If you’re offended, blame Reed. That’s by a Canadian comedy troupe called Picnicface, by the way. It’s been a while since I saw a really funny cartoon/video/whatever ripping on atheism. There must be some good stuff out there. If you know of something, please send me a link! We’re equal opportunity offenders here. [tags]Stephanie Rosen, Jew, Picnicface, Halifax, Canada, atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
Right, I know. Who cares. But I did enjoy this email from the Secular Coalition for America. On Sunday, June 17th, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich will celebrate his 64th birthday. This is the man who claims that “our inalienable rights come from God,” who lambastes the courts for not following “the culture of 91 percent of America,” and who prepared the “Walking Tour of God in Washington, D.C.” June 17th is also the 49th birthday of Lori… Read more
The list of “The Top 10 Craziest TV Preachers” (with video) is now at Uber.com. The top three can be found here. Personally, you’ll get your fix if you watch numbers 2, 3, 5, 7, 9. Actually, #9 is going to give me nightmares for weeks. Don’t watch that one. [tags]atheist, atheism, preacher, pastor, church, uber.com[/tags] Read more
Claudia Parsons of Reuters has an article discussing a report put out by the EastWest Institute regarding religious extremism. It’s in advance of a conference to be held Thursday called “Towards a Common Response: New Thinking Against Violent Extremism and Radicalization.” What does the report say? It said extremists from each of the three faiths often have tangible grievances — social, economic or political — but they invoke religion to recruit followers and to justify breaking the law, including killing… Read more
Karen Lancaster wrote a nice piece in her local gazette. Now, there’s a follow-up letter by Richard Russell that also makes atheists look good: We [atheists], too, have every confidence we will take our rightful place as equals in a free society as soon as people get to know us personally. So kudos to Lancaster for reminding the good citizens of Chillicothe that a smart, articulate person such as she -as well as about one person out of seven nationwide… Read more
