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The Census is a dreary duty for many, yet for some, it is an opportunity to proselytise through ideological campaigns around religious affiliation. Over recent weeks, vocal atheists around the country have been taking to social media to convince Australians to tick ‘No Religion’ on the 2021 Census. By Joel Hodge

Ironically, it is often those who rail the most against religion and against God who also protest the loudest against injustice and who point to the “problem of evil.” Yet, without God, there is no such thing as “injustice” since human beings have no “inalienable rights.”

In our special series, we hear the personal stories of transgender people of faith and where they are finding spiritual homes among Americas religious traditions.

Anti-atheism is ingrained in American politics. A refusal to remove outdated language from state Constitutions perpetuates this prejudice.

Seth Mahiga attends a service at Life Church International in Nairobi, Kenya, after resigning from his post as secretary of the group Atheists in Kenya. | Screenshot: YouTube/Elevate TV A member of a Kenyan atheist group has abandoned his leadership post within the organization after finding faith in Jesus Christ, the organization announced.  The group Atheists in Kenya Society revealed on Twitter Saturday that its secretary, Seth Mahiga, "made the decision to resign from his position as S...

The Atheists in Kenya society announced its secretary resigned because “he has found Jesus Christ and is no longer interested in promoting atheism in Kenya."

Seth Mahiga attends a service at Life Church International in Nairobi, Kenya, after resigning from his post as secretary of the group Atheists in Kenya. | Screenshot: YouTube/Elevate TV A member of a Kenyan atheist group has abandoned his leadership post within the organization after finding faith in Jesus Christ, the organization announced.  The group Atheists in Kenya Society revealed on Twitter Saturday that its secretary, Seth Mahiga, "made the decision to resign from his position as S...

Protestantism — like the rest of the world — continues to evolve. Compared to fairly recently, the country looks vastly different. Less than four decades ago, President Ronald Reagan declared 1983 the “Year of the Bible.” It was no great shock: In the early ’80s — as reported by the Pew Research Center — 89% of Americans identified as Christian. Adherents to other religions totaled 4% while only 7% subscribed to no religion at all. Since then, faith has seen a radical decline. As ...

We Must Think Beyond Reason: Lessons From 2020 Life since March 23, 2020 – the day lockdown was declared in India – was indoors. But another life, the life of the mind, was elsewhere. However, reason won’t help us understand this shift in our new condition. Representative image. Photo: Yasmina H/Unsplash Society22 hours ago The year 2020 passed by like a ship in troubled waters. Time was slow, and the mind was full of anxiety. Life since March 23, 2020 – the day lockdown was...