After activist Rob Sherman heard that a science teacher at Libertyville High School in Illinois was teaching Creationism — you can see the teacher’s handouts here (PDF) — all he had to do was speak up at a school board meeting to put a stop to it. It was that simple: Libertyville High School teacher Beau Schaefer has been ordered by School District 128 to stop teaching creationism during the evolution chapter of his biology class. The order came only… Read more
After military officials at Fort Bragg cut off the resources for Rock Beyond Belief, many people have been complaining to their local politicians. That includes George G. Cleveland, a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He’s also chair of the state’s Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs committee. So it’s even more incredible that he responded to one complaint with this (emphasis mine): Ms. [name witheld] — This is a Federal issue not a State issue. With that… Read more
I don’t know why this video is appearing everywhere, but it is: Is it a Poe? I don’t even care to find out. (***Update***: The commenters all say this is indeed a Poe.) Even if it were true, one young, crazy Christian doesn’t say anything about the other people following the faith. It’s easy to point to her as a victim of Christian brainwashing, but I don’t know a single Christian who would agree with what she says. (Even the… Read more
My old nickname for Mike Lee, the religiousantagonist, was “Dammit Mike.” My new one is “The Johnny Knoxville of atheism.” That’ll make more sense after you see this video, featuring the aftermath of his “conversion” to Mormonism. There’s the part where he apologizes to people on behalf of the Mormon church for offending them (I love the reaction from the anonymous guy at the 1:37 mark when Mike explains that the Mormon church didn’t allow black people to become priests… Read more
