Everyone say hello to Chai Mama! Her new blog will be a resource for atheist parents: My mission on this blog is not to be the anti religion but to be a positive atheist and post about family, children, charities, community and things that would in general interest the atheist or agnostic parent. It’ll make a nice addition to the atheist parenting blogs already out there, including Dale McGowan’s. [tags]atheist, atheism, Chai Mama, agnostic, Dale McGowan[/tags] Read more
There was much written last week about Karl Rove’s supposed atheism, following an interview that Christopher Hitchens did with New York Magazine to promote his new book God is Not Great. Has anyone in the Bush administration confided in you about being an atheist? Well, I don’t talk that much to them—maybe people think I do. I know something which is known to few but is not a secret. Karl Rove is not a believer, and he doesn’t shout it… Read more
Mike Clawson is a regular commenter on this blog. He wants to see equal rights for gay people, believes in Evolution, strongly advocates the separation of church and state, endorses humanist ideals, and doesn’t think the Bible should always be read literally. All this may be unusual because he is a Christian pastor. Though if you’ve seen what he’s written, you know his remarks are always respectful and knowledgeable. He gives praise to atheists who make good points, while rightfully… Read more
Last night, ABC’s 20/20 aired an episode called “Seeing and Believing: The Power of Faith.” I didn’t get a chance to view it, and the video doesn’t seem to be up on their site yet (***Update*** You can see the segment here), but there is an article up regarding the atheist segment of the program, focusing on the Smalkowski family. Most of the article discusses how Nicole was harassed at school after she didn’t participate in a prayer circle following… Read more
