Essays

Prose from an Atheistic perspective

Here are essays, old and new, from the prolific pens of Bay Area Atheist writers. 

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• Bernard Duncan Mayes
  • The 'Soup' Manifesto

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• San Francisco Atheists
  • "Under God" Press Release
  • BattleCry counter-rally

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• Alex Colias
  • Dealing with Appeals to Personal Experience (November 2009)
  • No Theist is Atheist Towards Anything (November 2009)

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• Burt Bogardus
  • Letter to Editor, Contra Costa Times: God ignored  (August 2010)
  • Letter to Editor, Contra Costa Times: Advice for atheist  (February 2010)
  • Letter to Editor, San Ramon Valley Times: Pet Blessings Are Useless (November 2009)
  • Letter to Editor, San Ramon Valley Times: Atheist Citizens
  • Letter to Editor, March 12, 2005, Contra Costa Times: Bamboozled
  • Letter to Editor, July 14, 2005, San Ramon Valley Times: Fundies Fan Flames
  • Letter to Editor, October 12, 2005, San Ramon Valley Times: Evolution a religion?
  • Letter to Editor, December 24, 2005, Contra Costa Times

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• David Fitzgerald
  • The Collected God Rides BART Atheist essays
  • An Atheist's Reaction to War with Iraq
  • How much Reality do you want?
  • Response to "Without God, Gall is Possible."

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• Don Havis
  • The Goofiest Sect of All:  A Rationalist Looks at Mormonism
  • Jesus Never Was
  • An Inquiry into the Mental Health of Jesus: Was He Crazy?
  • The Pope's New Plan
  • "God." What is that?

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• Dave Kong
  • Faith-Based Initiative Conference Protest (includes photos)
  • Letter to the Committee on Governmental Organization, California State Assembly RE: SB 1577 (Redesignation of State Holiday Tree as a Christmas Tree)

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• Dave Mandell
  • Letter to Editor, April 25, 2005, The Argus (Fremont, CA): No Saint

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• German NPR (National Public Radio) Transcript
  • April 8th, 2002 –The Atheist Movement in America

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• Ferdinanda
  • Letter to Diane Feinstein

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• Jim Heldberg
  • Godless Americans March On Washington
  • "Under God" is Un-American
  • What Would It Take for Me to Believe in God?
  • Atheists in Foxholes Rally Speech

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