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December 01, 2010 - The Record
Record: Atheists' ad blitz calls Christmas a myth
Drivers approaching the Lincoln Tunnel this holiday season will be the targets of an atheist advertisement that its sponsors describe as a strike against Christmas.
November 29, 2010 - Daily Record
Daily Record: Many people view themselves as 'spiritual' but are disdainful of traditional faiths
The fastest-growing faith group in America believes having a relationship with God does not require practicing a religion.
November 28, 2010 - The Joplin Globe
Joplin Globe: Church explores 'digital continent'
As every avid Twitter user knows, there are only 140 characters in a “tweet” and that includes the empty spaces.
November 19, 2010 - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Sun-Sentinel: Grace under pressure
Four days from now, most people will look for just a few words to sum up a simple premise. I'm thankful …
November 16, 2010 - Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle: Increase in number of mosques in Houston area
Forty years ago, the thought of granite counter tops, marble floors and indoor basketball gyms at Houston mosques seemed unthinkable.
November 06, 2010 - The Associated Press
AP: Church reaches out to lapsed Catholics
Michelle Burgess was seeking comfort shortly after her father was diagnosed with cancer in 2008.
October 31, 2010 - Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press: Ghosts and guests
It's a haunted hotel legend.
October 27, 2010 - Time
Time: Uganda: Debating God in a God-fearing country
There are no atheists in trenches, the old saying goes, and there aren't many more in Uganda.
October 21, 2010 - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer: Voorhees mosque seen as a national model
Emotions were running high at the zoning board meetings in Voorhees.
October 15, 2010 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Christopher Hitchens: A humanist at heart
Christopher Hitchens -- bald from cancer treatments, speaking between doctor's appointments -- has a special disdain for deathbed religious conversions.
October 13, 2010 - CNN
CNN: Hitchens brothers debate if civilization can survive without God
Brothers Christopher and Peter Hitchens squared off Tuesday in a debate over whether civilization can survive without God. Christopher, the older of the two, is a renowned atheist thinker and author.
October 13, 2010 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Brothers Christopher and Peter Hitchens spar over religion in cold, civilized debate
It was a most unusual brother act: Christopher Hitchens and Peter Hitchens debating religion; the latter a believer, the former decidedly not.
October 13, 2010 - NPR
NPR: Hitchens brothers agree to disagree over God
Journalist Christopher Hitchens is one of the world's most famous atheists. His brother, Peter, insists that a civilized world must believe in God
October 13, 2010 - CNN
CNN: Hitchens brothers debate if civilization can survive without God
Brothers Christopher and Peter Hitchens squared off Tuesday in a debate over whether civilization can survive without God. Christopher, the older of the two, is a renowned atheist thinker and author. Peter, the lesser known of the two, is a practicing Christian and also a well-regarded author.
October 07, 2010 - The News & Observer
News & Observer: Faith of our fathers
Over three nights next week, PBS will turn the history of religion in America into a series of rousing dramas.
October 03, 2010 - The Times-Picayune
Times-Picayune: Most Americans flunk basic religion
Americans may be a famously religious people, deeply philanthropic and gathering at regular weekly worship in huge numbers — but they are remarkably ignorant about the sources and actual teachings of various religions, often including their own.
October 02, 2010 - The Free Lance-Star
Free Lance-Star: Lack of religious knowledge a wake-up call
A survey of religious knowledge came out Tuesday, and journalists, bloggers and pundits rushed to spread the news: Atheists and agnostics, Jews and Mormons outscored all other faith groups.
September 28, 2010 - The Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning News: Agnostics, atheists, Jews, Mormons score highest on Pew religion quiz
If you have a factual question about religion, you might want to ask an atheist.
September 28, 2010 - The New York Times
NYT: Basic religion test stumps many Americans

Americans are by all measures a deeply religious people, but they are also deeply ignorant about religion.

September 28, 2010 - USA Today
USA Today: Most Americans believe in God but don't know religious tenets
Americans are clear on God but foggy on facts about faiths.
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