We know all too well how children have been sexually abused in the Catholic Church and how kids have been killed (or nearly killed) because their Christian Science parents refused to take them to a doctor. That’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to how children have been harmed by their religious families and communities. Janet Heimlich, a former freelance reporter for National Public Radio, has documented this awful epidemic in her new book Breaking Their Will:… Read more
I don’t know if it’s an original idea, but I love the way Blonde Nonbeliever phrases this: If you have a Bible on your bookshelf, you may be a Christian. If you have a Koran on your bookshelf, you may be a Muslim. If you have a Torah on your bookshelf, you may be Jewish. If you have all three, you are probably an atheist. Her message is spot-on: Only when you step outside your religion do you realize how… Read more
The Dallas/Fort Worth Coalition of Reason has embarked on a project to let people know there is diversity within our movement. Atheism isn’t just a belief held by a bunch of older white guys. There are young people, women, people of color, people who are LGBT, etc. who don’t believe in god! They’ve put together this website to profile a few of the people on their Diversity Council (Disclosure: I’m in the mix). “Since the days of Frederick Douglass, atheists… Read more
Skepticon IV is taking place November 19th – 20th in Springfield, Missouri and registration is now open! If you’re going, sign up so they have an idea of the numbers and can get an appropriate venue. The conference brings in amazing speakers and it’s free of charge. This year’s roster hasn’t been released yet, but I have word that a certain bearded biologist and a couple awesome skeptical women will be present… Read more
