The COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to many of our favorite activities in 2020. Potlucks, our Big Meeting, Pint Night, our Toastmasters club… All had

We regularly volunteer and organize events, and we use electronic tools to let each other know what the plan is. You’ll want to connect to

The board of the Arkansas Society of Freethinkers has approved new bylaws to govern the organization. New bylaws require the approval of our members. If

In some circles, it is assumed that anyone against the mixing of government and religion must be against religion. This is far from the truth.

On March 24, hundreds of thousands of people protested across the United States calling for stricter gun laws. These demonstrations came in reaction to the

By Jim McCollum “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” Thomas Jefferson, who inspired this clause, said in his letter of January 1,

“Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.” – Proverbs 13.24 “A person who

Religious fundamentalists sometimes claim atheists have no sense of morality. According to some of these slanders, atheists’ disbelief in god is motivated by a desire

Multiple media outlets have reported the conservative Islamist government of Turkey has removed the theory of evolution by natural selection from the official high school

The photo above was virtually smuggled out of Yemen. According to CNN, the governments of Saudi Arabia and Yemen have blocked journalists from visiting the

Current generations have lived through a shocking few years. We were born into the assumption we would live in a multi-party democratic republic, with guaranteed

On February 28, 2017, America’s new president gave a speech before Congress. In it, he restated his campaign formula to “make America great” through trade

One of the most shocking facts about the Holocaust is that Jews comprised less than 1% of the German population in 1933, just over a

In our January 30 post, we debunked the excuses people make for not voting. These excuses included: not agreeing 100% with any candidate, naïve expressions of

“The question you ask – what to read and whom to study – is one that I receive quite often. It ought to be an

At exactly what point has a man grown a beard? Is it when the stubble reaches 2 millimeters long, or 7 millimeters? At what precise

In the 2016 election, over 96,421,000 eligible voters didn’t vote. That’s over 41% of the electorate. Turnout was the lowest in two decades. Health problems

We recently had the opportunity to tour some of New Orleans’ famous above-ground cemeteries, including St. Louis #1, St. Louis #2, and Lafayette Cemeteries. The

Introduction The hypothesis of a god’s existence is sometimes said to be untestable. An omnipotent god could create a universe for us and leave no

Creationists often say that life must have been created in its current state because it is too complex to have developed through evolutionary processes. There

Should theology be taken seriously? Just as you’re about to flex your open-mindedness and grant some ever-so-slight possibility to theological claims, you realize that hundreds

In the Star Trek movies and TV shows, the planet Vulcan is populated by a species who pursue logic and reason as virtues. They quickly

Imagine becoming financially independent (FI) in your 30’s or 40’s. Imagine having enough money to live off the interest and dividends for the rest of

Government corruption is a fact of life in many countries around the world. Excess payments are required to get permits, driver’s licenses, business licenses, passports,

Which of the following would you expect to be a reoccurring theme in freethought forums and Facebook group discussions? Free will versus determinism The intersection

In 2015, the Arkansas state legislature passed a bill to install a Ten Commandments monument on the State Capital grounds. The bill even included a

A recent fad among American police departments is to put “In God We Trust” bumper stickers on their vehicles. They justify this religious branding of