I’m dealing with a post-Speech Team hangover today now that the state tournament is over. Yesterday, after two days of competition, two of my kids were state runners-up in their respective events and another duo took third place (our team took 7th overall). It’s nothing to complain about, since those are still great accomplishments, but I know how hard those kids worked to be state champions and it’s frustrating when you fall just short of that. They’re incredible kids, though,… Read more
This is game-changing news for the Secular Student Alliance: Secular Student Alliance supporters Jeff Hawkins and Janet Strauss are excited that the SSA is growing so rapidly. Jeff and Janet know that students are an essential demographic if we want a more secular world. That’s why they helped us in 2011 as we added 110 secular campus groups, sent 303 packages of tabling supplies, held our largest annual conference ever, and organized 94 speakers’ bureau events around the country. But… Read more
The Secular Student Alliance is hiring a full-time Regional Campus Organizer as well as two summer interns. Both positions are paid and you’d be working with some really amazing staffers. The deadlines to apply are in late March and the positions would begin in June. Good luck to all of you who apply! Read more
As most of you likely know, there is a contest underway through the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. The winner will receive two free plane tickets from any North American city to the Reason Rally in Washington, D.C. and will meet Richard Dawkins — every atheist’s dream. The judges have selected 7 finalists… one of those happens to be created by Noelle George and Donna Swafford, two “Mothers Beyond Belief.” Check out their video (entitled “Equality, Freedom, Respect”)… Read more
The Occupy Heaven Movement is not very happy with Mr. Deity… and it looks like they sent Ron Jeremy to talk with Him. Don’t forget: “Torture is never love. Even in the BDSM community, there’s a safeword.” Read more
This picture and fictional conversation are making the Internet/Facebook rounds: Me: Why did You let so much stuff happen to me today? God: What do u mean? … Me: My car took forever to start … God: I didn’t let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your route that would have hit you if you were on the road. Right… Chris Calvey’s continuation of the conversation is worth your time, though 🙂 Me: So then what… Read more
It’s a “Christian parody” of Bruno Mars’ “Grenade.” It’s a parody, I assume, because everything she says in the lyrics are laughable…? (via Joe. My. God.) Read more
The Atheists for Science and Reason are now an officially recognized group on the Ball State University campus and, for their first act, they set up shop for Darwin Day, answering questions and handing out Darwin-y valentines! The one-month-old group sat in the Atrium for seven hours on Monday, turning two folding tables into a one-stop shop for anyone with questions about atheism or evolution. Resources available to passing students included informative CDs called Darwin discs, fliers, links to websites… Read more
