They sing it every week at church: From my experience, that’s pretty accurate. Just for the hell of it, I searched for a website with popular Christian song lyrics. I found a list of lyrics. The first one I clicked on was this. This was the second. Maybe there are more complex lyrics somewhere, but I have yet to hear them. It’s not like most secular pop lyrics are that much better, but don’t expect to find originality or challenging… Read more
If the Christianists in Tennessee get to teach Creationism in public schools, then it’s only fair that all churches should be required to play this fantastic TED Talk. In it, David Christian presents “a complete history of the universe”: It starts to get good at the 4:00 mark. (Thanks to Eli for the link!) Read more
I’m giving a few different talks over the next month! If you’re in Southern California or Kansas, here’s hoping you can check these out one of these:) When: Sunday, April 24th at 11:00a. Where: Center For Inquiry West, Los Angeles, CA Group: Atheists United Cost: Free for all guests! ($5 suggested donation for regular members) More information can be found here. … When: Friday, April 29th at 7:30p. Where: Kansas State University (Student Union Dining Hall) Group: KSU Individuals for… Read more
I don’t know how many places the Atlanta Freethought Society considered when they were looking for their new headquarters, but they eventually settled on the former Collins Springs Primitive Baptist Church (That’s really its name. The jokes just write themselves…) After 140 years, the building had been sold to developers, fallen into disrepair and was in danger of being destroyed by vandals. But [Lew] Southern and his friends were determined to bring the church back to life. … AFS bought… Read more
