I’m back from the 3rd annual meeting of the atheist leaders across the country. (And no, they’re not all “atheists” but I’m just ignoring label differences right now.) Like so many of these types of get-togethers, it’s hard to get everyone to agree on anything, but I did like one major idea that was proposed. On the National Day of Prayer, many secular groups choose to participate in the National Day of Reason. This year, let’s get as many groups… Read more
The meeting of atheist leaders is tomorrow, and I’ll be back late Monday night with all the fun news. Until then… A couple friends and I were sent by a benefactor to a fundraising event for the Young Democrats of America tonight. Forget the whole part about how it was utterly chaotic, how people were rude while the speakers were at the podium, and how everyone there gave off a vibe of “I want to be a politician when I… Read more
This Saturday, for the third year in a row, the leaders of nearly all the major atheist/humanist organizations in the country will be meeting in Washington D.C. to discuss ways to collaborate, share resources, and decide best methods to share our message with others. Participating organizations include: American Atheists American Ethical Union American Humanist Association Anti-Discrimination Support Network Association of Humanistic Rabbis Atheist Alliance International The Brights Camp Quest Center for Atheism Freedom from Religion Foundation Humanist Institute Internet Infidels… Read more
In case you missed it last night, Brian Sapient and others from the Rational Response Squad were featured on Nightline last night, discussing the Blasphemy Challenge. It seemed to be a fair portrayal. Much better than the one you saw on Fox News Channel… here’s the video. Enjoy! [tags]Brian Sapient, Rational Response Squad, Nightline, Blasphemy Challenge, Fox News Channel, atheist, atheism, Christianity, Christian[/tags] Read more
Allow me to speak Macaca for a moment. Bollywood star (and former Miss World) Aishwarya Rai is engaged to Abhishek Bachchan. (That’s like the Indian celebrity equivalent of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.) Aishwarya is said to be a manglik. This means she was born at a time when “Mars [was] in the 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, or 12th house of the Vedic astrology lunar chart.” If two mangliks get married, it’s ok. But if a manglik marries a non-manglik,… Read more
