The following is a list created by Eddie Tabash, an attorney from California. Tabash is also the chair of the First Amendment Task Force for the Council for Secular Humanism. I’ve heard Christian responses to many of these claims, and not that those responses are any valid, but it’s always good for atheists to be able to recite a quick list like this. And Christians do need to have responses to these claims if they want to defend their faith…. Read more
Greg at Free Mind Joe reminds us not to click on this link. Don’t do it! . . . You just don’t listen, do you…? Well, you deserve the punishment. If you missed it, the FAQ on that site is quite amusing. (On a personal note, I got to meet Greg at the Rally for Reason– his version of the event is here. Very nice guy, that Greg. If he’s not on your blogroll, fix that now.) [tags]atheist, atheism, Free… Read more
What is it with Christian buildings costing $27,000,000? First, the Creation Museum. Now, the Billy Graham Library. Anyway, there was an interesting quotation in the AP article from Franklin Graham, Billy Graham’s son: Asked for his thoughts on the state of evangelism, Franklin Graham warned about a creeping “liberalism” that is leading people to question the authority of Scripture. “Every generation, liberalism comes into the church. Men and women take their eyes off the cross,” he said. “My father didn’t… Read more
Ashley Schulte of the Ohio Rational Response Squad made an awesome video using footage from the Rally for Reason. And I am in it. For two seconds. (By the way, check out the wonderful Atheist Dance at the end! It’s like our new handshake.) A second video (inside the museum) will be coming soon. [tags]atheist, atheism, Ashley Schulte, Ohio Rational Response Squad, Rally for Reason[/tags] Read more
If you ever wanted a good source to back up the statement that atheists are the minority least likely to get elected, Data360 has some nice graphs pulling together the various Gallup poll results on the topic. Here’s the atheist chart in depth. Compare that chart to those of how many people would vote for a homosexual or black person, respectively: (via the Freakonomics blog) [tags]atheist, atheism, president, gay, homosexual, black, data360[/tags] Read more
