tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post8142944732436980143..comments2023-10-23T17:28:57.604-04:00Comments on The Other 95%: The Scarlett Letter Campaign or yes, I too am an Atheist...Kevin Zelniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-48970361218263837372007-08-25T23:23:00.000-04:002007-08-25T23:23:00.000-04:00FYI:Duncan, O. D. (2004) The Rise of the Nones: a ...FYI:<BR/><BR/>Duncan, O. D. (2004) The Rise of the Nones: a paleostatistical inquiry part 1. Free Inquiry, Dec 2003/Jan 2004: 24(1), 24-27.<BR/>Duncan, O. D. (2004) The Rise of the Nones: a paleostatistical inquiry part 2. Feb/March 2004 Free Inquiry, 24(2), 29-31.Kevin Zelniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-63762570011360853442007-08-25T23:21:00.000-04:002007-08-25T23:21:00.000-04:00Blackout, Thanks, though I am a militant optimist ...Blackout, Thanks, though I am a militant optimist I do have hope for the world. There was an article in Free Inquiry about "The Rise of the Nones" in their Dec 2003/Jan 2004 (Vol. 24 issue 1) by Otis Dudley Duncan. He noted the number of respondents to CUNY's American Religious Identification survey who chose "No Religion" over a religious preference rose from 8% in 1990 to 14% in 2001. The article is certainly worth checking out. He also shows concurring results from 6 other national poll series. Part 2 addresses more of the why. Both fundamentalists and catholics (i.e. me) lost the most members during that time.<BR/><BR/>Anyone feel free to email me for a pdf of both articles.Kevin Zelniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-29509391463902540982007-08-18T23:08:00.000-04:002007-08-18T23:08:00.000-04:00Jim, thanks for the tip off. Its great! I've read ...Jim, thanks for the tip off. Its great! I've read reviews of Parenting Beyond Belief in Free Inquiry and other Humanist zines. I'll have to get it (after I pass my comps).<BR/><BR/>Aydin, I might do a cover of Freakwater's <I>Gone to Stay</I>. A beautifully sung ballad with the chorus: <BR/>"There's nothing so pure as the kindness of an atheist , simple act of unselfishness that never has to be repaid.<BR/>And there's nothing so sure as a razor blade above your wrist .<BR/>When you think you just can't stand it, that you're gonna leave empty handed . Do you still dream of being saved"<BR/><BR/>Or just make my own invert atheism song. Perhaps titled "Even the spineless know there ain't no God".Kevin Zelniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-32207663646241582202007-08-18T19:44:00.000-04:002007-08-18T19:44:00.000-04:00How about an atheist song next?How about an atheist song next?AYDIN ÖRSTANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891160904748206385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-78502620655865940182007-08-18T05:54:00.000-04:002007-08-18T05:54:00.000-04:00From a swedish atheist: I don´t understand how edu...From a swedish atheist: <BR/><BR/>I don´t understand how educated people can believe in any God. <BR/><BR/>I am glad you are a proud atheist, this means there are still hope for the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-73863266755647923072007-08-18T02:03:00.000-04:002007-08-18T02:03:00.000-04:00this blogger may be of interest to you...as well a...<A HREF="http://parentingbeyondbelief.com/blog/" REL="nofollow">this blogger</A> may be of interest to you...as well as <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0814474268/ref=nosim/?tag=parebeyobeli-20" REL="nofollow">his book</A>.Jim Lemirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000051293978203511noreply@blogger.com