North Texas Church of Freethought

08/23/2026

Where are the mainstream religions and churches on such issues as this? AWOL as usual, obsessed about s*x and what people do with their ge****ls. Even the Vatican used to weigh in on "just war" - a subject that "Jesus" discussed at great length in the Gospels. Oh wait ...

New Lines verified three cases in Tehran and Karaj where sites were hit multiple times, increasing the harm to civilians and first responders for little military advantage

08/02/2026

Christian doctrines enshrined in the law increase risks for pregnant women:

Misoprostol in Louisiana is now kept locked in a secure room

08/02/2026

07/15/2026

So here's a new moral conundrum:

Should patients who choose euthanasia be able to die by having their vital organs removed for donation? The ethical concerns are substantial.

07/14/2026

Yes, physical matter, including carbon, oxygen and hydrogen atoms, behave the same way all across the universe as they do on Earth:

A monosaccharide sugar has been detected in an interstellar cloud: the chiral ketose erythrulose. Observations and chemical modelling show that it forms efficiently on dust grains, supporting an interstellar origin for prebiotic sugars linked to early life.

07/06/2026

It reminds me of when Craig Venter was asked about whether his work creating synthetic cells was "playing God" and he responded by saying: "We're not playing."

A synthetic cell can now grow and divide—but it’s still far from alive

07/04/2026

Modern Christians trot this one out when they are reminded that their deity is a supporter of chattel slavery. But if "therer is neither slave nor free" means "God" is against slavery, then why doesn't "there is neither male nor female" mean that "God" is against gender distinctions? Yet those who scream loudest that they are the "real Christians" hate trans*xuals and pass laws criminalizing XY people using "women's" bathrooms. They should instead ban all gender-specific bathrooms and other practices!

06/28/2026

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/texas-bible-required-reading-public-school

Critics say mandating Bible reading for over 5m students breaches constitutional separation of church and state

06/26/2026

Evolution In Action:

Urban Rodents May Be Evolving Against Common Poisons June 25, 2026 by Office of Public Outreach and Communication Scientists are solving the mystery of how rats and mice are growing resistant to conventional pest control methods. Now researchers at Rutgers University believe they may know one reason...

06/14/2026

Ask Google "are people on the autism spectrum more likely to be atheists?" and it answers: "Yes, research suggests that individuals on the autism spectrum are statistically more likely to be atheists or agnostics compared to the general population." Not that all are, of course. But not being as reflexively inclined to attribute a theory of mind to everything makes it more difficult to accept the notion of disembodied supernatural minds and a "bottom up" systemizing way of making sense of things makes supernatural claims seem even more implausible and silly. Of course this does not mean that people with ASD - not that it's really a disorder, especialluy in high-functioning individuals! - have no religion or have difficulty with forming a "total reacction upon life" as William James called religion. But they appear to be more apt to reject ways of thinking that are at odds with "common sense" practicality.

This article presents a narrative theoretical and empirical review of religiosity in adults on the autism spectrum. Religiosity is defined as an individual set of beliefs and practices proposed by a religious institution or group. This topic is ...