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 something similar by purchasing overhead ribbons that read: God-LESS America — atheists.org Or: Atheism is Patriotic — atheists.org “The purpose of the banners is to highlight the fact that atheists are everywhere, in every parade, on every beach, and in every state, city, and town,” said Dave… Read more
I’ve mentioned on here before that I’m the chair of an organization called Foundation Beyond Belief. It’s a group that puts Humanist values in action, by selecting a variety of charities each month for our members and allowing them to choose how much of their donations go to each one. If you really like the charity in our Peace category, you can give more of your donation to them. If you don’t want to support the charity in our “Challenge… Read more
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This is the Bible you wish you had as a little girl. Right? Right. Because otherwise, you’re clearly a bad Christian and not very feminine at all… Discuss: A full-text Bible in sparkling pink binding appeals to the inner princess of every girl. With a princess presentation section in the front and four-page color section in the back, this Bible in the New King James Translation will be an instant favorite. Jeweled snap-flap closure. Read more
The Parks & Recreation Department in Liberty, Missouri is sponsoring a summer concert series, which sounds all well and good. In fact, this August, the KC All Stars will be playing. Over the weekend, though, the concert series kicked off with a performance by Sidewalk Prophets, a Christian band. The event cost the city $9,500. It was “heavily promoted on Christian radio stations Calvary 88.5 and K-Love 97.3.” And a non-perishable food collection was taken up for a local ministry:… Read more
