***Update***: Bentley, under a lot of pressure, has apologized for his comments: “It was never my intension to disenfranchise anyone”, Bentley said. “If I did make anyone of any faith feel disenfranchised, let me say I am sorry.” … “I did not mean to offend anyone with my comments there,” Bentley said to a group of religious leaders and reporters in his State Capitol office. … The governor said when he made the comments to the church audience he assumed… Read more
When the now-mandatory “moment of silence and prayer” happened in my classroom yesterday, I heard a lot of different responses from students: Why are we doing this…? [Because most Illinois politicians are idiots.] I thought forced prayer was illegal in public schools. [Yes. Yes it is…] Mehta, can we just ignore this like we do all the other announcements? [Of course not. You must listen to them every day like the perfect little angels you are.] Chicago Tribune columnist Eric… Read more
The Agnostic & Atheist Student Association at UC Davis in California is bringing Dave Fitzgerald to their campus this Friday to discuss his book Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed at All. So that won’t be controversial at all… right? Admission is only $1 but the first 20 people in line will get in for free! And it sounds like a great introduction to the debate of whether or not a person named Jesus ever really existed. I… Read more
The online community of former-Mormons is holding its annual “Brodie Awards” for “best” of everything and our own Richard Wade is nominated in the “Best Chat with the Bishop, Mishies, or Other Church Leaders” category for a column he wrote about an atheist father raising a son with a Mormon mother and a particular problem they were having with the mother’s church. If you have a second, go search for “Friendly Atheist” on the site and cast your vote for… Read more
