Yesterday morning, I got a text from a coworker that read “#FourWordBible is trending on Twitter… I think it’s right up your alley.” Sure enough, I wasted about a half-hour online. The trend consisted of Twitterers (Twitts?) summing up the Good Book in exactly four words. To be sure, there were plenty of pro-Bible folks with cutesy things to say like “Unending love. Amazing grace,” “Let go, let God,” and “Jesus died for you.” But don’t worry, the skeptics showed up for the party, too. So far, my favorite is from @serenetwit: #FourWordBible Men rule girls drool— Athorist (@whichgodrob) August 6, 2013 Here’s my contribution: [Click headline for more…] Read more
Infighting is fun. Especially when it involves Ken Ham, who’s disappointed that a WorldNetDaily article quoted Intelligent Design believer Casey Luskin. Ham writes: [Click headline for more…] Read more
Pennsylvania State Rep. Stephen Bloom thinks he has a brilliant idea to make our science classes better: He wants everyone to debate already-settled scientific concepts like evolution and global warming: “In the real world, outside of academia, scientific theory is up for all kinds of argument,” Bloom said. “I don’t think it’s right to exclude any particular kind of argument prima facie. If a student wants to discuss a criticism, he or she should be able to.” I love that first sentence. Bloom is saying that when you talk to people who don’t know a lot about science, they debate things that real scientists already understand. No kidding. And instead of letting the experts dictate the curriculum, Bloom wants the people who know the least about it (including himself) to tell teachers what to discuss in their classrooms. [Click headline for more…] Read more
When NFL punter and LGBT activist Chris Kluwe (pronounced CLUE-wee) speaks at American Atheists’ 2014 convention this April, someone should ask him about this excerpt from his book Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies in which he declares his agnosticism while tossing in a few atheist stereotypes: [Click headline for more…] Read more
Last week, we learned that Cullman County Schools (Alabama) Superintendent Billy Coleman was planning his third annual “Prayer Caravan” in which he visits the schools in his district and prays for them. Because I guess that’s the only option left for raising kids’ test scores. If he did this as a private citizen, it wouldn’t be a problem. … Yesterday, Coleman held a press conference to talk about the controversy: [Click headline for more…] Read more
American Atheists just announced that its 2014 conference — its 40th annual conference, taking place April 17-20 — would feature LGBT activist and NFL punter Chris Kluwe, Survivor: Philippines winner Denise Stapley, and Spin Doctors bass player Mark White (below, from left to right): “We’re thrilled to bring so many great nontheists to our convention — some of whom have never addressed our movement before,” said American Atheists President David Silverman. “This is our 40th annual convention and it’s going to be stellar.” [Click headline for more…] Read more
There’s no spiritual message so clear and straightforward that a creative Bible-beater can’t find a way to claim it means the opposite of what the original source intended. How many Christians do you know who somehow never understood — or more accurately, never lived by — one of their prophet’s purported core messages — to love one another, to love your neighbor as yourself, etc.? Add to that pantheon of hypocrites and obfuscators the officially disgraced Reverend Gordon Klingenschmitt, a.k.a. “Dr. Chaps.” Whoops, sorry, wrong picture. [Click headline for more…] Read more
The video below, part of The Atheist Voice series, answers the question: Why do atheists hate God? (Raw Story saw this video, too) 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! Read more
Creationist (and banana-man) Ray Comfort’s latest propaganda film Evolution vs. God is now available on YouTube: It’s selective editing from the get-go. [Click headline for more…] Read more
After getting stuck on another level of Candy Crush Saga, I prompted people on Twitter… Fill in the blank: "Candy Crush is like religion because _________"— Hemant Mehta (@hemantmehta) August 6, 2013 … and you all responded brilliantly: [Click headline for more…] Read more
