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David Silverman’s talk to Atheism UK – Fighting God: Using Firebrand Atheism to Kill Religion Dead

Post author:Atheism UK President - Chris Street
Post published:July 31, 2017
Post category:Atheism Events Faith

David Silverman’s talk was organised by the Council of Atheism UK. David is President of American Atheists and the recipient of the 2017 Richard Dawkins Award. He talked about his book ‘Fighting God: An Atheist Manifesto for a Religious World’.

The talk was held at ConwayHall to a packed (78 attendees, plus we had to turn 3 more away even though they had tickets because they were late) Brockway Room on Monday 24th July 2017. Watch the 80-minute presentation below.

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Daily atheist quote

Post author:Chris Street
Post published:November 6, 2016
Post category:Atheism

[atheist_scroll] Email me (or comment below) if you find a current atheist quote. President, Atheism UK Join the Forum discussion on this post

We Don’t Want Your (Atheist) Money!

Post author:lt_zippy2
Post published:August 25, 2016
Post category:Atheism Humanism

Story taken from “The Thinking Atheist” podcast:

An Oklahoma children’s home happily accepted a $100 donation (given by Matt Wilbourne, a Muskogee (Oklamhoma) resident), until it realized that the money was given in the name of the Muskogee Atheist Community.

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Sign Petition: Ex-Muslim Atheists Face Death in Pakistan by Taliban. Cancel Deportation. Allow Asylum.

Post author:Chris Street
Post published:August 1, 2014
Post category:Atheism Islam Pakistan

Two ex-muslim atheists are about to be deported to Pakistan on Tuesday 5th August 2014. They have lived in UK for 5 years. I visited them this week in prison.

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Where do Atheists in the UK live?

Post author:lt_zippy2
Post published:July 5, 2014
Post category:Atheism

The Guardian links to a data mapping application which utilises the Census data to visually represent the most godless places in the UK. The bluer the map, the higher the…

Petition – Free Mubarak Bala

Post author:lt_zippy2
Post published:June 28, 2014
Post category:Atheism

Please sign this Change.org petition - Mubarak Bala is a highly educated chemical engineer. He was about to continue his studies in petroleum engineering in London, England, before he was…

Atheism UK at the Cambridge Union

Post author:lt_zippy2
Post published:May 12, 2014
Post category:Atheism

Chris Street, one of Atheism UK's Council Members took part in a debate at The Cambridge Union Society on 25th April 2014. Chris was the first speaker opposing the motion…

Call for End to Saudi Anti-Atheist Laws

Post author:lt_zippy2
Post published:April 21, 2014
Post category:Atheism

From our friends and colleagues at the Atheist Alliance International: New laws were recently annoucend by the government of Saudi Arabia that strengthens the criminalization of atheists in the country,…

Atheism UK on the Secular World Podcast

Post author:lt_zippy2
Post published:January 27, 2014
Post category:Atheism

If I may be self indulgent for a moment... Rich Honess of Atheism UK joins host Jake Farr-Wharton and AAI President Stuart Bechman in discussing the top religion stories from…

AAI Receives UN Special Consultative Status

Post author:lt_zippy2
Post published:August 23, 2013
Post category:Atheism

AAI Receives UN Special Consultative Status (more…)