Why have Disney and Pixar had so much success in their movies? In part, it’s because they never really broach the subject of religion. While movies like Frozen can be twisted to suggest Christian themes, the only supernatural ideas you’ll see in their movies involve magic, not God. In an interview on “Fresh Air” recently, host Terry Gross spoke with Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, the husband/wife team who wrote the songs in Frozen (seen below, with their kids), and they alluded to the lack of religiosity in Disney movies: Read more
We’ve said on this site many times that real examples of Christian persecution are almost nowhere to be found in America. Whatever people like Todd Starnes gin up tend to fall flat once all the information is in. And that’s what’s happening at a school district in Missouri. Here’s the story as a Christian mother tells it: Read more
Matt Brisancian created this beautiful infographic to remind us that everyone celebrating Easter today might want to do a little more research regarding the Gospels…: Read more
The video below, part of The Atheist Voice series, discusses how to explain away “miracles” to religious people: We’d love to hear your thoughts on the project — more videos will be posted soon — and we’d also appreciate your suggestions as to which questions we ought to tackle next! And if you like what you’re seeing, please consider supporting this site on Patreon. Read more
The Montgomery Area Freethought Association is hosting a Rally for Secular Government in a state where they could certainly use it: Read more
I’m going on a five-day trip today, and there’s no doubt what I’ll find in the nightstands of the hotel rooms where I’ll be staying. Just from a marketing point of view — that is, apart from the fact that I don’t believe in gods — it’s still amazing to me that hotels would provide, as a default, Bibles (or any choice of religious literature) to all of their guests. Where’s the sense in potentially irritating multitudes of customers who are Jews, or Buddhists, or Muslims, or agnostics? Read more
In case you’re ever wondering what Christian privilege looks like, check out this singing flash mob that broke out into song at a Chattanooga mall: Read more
“I always thought I’d be seeing him on TV,” Stanley Barnard told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, referring to his son Victor. But not like this. The son, 52, seems to have been bright and athletically gifted in his younger days. Then he became a minister and began to think of himself as someone who wielded influence, even power. It brought out the worst in him. Eventually (and allegedly), the Rev. Victor A. Barnard began recruiting young girls for sex. Now he’s a fugitive from justice, and the subject of a nationwide warrant and a manhunt. Read more
NonStampCollector points out that the most sensible explanation for some of the contradictory statements in the Bible is also the one that tend to be rejected by believers: If only that last column were an acceptable option for most Christians… Read more
