Just a quick note: Because an article discussing the Damon Fowler situation is going to be published in the next couple days, I’ve extended the time people can make their donations to the end of the month (instead of on Friday). Hope that’s ok! I’ve talked to Damon and his brother and we’ve figured out a way to handle the funds, too. That answer (and more) will be up on this site tomorrow when I post an interview with the… Read more
Gotta hand it to everyone at the Harvard Humanist Chaplaincy — they know how to use that name to their advantage. They got Family Guy and American Dad! creator Seth MacFarlane to accept their Humanist of the Year award on June 14th! June 4th. We are very excited MacFarlane was able to work this exclusive event, an award ceremony and fundraiser for our organization, into his schedule. While it is rare for someone his age to receive this honor, his… Read more
This must be Harold Camping’s calendar for any future Rapture-related predictions: He won’t admit he was wrong, though. That’d be downright unChristian of him. David Hayward understands this: … the mental and spiritual gymnastics [Christians] go through to desperately try to make it make sense is breathtaking. Why? Because if they admit they were wrong about hearing from God, then they’ve opened up a huge theological and spiritual problem. And they just can’t go there. Eventually, it’ll hit them that… Read more
I posted earlier about the cover of Richard Dawkins’ forthcoming book: The Magic of Reality: How We Know What’s Really True. But it turns out this was only the cover of the British version of the book: Here’s what the cover of the American version will look like: I understand why the covers are different. In America, the book will be published by Free Press; in Britain, it’ll be published by Bantam Press. Different publishers = different covers. But seriously…. Read more
There’s an atheist billboard in California right now that’ll be up through Memorial Day thanks to the Orange County Coalition of Reason: Somehow, that optimistic, welcoming message is offensive to some Christians. And they’re fighting back! A group of Christians who have been gathering to conduct Bible studies under a “Godless billboard” erected by a national atheist organization say they will do so until the sign comes down. Henry Longbrake, a Garden Grove resident who has been coordinating these sessions… Read more
