Wilmington Faith & Values

Atheists to unveil first monument to unbelief on public land

Kimberly Winston | Jun 7, 2013

(RNS) After years of unsuccessful challenges to religious monuments on public land, atheists are adopting a new strategy: if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.
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Where are the spiritual leaders on Moral Mondays?

David Scott | Jun 3, 2013

David Scott writes: "It's Moral Monday (June 3) in Raleigh, and hundreds will assemble to ask for change from North Carolina's legislators. I ask how many spiritual leaders, pastors, priests will be there?"
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Meet Robert Ingersoll, America’s most famous forgotten atheist

Kimberly Winston | May 30, 2013

A self-educated attorney and atheist, Ingersoll was a Victorian-era rock star who could pack theaters from Texas to New York with people who came from hundreds of miles around to hear “The Great Agnostic” lecture against religion.
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29 May

Pope Francis’ Statement on Atheists - What’s the Big Deal?

Submitted by Victor Pap

Cambridge, MA - As the controversy and questions continue to arise around what Pope Francis really said last week regarding Heaven, Hell, atheism and salvation, writers for both secular and Catholic media outlets are still trying to determine whether atheists are destined for Heaven or doomed to H... More

Is Pope Francis a heretic? No, but he does raise questions

David Gibson | May 28, 2013

Pope Francis was only affirming the doctrine that Christ redeemed the whole world. Whether people accept that belief is another matter.
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COMMENTARY: Can religiosity be a mental illness?

David Scott | May 24, 2013

Blogger David Scott writes about the usefulness of doubt in the debate between science and religion and the controversies over the new "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders."
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A humanist’s heart on Boston and healing a nation

Han Hills | May 9, 2013

Protesting the barring of non-theists at the April Boston bombing memorials, Han Hills writes: "People without faith are no less than those who follow a deity or creed. To lock the doors on us, only allowing stated “believers” to grieve, is a vile and sectarian act indicative of the blind prejudice behind the acts we decry and the victims we mourn."
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A wedding without God? The rise of humanist celebrants

Amanda Greene | Apr 25, 2013

With the rise of the ‘nones’ – the 20 percent of Americans without a particular spirituality – more couples are looking for wedding celebrants who don’t mind skipping God’s blessing of the ceremony altogether.
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