Atheism news

Atheism is in decline worldwide, with the number of atheists falling from 4.5% of the world’s population in 1970 to 2.0% in 2010 and projected to drop to 1.8% by 2020.

Below is a list of atheism news articles and other articles:

Global atheism news

See also: Global atheism and Desecularization

• The world is expected to become more religious — not less By Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Washington Post, April 24, 2015
• Think religion is in decline? Look at 'who is going forth and multiplying', Vancouver Sun, October 12, 2014
• Global Study: Atheists in Decline, Only 1.8% of World Population by 2020, CNS News by Michael W. Chapman, July 24, 2013

Atheism demographics news articles

See also: Atheist population and Atheism and women and Western atheism and race

United States atheism demographics news

• The Atheism Gap By Stephen L. Carter, BloombergView, March 27, 2015
• Atheists And Agnostics Have A Shocking Race Problem by Eric Owens, Daily Caller, March 30, 2015

United States atheism news

See also: American atheism

• Three Muslim students shot dead execution-style 'by neighbor who had ranted against religion' in fight over parking at UNC Chapel Hill by Claire Carter and Lydia Warren, Daily Mail, February 11, 2015

• Atheists Force Woman to Remove Cross Honoring Dead Son by Katherine Weber, Christian Post, March 7, 2014

European atheism news

In 2014, the Pew Research Forum indicated that Europe will go from 11% of the world's population to 7% of the world's population by 2050.

See also: Secular Europe

British atheism news

See also: British atheism

• The British state’s silent war on religion by Frank Furedi (Sociologist and commentator), Spiked, June 9, 2015

• Prominent Brit atheist Polly Toynbee pulls out of debate with apologist William Lane Craig, Uncommon Descent, August 14, 2011

• Richard Dawkins accused of cowardice for refusing to debate existence of God, The Daily Telegraph, May 14, 2011

• Children who front Richard Dawkins' atheist ads are evangelicals, by Ken Ham, December 16, 2009

• Atheist's bizarre bid to convert Christian by Richard Smith, The East Anglican Daily Times, September 12, 2008

German atheism news

• Are Evangelicals Winning the World? Why are parts of Germany formerly under the enforced secularism of the Communist party rediscovering charismatic religion? by Peter L. Berger, The American Interest, June 3, 2015

French atheism news

• Old Tradition of Secularism Clashes With France’s New Reality by Steven Erlanger and Kimiko De Freytas-Tamura, New York Times, February 5, 2015

• Charlie Hebdo and France’s Irreligious Tradition by Kenneth R. Weinstein, The American Interest, January 13, 2015

• In a France suspicious of religion, evangelicalism's message strikes a chord by Robert Marquand, Christian Science Monitor, February 12, 2012

Chinese atheism news

See also: Growth of Christianity in China and Militant atheism and Atheism and communism and State atheism

Yang Fenggang of Purdue University, in Indiana, says the Christian church in China has grown by an average of 10% a year since 1980. He reckons that on current trends there will be 250m Christians by around 2030, making China’s Christian population the largest in the world.

• Guangzhou Authorities Attempt to Stop Gathering of Recently-Persecuted Guangfu House Church by Qiao Nong, Persecution.org, June 11, 2015

• As China knocks down Christian crosses, the faithful restore them by Robert Marquand, Christian Science Monitor, June 8, 2015

• Chinese Province Issues Draft Regulation on Church Crosses, by Michael Forsythemay, New York Times, May 8, 2015

• Christianity in China by Eleanor Albert, Council on Foreign Relations, May 7, 2015

• China's Communist Party Bans Believers, Doubles Down On Atheism by Matt Sheehan, Huffington Post, February 2, 2015

• China’s Communist Party Reaffirms Marxism, Maoism, Atheism by William F. Jasper, New American, November 20, 2014

• Cracks in the atheist edifice, The Economist, November 1, 2014

• Why is China tearing down church crosses? Because it’s terrified of religion by Damian Thompson, The Spectator, August 17, 2014

• The Protestant Work Ethic: Alive & Well…In China By Hugh Whelchel on September 24, 2012

• China’s Morally Hollow Economy Samuel Gregg, The American Spectator, October 28, 2011

Australian atheism news

• Melbourne Atheist: The Exterminator by Bill Muehlenberg, Creation Ministries International, January 26, 2007

North Korean atheism news

• Court Tells North Korea to Pay US Family $330 Million for Missionary's Death, Christianity Today, April 14, 2015

• Repressive, atheist North Korea has a surprising relationship with Christian missionaries by Matthew Bell, PRI, October 22, 2014

• North Korea says imprisoned American tried to become 'second Snowden' by James Pearson, Reuters, September 20, 2014

Studies on atheism - news articles

See also: Atheism statistics

• Scientists discover that atheists might not exist, and that’s not a joke By Nury Vittachi, Science 2.0, July 6th 2014

• Everything Is Permitted? People Intuitively Judge Immorality as Representative of Atheists, Will M. Gervais, Journal: PlOS ONE, Published: April 09, 2014,

New Atheism news articles

New atheist Richard Dawkins

See also: New Atheism

• What Scares the New Atheists by John Gray, The Guardian, March 3, 2015

• The "New Atheism" Has a Problem with Women by David Klinghoffer, Evolution News and Views, September 16, 2014

• What the New Atheism's Gender Gap Tells You by David Klinghoffer, Evolution News and Views, November 25, 2014

News articles on the New Atheist Richard Dawkins

The economist Tomáš Sedláček (left) and the atheist philosopher John Gray (right) at ZURICH.MINDS 2012

See also: Richard Dawkins

• The Closed Mind of Richard Dawkins by John Gray, The New Republic, October 2, 2014
• Richard Dawkins upset that public doesn’t like him by Warren Nunn, Creation Ministries International, May 13, 2014

Richard Dawkins' comments on Down's syndrome babies

See also: Abortion and atheism

• Down's Syndrome girl passes six GCSEs as dad calls Richard Dawkins 'an ignorant idiot', Mirror by Grace Macaskill, August 23, 2014
• Atheist Richard Dawkins: 'Abort' Down's Syndrome Baby, 'Immoral To Bring It Into The World' by Dr. Susan Berry, Breitbart News, August 20, 2014
• Richard Dawkins Exposes the Immorality of His Atheism By Michael Brown, Christian Post, August 21, 2014

Elevatorgate news stories - Chronological order

See also: Elevatorgate news stories - Chronological order

Below is a list of news stories about the Elevatorgate scandal which involved Richard Dawkins and Rebecca Watson.

• Richard Dawkins and male privilege By Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, July 5, 2011 10:30 am

• Richard Dawkins Gets into a Comments War with Feminists by Caitlin Dickson, The Wire, July 6, 2011

• Richard Dawkins Torn Limb From Limb—By Atheists by Remy Stern, Gawker, July 7, 2011

• Richard Dawkins: Skeptic of women? - Salon, July 8, 2011

• Richard Dawkins, check the evidence on the 'chilly climate' for women by Emily Band, The Guardian, July 24, 2011

• Atheists address sexism issues - USA Today, September 15, 2011

Rebecca Watson's article appearing in Slate

• It Stands to Reason, Skeptics Can Be Sexist Too by Rebecca Watson, Slate, October 2012

Subsequent articles mentioning Elevatorgate incident

• Richard Dawkins: Atheism’s asset or liability? by Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service, August 7, 2014

• Is Richard Dawkins destroying his reputation? by Sophie Elmhirst, The Guardian, June 9, 2015

PZ Myers: News articles

See also: PZ Myers

• The Deeper Issues of the Worm Video Debate: P.Z. Myers's Misdirection by Paul Nelson, Evolution News and Views, May 7, 2015
• Which Is the Real PZ Myers? by Casey Luskin, Evolution News and Views, June 9, 2014
• In Seattle, PZ Myers Reflects Candidly on His Constituency by David Klinghoffer, Evolution News and Views, April 5, 2013

Editorial pieces on atheism in news outlets

• Atheism: an intellectually challenged world view by Dr. Wayne Wes, The Gleaner, June 21, 2015