Atheism Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
January 29th, 2024
Across the country, secular 'churches' are sprouting up left and right, as nonreligious youth search for community. Some Christians, however, decry these new churches are cheap imitations of the real thing.
Losing Their Religion: Why Church Attendance Is on the Decline
August 24th, 2023
Why are young people leaving the church? Reports show that Millennials and Gen-Z are less religious than any generations before them, and that trend will only continue. Why are young people turning their back on faith?
Report: Soon Fewer Than Half of Americans Will Be Christian
September 17th, 2022
A new Pew report says that Americans are losing their religion. Within 50 years, it says, Christianity will no longer be the dominant religion in this country, making up as little as one-third of Americans.
Satan, Is That You? Activists Push Back Against "Christian Supremacy"
July 13th, 2022
After a series of legal wins for publicly praying Christians, a group of Satanists and atheists want to put the religious freedom rulings to the test, invoking Satan at school board and city council meetings.
New Survey: Only 20% of Americans Believe the Bible is Literally True
July 9th, 2022
A new poll shows that Americans' literal belief in the Bible is at its lowest point since pollsters began asking that question. Additionally, more Americans than ever before view the Bible as a book of fables.
Enormous Bible Verse in NC Sheriff's Office Prompts Controversy
December 30th, 2021
A North Carolina sheriff says he's being targeted politically after an atheist activist group told him to remove a Bible quote from station walls. Is it freedom of religion, or a flagrant Constitutional violation?
Eye for an Eye? Christians Strongly Support Death Penalty, New Poll Shows
June 23rd, 2021
A new poll shows that Christians and atheists have very different ideas on whether the death penalty is moral. While atheists largely oppose capital punishment, most Christians, particularly evangelicals, are in favor.
Is Creationism is a Conspiracy Theory? One Professor Thinks So
February 12th, 2021
A prominent professor recently said that the modern creationist movement, particularly the belief in a young Earth, is indistinguishable from believing in a conspiracy theory. Christians didn't take kindly to that.
Mississippi Replaces Confederate Symbol With 'In God We Trust' on State Flag
July 2nd, 2020
Mississippi seems poised to finally remove the Confederate Battle Flag from their own state flag. But they intend to replace it with the words "In God We Trust", which many advocates say is offensive to the nonreligious.
Christian Rock Star Reveals He No Longer Believes in God
May 27th, 2020
The lead singer of a popular Christian rock group recently announced on Instagram that he's lost his faith, mirroring other prominent faith leaders who've left Christianity. Responses ranged from supportive to outraged.
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