David Hayward isn’t exactly sure who the singer in his own cartoon represents. Is it the pastor? The people who sing horrendous worship songs? The church as a whole…? I’ll assume it’s all of the above. What I like about David is that he just gets where a lot of us who don’t go to church are coming from: What gets me is when churches intentionally employ these methods. It’s one thing when someone craves these. But it’s another when… Read more
I made a post about Damon Fowler last night and set up a ChipIn widget where you can contribute toward a scholarship for him — just one way to show how much we appreciate him standing up for church/state separation. I’ve been gone most of the day, but when I looked tonight, I saw you that 244 of you had chipped in over $5,500… I’m amazed at how much support you’re all giving him. I’m so proud to be part… Read more
When people hear about Everybody Draw Muhammad Day, they want to know: Why do it? Why be jerks about it? Why are you all intolerant of Islam? Why be dicks when you can be friendly? And my response really hasn’t changed from last year. We do it because we have a right to free speech, and there are people out there who want to make sure a drawing of Muhammad never sees the light of day. We do because religious… Read more
Here’s another high school atheist you’ll want to keep on your radar: Damon Fowler. I’m catching up on his whole story, so to help me out (and maybe to help you out), I’m just writing up the bulletpoint version of what went down. Damon, a senior, knew that prayers would be said during the graduation ceremony at Bastrop High School, a public school in Louisiana. He shared his concerns on Reddit. My graduation from high school is this Friday. I… Read more
