It was barely a week ago when the Harvard Humanist Chaplaincy announced they had given their Humanist of the Year award to Family Guy and American Dad! creator Seth MacFarlane. They scheduled his acceptance speech for the night of June 14th. Then, citing a scheduling conflict, the date was changed to June 4th and tickets went on sale. And now, it appears the date has changed again… … However, when Seth got in touch this week and offered to reschedule… Read more
I received an email from a recent widow — my heart goes out to her — and I’m hoping some of you might have a better response than anything I could come up with: I’m 44 years old and was widowed this month. My husband of two and a half years died of an infection. I would like to find secular online conversation with other widowed people. So far, I’ve only seen chats that consist mostly of a lot of… Read more
I think I’d be fine leading my classes in this version of the Pledge of Allegiance (courtesy of The Whitest Kids U’ Know): I pledge allegiance To the flag Of the United States of America Thank you very, very much for letting us little kids live here. It really, really was nice of you. You didn’t have to do it. And it’s really not freaky that us little, little kids Mindlessly recite this anthem Every day And pledge their life… Read more
This is why pastors keep telling their congregations stories about Biblical characters… It works, too. Ken Ham, the man behind the Creation Museum, really believes that a literal “Adam” and “Eve” existed. (If you go to his museum, you can see their statues… near the dinosaurs…) In fact, he’s pissed off that some Christian academics are even questioning what the Book of Genesis says in the cover story of June’s Christianity Today magazine: … the secular world will not and… Read more
It’s not every day you see a Christian going to a group of atheists for advice, but that’s what one did over at Think Atheist. She’s a Christian, her friend’s an atheist, and that difference might be ruining their friendship: My best friend Rachel, whom I’ve known since the 2nd grade turned atheist about a year ago. We’ve joked about how she’s turned to the “dark side,” but it seems as though it’s becoming less and less of a joking… Read more
