Matthew at Get Underground had an experience not unknown to many atheists: he had to listen to an older man talk about Jesus on a subway. It wasn’t something he asked for. He was just trying to read his newspaper, until the man started talking to him, and Matthew wanted to be polite so he indulged the older man in his dialogue: Somehow the topic of the mostly one-way conversation turned towards history. “All history is, is HIS story. And… Read more
According to a recent press release regarding the National Day of Prayer, the Freedom From Religion Foundation said this: The Freedom From Religion Foundation, the largest national association of atheists and agnostics, which reached 10,000 members last month, says public officials should not issue proclamations of prayer or direct citizens to worship. While they are correct that a “day of prayer” should be sponsored by churches and not the government, my focus is on the membership. 10,000+ members. That’s incredible…. Read more
Last week, I was a guest on an episode of Culture Shocks with Barry Lynn. Reverend Barry Lynn is the executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and if you ever get a chance to see him give a speech, go watch him. He’s intelligent, funny, and knows his stuff. Want proof? Here’s Pat Robertson talking about him: “Barry Lynn is an intolerant jerk.” So you know he’s good. This is quite possibly the best interview… Read more
I’m going to be speaking at California State University, Long Beach this Thursday evening. If you’re in the area and would like to come, please stop on by! The event is free so you have no excuses. Here are the details: Where: In Cal State Long Beach’s University Student Union (USU), specifically in the Alamitos Bay Room. Here’s a campus map (look for USU in box E4). When: Thursday, May 3 at 8:00 p.m. The event is sponsored by the… Read more
The other night, a Friend and I went out with a number of her classmates– I didn’t know any of them. But I introduced myself and things were fine. When I left, a couple of the classmates asked the Friend who I was, what’s my deal, and the other typical interrogation questions all people ask about strangers. As my Friend told them about me, it came out that I was an atheist. The classmates were apparently stunned. They told my… Read more
