The cover of Penn Jillette’s new book is out! It’s called God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales and chapters are broken up into the Penn Commandments (*groan*): Penn doesn’t do a lot of appearances outside of Las Vegas, but a few of them are already scheduled: August 16 — Washington, DC — Lisner Auditorium — sponsored by CFI DC August 17 25 — Corte Madera, CA — Book Passage — sponsored by Book… Read more
Due to her only-god-will-save-you parents, this is what happened to 8-month-old Alayna May Wyland: Timothy and Rebecca Wyland’s daughter Alayna, born in December 2009, developed an abnormal growth of blood vessels that covered her left eye and threatened her vision. … The Wylands belong to the Followers of Christ, an Oregon City congregation that relies on faith healing. Rather than taking their daughter to a doctor, they relied on prayer, anointing with oil and laying on of hands. There’s finally… Read more
This isn’t graphic, but it’ll disturb you… In Malaysia, there’s a new group called the Obedient Wives Club. It’s designed to help women “serve their husbands better than a first-class prostitute.” Inspiring, no…? “A good or religious wife should also be good in bed,” [vice-president Dr Rohaya Mohamad] told reporters after the launch of the club’s Malaysian chapter at a golf club here yesterday. She said a husband who was kept happy in the bedroom would have no reason to… Read more
The folks at A-News said some sweet things about me in their latest episode (around the 13:00 mark) — but you should really watch it for their coverage of an equal rights rally. They have fantastic interviews, including one with atheist politician Cecil Bothwell! You can see other episodes of their show at their site and keep up with them on Facebook! Read more
A new law (PDF) in Tennessee could get a lot of atheists in trouble. Tennessee legislators have passed an extraordinary law that makes it a crime to “transmit or display an image” online that is likely to “frighten, intimidate or cause emotional distress” to someone who sees it. Violations can get you almost a year in jail time or up to $2500 in fines. So… let’s say you draw a stick figure image of Muhammad and make it your Facebook… Read more
