So I’m driving downtown today, stuck in traffic. I look at the car in front of me. There’s a bumper sticker on it: No big deal, right? It doesn’t bother me. In any other case, I would just go back to singing in the car, hoping no one is looking at me. But then I look below the sticker and read the license plate: Anyone else see the irony…? (By the way, I recreated the images above with software. There… Read more
Dale McGowan’s book Parenting Beyond Belief will be released in the next couple weeks! I’m very excited; it’s not very often you get to read essays specifically for atheist parents, written by the likes of Julia Sweeney, Penn Jillette, and Richard Dawkins, to name a few. You should be excited, too. The only way to make this news better is to announce the new Parenting Beyond Belief Blog! It’s sure to be a great resource for secular parents (and people… Read more
Why do I love my Facebook News Feed? Because it updates me when my friends get new hobbies: So many jokes in there… But I like Obama and just can’t bring myself to make them. The first end-of-quarter fundraising deadline for presidential candidates is this Saturday. [tags]Barack Obama, Facebook, basketball[/tags] Read more
Adam at Daylight Atheism sent a contribution to Congressman Pete Stark’s campaign after his announcement and received a letter from Stark’s office. Go check it out! One excerpt: Some say it took courage to acknowledge being a non-theist. Actually, real courage is exemplified when we work to bring peace around the world through honest diplomacy; address the hunger and poverty that continues to grown [sic] amid areas of wealth; provide high quality health care to every resident; and ensure quality… Read more
Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune illuminates a pointless law that was recently approved by the Illinois Senate in today’s column. This legislation “requires public school students to start each day with a moment of silence.” Right now, teachers may choose this option if they want, but it’s not mandatory. (By the way, if you didn’t click on that link, please do. Scroll to the bottom to see the revision. It’s even more infuriating than just reading about it.) The… Read more
