Posts Tagged ‘ atheism ’

The silence of Mammon, The Secular Meaning of Christmas

Dec 22nd, 2009 | By | Category: This morning's reading

Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. The silence of Mammon […] Most hard-headed business people are no doubt reluctant to make these arguments. They are more concerned with balancing their books than with engaging in worthy debates about freedom and democracy. But they would do well to become a bit less reticent: […]




“The God delusion”, by Richard Dawkins

Mar 27th, 2009 | By | Category: Books

Why read this book? These excerpts speak for the book: [Referring to Julia Sweeny ] My first call from my mother was more of a scream. ‘Atheist? ATHEIST?!?!’ […] I think that my parents had been mildly disappointed when I’d said I didn’t believe in God any more, but being an atheist was another thing […]