, a brand new atheist and ex-minister who just left a Pentecostal church in Louisiana. He has brought his considerable talent and his genuine empathy for humans to Darrel Ray's brainchild, Recovering From Religion. Under his leadership and direction, the organization has grown to over 150 local groups offering support and peer counselling to people facing social, family, or other obstacles to leaving religion. Jerry is a powerful speaker, and his story is one of conscience overriding social boundaries. It is a story of doing the right thing when it became impossible to continue living a lie, even though the lie was literally his entire life.
And then it got better. "Pastor M" is a (formerly) anonymous participant in The Clergy Project, headed by Linda LaScola and Daniel Dennett. He is (or was?) a pastor at what he described as a large "mainline" church on the East Coast. His presentation was also powerful and moving, as he discussed the lie lived by so many moderate mainline Christians, who profess belief, but whose lives display little faith in the positive promises, such as healing or prosperity, but who are still enslaved by the negative ones like guilt.
And then... it got even better. A surprise guest was a second pastor. Also part of the Clergy Project, "Lynn" stood up in front of a packed house and explained that her name was not Lynn. Lynn is a pseudonym to protect her anonymity, since she has been continuing to serve as a Methodist minister. But on this occasion, she stood up proudly and told us that her name is Theresa. She added, with tears welling in her eyes, "and I am an atheist." Thunderous applause went on for what seemed like a five minutes, while a half-dozen other ex-pastors hugged her and while handkerchiefs met misty eyes all over the auditorium.
Bill Moyers Essay: Freedom of and From Religion from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo.
In this video essay, Bill Moyers addresses the question of how to honor religious liberty without it becoming the liberty to impose on others moral beliefs they don’t share. The recent debate over contraception coverage in Catholic hospitals and other faith-based institutions brought this question to the forefront, but then something surprising happened — a reasonable, practical, and equitable solution from President Obama that took the political steam out of what some saw as a holy war.
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