Exposing an Anti-Gay Pastor’s Ministry
A couple weeks ago, a 21-year-old student named Ashton Pittman posted an incredible story on his blog about the first time he went to hear anti-gay Christian pastor Damon Thompson. It’s not simply that...
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Let’s Not Forget Our Secular Founding Fathers
Jeffrey Weston reminds us that our country’s founders had very secular views about the world, regardless of the bile David Barton likes to spew (click image to enlarge):(Clemens is a character in the...
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Group of Catholics: Galileo Was Wrong!
We mock Creationists because, despite overwhelming evidence in favor of evolution, they cling to their Biblically-supported view that God created the world in six days and the Earth is only a few...
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That Banana Freaks Me Out…
Note to self: Don’t step inside an elevator. Nothing good will ever come of it.(via Atheist Cartoons)
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The Scary Atheist Aerial Banners
We’re getting the first images of the American Atheists aerial banners that have gotten so much negative publicity this past week…Wow… Can you believe the way some atheists shove their message down...
View ArticlePodcast Interview Tonight
I’m appearing on the Haizy and Zawmby podcast tonight at 11:00p (ET).They take phone calls from listeners, so get your questions ready and we’ll do battle!
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Another Beauty Pageant Contestant Who Knows Little to Nothing About Evolution…
You all saw evidence of how uneducated most of the contestants for the Miss USA pageant were — most felt that Creationism and Intelligent Design were valid theories to discuss in a public school...
View ArticleResponding to Christians’ Questions
A lot of Christians offered their questions for me on my friend Rachel Held Evans‘ site, and my answers are now posted there.If you think your responses would have been better than the ones I gave,...
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The Reason Rally Has a Date!
The details are starting to come out about the Reason Rally — a major gathering of atheists/Humanists/etc on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.The website is still in its infancy and there’s no...
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We’re Not Buying Jesus…
Reader Sheila‘s “NO SOLICITATION” sign wasn’t preventing the unwanted religious visitors from stopping by her house, so she now has this message on her door:Think it’ll work?
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Interviewed at The Angry Atheist
I recently did an interview with The Angry Atheist and you can hear the exchange on his site!(Spoiler: He’s actually very nice.)
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American Atheists Plan Flyover Banner Ads
It’s not unheard of to see flying overhead banners touting churches or theism:American Atheists, riding off the success of their “You KNOW It’s a Myth” billboard campaign, are now trying to do...
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We’re the Open-Minded Ones
One of the falsehoods some Christians love to spread is that “atheism is a religion.”That, of course, is incredibly ignorant to say.You show me real evidence of a miracle, you get your god to talk to...
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The Anglican Church’s Gaydar
St Matthew-in-the-City church in Auckland, New Zealand always comes up with funny, gay-friendly ad campaigns — seriously: check them out here.Their latest is no exception:Before you all start making...
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The Evil Atheist Math Teacher Agenda
Oh man, the folks at ChristWire are on to my wicked plans! They know that I teach ungodly things like “irrational numbers” to my students: Public schools are dens of sin where gothemo girls will try to...
View ArticleLooking for a Job in the Atheist Movement?
The Secular Student Alliance has two job openings:Event Specialist — This position involves a lot of (SSA-paid) travel!Alumni Director — This position involves engaging and keeping track of secular...
View ArticleThe Revamped Focus on the Family
It’s not everyday I get to say this, but I was quoted in the cover story for July’s issue of Christianity Today. It involves the future of the Christian group Focus on the Family now that James Dobson...
View ArticleWhy She No Longer Attends Church, Part 2
A month ago, a reader named Amanda wrote a great post about why she and her husband no longer attended church.Now, she’s back with more reasons and I suspect a lot of former Christians will sympathize...
View ArticleEveryone Needs to Calm the Fuck Down
Yeah, yeah, yeah, everyone else has had a go at it, so I might as well jump in, right?Here’s the story so far, from what I can gather.1) Female 1 says she is tired and wants to go to bed. It’s 4:00a.2)...
View ArticleThe Problems with Jainism
I don’t write about my parent’s religion here very often, but since this weekend marks the 16th Biennial Jaina Convention, we might as well discuss Jainism.For those who don’t know, Jainism’s major...
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