Police in Bend, Oregon may have caught the vandals who tagged a couple local churches with references to the Flying Spaghetti Monster: Three teenagers suspected in multiple recent graffiti incidents were arrested by Bend Police shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday. … The three suspects were jailed and released. They face four counts each of first-degree criminal mischief. I’m not mentioning their names. They don’t deserve the extra publicity. But I hope this is the last we hear of the church… Read more
Last week, the Idaho Atheists helped clean up a two-mile stretch of Boise: There was lots of great conversation and we found some interesting things. Card by card we picked up almost a whole deck of cards, we also picked up a porn magazine almost page by page, a page from a hymnal, a church bulletin, a small baggy of unidentified pills, and a pack of 1 cc syringes (without the needle). So the litterers include porn enthusiasts and Christians…. Read more
I’m doing a small project and I’d love to get material from people. (If you leave your email in the comments, I may contact you.) Here’s the setup: I often hear how newly-minted atheists feel alone because they think they’re the only ones in their community who think that way. If you became an atheist at a young age, did you know anyone close to you who was also an atheist? A family member? A friend? A teacher? A coach?… Read more
Camp Quest is really popular with children, so if you’re like me, you’re jealous you never had a chance to attend one. That’s about to change now that they’re offering the experience to entire families! At least in a couple locations… Camp Quest Montana will take place July 30th – August 6th, 2011. Anyone from birth to your grandma is the right age for Camp Quest Montana. Our schedule is structured with activities for children, tweens, and teens. Sometimes, families… Read more
Here’s the clip from this morning’s “Fox & Friends Weekend” talking about the church vandalism story: I didn’t realize the segment would be so short! You can tell I tried to get in that last line at the end… I also wish I had said the site’s name or mentioned Foundation Beyond Belief, but I (wrongly, as it turned out) thought they would have it written underneath me as I spoke. Whoops. I thought Pastor John Bluebaugh came off pretty… Read more
