An 81-year-old woman who taught Sunday School for 54 years in Watertown, NY, was dismissed from her First Baptist Church position because… well, apparently they discovered she was a woman. And as we all know, women should keep silent. At least, that’s what the church board said to her. Their letter quoted 1 Timothy 2:12: “I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.” The Reverend Timothy LaBouf is also on the… Read more
Beliefnet.com recently put out a list called “Who’s Who Among the Godless,” talking about those atheists who are “leading the charge” on atheist issues. There are some notables missing (Dawkins?), but perhaps this list is just limited to Americans. In which case I think arguments could be made for some people who should be in this List of Ten but are not. Still, they did a good job of getting a wide range of atheists. (more…) Read more
