Remember the Black Atheists of Atlanta and the homophobia that came through in a recent public access TV show? Well, the Ask An Atheist podcast recently brought on Mandisa Thomas, president of the Black Nonbelievers of Atlanta. She wants you all to know her group (BNoA) has nothing to do with the BAoA and she condemns those remarks. It’s clear from her interview that the African-American atheist community in Atlanta has a positive, LGBT-accepting group to join if they’re interested…. Read more
This paragraph tells you everything you need to know about what happened to Taylor Campione and Kelsi Culpepper during a recent Minnesota Twins baseball game: After seeing the quick peck on the lips, the guard told the women that “we don’t play grab ass here” and that they must “adhere to the 10 Commandments” while at the stadium. WTF? A “quick peck” is equivalent to playing “grab ass”? And which commandment did they break that other couples in the stadium… Read more
The U.S. Department of Education has just released legal guidelines regarding the Equal Access Act. Nothing really changes now, as far as I can tell. But the document and group guide (DOC) reaffirm the right for LGBT and atheist students to start their own clubs in public high schools. The Act applies to: (1) any public secondary school (2) that receives federal funds (3) and creates a limited open forum by allowing one or more noncurricular student groups to meet… Read more
I had mentioned before that I spoke with Pastor John Bluebaugh at Christian Life Center about the vandalism issue. The church had cleaned up the mess and didn’t need the funds, but he was grateful for the gesture. Today, I spoke with Pastor Jason Myhre at Westside Church. He said that a volunteer or two had helped them with cleanup and they didn’t need the funds either. He added that he appreciated what you all did. … Ok, so now… Read more
