When two people marry, why must we label it “gay marriage”? No one calls a straight wedding “heterosexual marriage”. The phrase itself betrays a lingering need to qualify equality, as if the word “marriage” still belongs to religion. Religions have long claimed dominion over human identity. They decide who may love, what roles each gender […]
Why Do We Still Say “Gay Marriage”? Religion’s Obsession With Gender Read Post »
If there truly were a god, the debate would have ended long ago. One simple act of demonstration — a single, undeniable proof — and atheism would vanish overnight. Yet after millennia of worship, wars, and endless sermons, the world remains waiting. The silence is deafening. Christopher Hitchens once wrote, “That which can be asserted
The Proof That Never Comes: Why Faith Fails the Simplest Test Read Post »
Religion is often sold as a source of comfort, morality, and guidance. Yet for women, it has been a source of control. Across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, women are written into holy texts not as equals but as subordinates. These scriptures were composed by men, for men, and their authority has been used for centuries
Why Faith Fails Women Read Post »
Every time atheists or secularists allow a debate to be framed around “what the Bible really says” or “what the Qur’an truly means,” we lose before we begin. The ground is already tilted. You are not debating reality, but the fine print of a work of fiction. It’s like arguing over whether Sherlock Holmes lived
Stop Arguing About Scripture Read Post »
Religious history is often told as a story of divine revelation. The Torah, the New Testament, and the Qur’an are presented as timeless wisdom from heaven. Yet when read historically they reveal a very different pattern. Each book did not simply appear; it was composed to address specific political crises, cultural needs, and struggles for
From Tribe to Empire: The Rise of the Sky-God Books Read Post »
Introduction: The Price of Forgetting The most radical idea of the Enlightenment was simple: one law for all. It was the end of trials by ordeal, the end of church courts with their secret verdicts, the end of justice by bloodline or faith. The law became blind and public. This was humanity’s great equaliser. But
The Law of the Land Is Not a Suggestion Read Post »
One of the most powerful defences of religion is not that it is true, but that it is comforting. When someone loses a child, a parent, or a partner, religion steps in with soft words: “They are in heaven now. You will see them again.” For many, this is what makes faith untouchable. Who would
The Comfort Question: Truth or Heaven? Read Post »
Atheists often find themselves tempted into debates with believers. The idea is simple: present evidence, expose contradictions, and reason our way toward clarity. But experience shows that this rarely works. The problem is not the skill of the atheist or the quality of the argument. The problem is the nature of faith itself. Faith and
Why Evidence Cannot Win Against Faith Read Post »
Religion presents itself as timeless and universal. Believers often claim that faith is natural, that humans are born with an instinct for gods, and that without belief we would be lost. But history and psychology suggest the opposite. Religion is not inevitable. It is cultural, transmitted like language or tradition. Without people to teach it,
Religion Without Man: Why Faith Cannot Survive Read Post »
Churches proclaim that their God is all-powerful, all-loving, and endlessly generous. From pulpits and television screens, we hear the same promises: God delivers, God provides, God blesses. Yet, week after week, collection plates are passed around. Televangelists launch fundraising campaigns. Congregations are told to dig deeper into their pockets. It raises an obvious question: if
If God Provides, Why Do Churches Ask for Money? Read Post »
