When I go to Memphis in a few weeks, here’s what I want to visit: MegaCrosses are popping up everywhere. Naomi had an interesting post on the matter– describing some of the biggest ones around. She also writes through email: Erecting and maintaining the sites can create dangerous situations, especially if it is an accident-prone area already. Rather than put up crosses, I’d rather they erected metal stars on posts, with high reflectability for both day and night. The more… Read more
I mentioned earlier that the Freedom From Religion Foundation was going to be featured on CBS evening news. You can now see the video of that segment here (to the right of the article). The segment also features Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, who I’m sure would have a different opinion if government money was supporting Islam or Scientology or any faith outside his own… [tags]atheist, atheist, Freedom From Religion Foundation, FFRF, CBS… Read more
The Chicago Tribune Magazine ran a cover story today about various summer camps across the country. One of the camps they featured was Camp Quest (CQ), the summer camp for children of atheists. (Stephen Colbert poked fun at it last year.) They interviewed my friend August, the director of one of the regional sites. (Strangely enough, his wife Amanda is the president of the national Camp Quest, overseeing all six CQ sites, but she wasn’t mentioned…) Anyway, here’s the excerpt:… Read more
Yes, I know. You’ve been thinking about this for weeks now. Hemant’s turning 24 today. What should I get him for his birthday? I’ll help you out. A Plasma TV. To watch Joel Osteen. The Intelligent Design vs. Evolution Board Game. A nun. Thongs. (That’s right. Plural. Only because they’re funny.) Copies of I Sold My Soul on eBay. (Ok, I don’t *need* them, per se… I have the manuscript right next to me. But boosting my Amazon Sales Rank… Read more
