Dale McGowan’s daughter came home last month and was gushing about one of her teachers: “We started evolution in science today.” A tickle of dread went down my spine… “And?” “And it’s awesome. He’s teaching all about it, just like you would. He explained what theory really means, and said that the evidence is incredibly strong for evolution, and when kids started saying, ‘But the Bible says blah blah blah,’ he just put his hand up and said, ‘You can… Read more
Sam Harris is now blogging: It’s too early to tell if this will be a worthwhile endeavor for Harris — I would guess that most people stop blogging after only a handful of posts — but it’s a step forward. One of the problems with the popular atheist books is that, as helpful as they are, they can’t address current events. Richard Dawkins may have led you into atheism, but PZ Myers helps keep it at the forefront of your… Read more
David Barton is the Evangelical Christian who tries to spread a warped version of American history where our founding is based entirely on Christian values, Thurgood Marshall is de-emphasized in our high school history curriculums because he’s apparently not very notable, and separation of church and state doesn’t exist. Recently, at a “Rediscover God In America” conference, possible presidential candidate Mike Huckabee was introduced by Barton before giving a speech. As a “thank-you” to him, Huckabee praised him… while scaring… Read more
The American Humanist Association is promoting its conference (taking place next weekend) with print ads (PDF) and a billboard featuring Richard Dawkins: As far as a billboard goes, it doesn’t do much for me. Too many words… and not a great accompanying picture. Hell, it looks like Richard Dawkins walked out of a windstorm into the path of the sun. Compare that to the American Atheists’ conference-promoting billboard — which is a designer’s nightmare (according to most of you), but… Read more
