I was featured in a story published on March 25, 2022 by prominent conservative media outlet PJ Media to discuss details about my organization Republican Atheists and my political background. The story is titled "Republican Atheists: Meet the Conservative Atheists You May Not Have Known About." Access story at this link. PJ Media is the… Continue reading Discussing Republican Atheists and my political background with PJ Media
I was recently featured on the conservative Youtube channel The Brass Exchange to discuss my views on politics and social issues. The discussion was recorded on February 7, 2022. During the discussion we focused on homeschool, the traditional family model, atheist organizations, conservative atheists, Planned Parenthood, voter engagement, similarities between Sweden and the US and… Continue reading Recently featured on conservative Youtube channel The Brass Exchange
Persecuted religious groups "Faith and resilience in Middle East’s imperiled Christian communities." Featuring author Janine Di Giovanni - link
American Humanist Association (AHA), one of the most recognized humanist organizations in the world, recently received heat for retracting one of its most prestigious awards from noted evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. Dawkins was awarded the Humanist of the Year Award in 1996. In a recent tweet posted on April 10, 2021, Dawkins made a statement… Continue reading What is taking American Humanist Association so long to cancel all of its award recipients?
For some reason I have been in a creative mood ever since 2020 kicked off. Perhaps it is because my daughter has been easier to care for after shifting out of the newborn stage, and I have been indoors a lot because it is so cold in the far north of Sweden! I launched three… Continue reading Three new atheist organizations launched by Lauren Ell in 2020
While US atheist commentary outlets and organizations often make it seem that they rail against anything that has to do with religion, it has become more common for progressive atheists and religious individuals and organizations to work closely together as long as they have similar values in serving the progressive agenda. What do I mean… Continue reading When progressive atheists team up with the religious community to further their values
Atheist organizations Secular Student Alliance and Secular Coalition for America have made a name for themselves since the early 2000s. While these organizations often claim they are representing the US atheist community, one may be surprised to learn these organizations actually have a foundation in humanism, a doctrine that took modern shape in the early… Continue reading Many US atheist organizations have been inundated in humanism since their beginning
I was recently featured on a livestream interview hosted by the Youtube channel HistoryNET where I discussed my organization Republican Atheists, the US atheist community and life in Sweden. One of the hosts of HistoryNET has been following Republican Atheists' social media for some time and recommended that HistoryNET should interview me. The channel primarily… Continue reading My latest livestream interview where I discuss Republican Atheists and more
While the value of religion may be diminishing all over the west, there appears to also be a consistent trend of diminishing public interest in atheist groups and events. This diminishing interest was particularly noticeable in Australia when Global Atheist Convention event "Reason to Hope," scheduled to take place February 9-11, 2018, was cancelled due… Continue reading The diminishing public interest in atheist groups and atheist events
I recently came across an article about yet another atheist Christmas display that sparked conflict and was ordered to be taken down. This display was set up by Freedom From Religion Foundation at the Texas State Capitol in 2015. The display featured Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and the Statue of Liberty peering down at the… Continue reading Atheist perspective: Atheist organizations should just stop putting up “Christmas” displays
