There is a certain comfort to the constants in life. Sun comes up, Sun comes down. Tide goes in, tide goes out, never a miscommunication. Pat Robertson says something disgusting. And the folks at 1Flesh are, once again, publishing bad information in pursuit of their religious goals. This time they’ve neatly packaged their fail in an attractive little graphic: Read more
We already know the government gave $542,400,000 in funding to Planned Parenthood last year. That money paid for cancer screenings, STD/STI tests, contraception… and not abortions (since those are not funded by the government). Liberty Counsel founder and Religious Right spokesbigot Mat Staver not only ignores that reality entirely, he’s making the claim that Obama (and Congress and liberals and everyone else, pretty much) is just like… well… take a look (beginning at the 7:00 mark): You can also read it for yourself: Read more
Yesterday, Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) submitted a resolution “[e]xpressing support for designation of February 12, 2013, as Darwin Day and recognizing the importance of science in the betterment of humanity.” Read more
Wes Breedwell, a seven-year employee of a Nashville music venue and Christian youth facility called Rocketown, was fired from his job this week for wearing a pro-gay t-shirt. Read more
The New York Times “Room for Debate” blog is tackling the question “Is Atheism a Religion?” (More specifically: “Can atheism replace religion? Is it a religion?”) Here’s a sampling of the responses: Read more
My friend Adam Lee has just moved his blog Daylight Atheism to Patheos (from Big Think), so update your book and say hello 🙂 Read more
On Thursday, January 17th, I (Jessica) was asked to participate in a HuffPost Live segment called “Losing Our Religion” along with four others, including David Niose, author of Nonbeliever Nation. Here’s the video: Read more
G. Andrews, also known as Flexx, is a 31-year-old trans man living in Miami, Florida. He* is the youngest child in his family and was the only one designated female at birth. His father’s side of the family is from Grenada, West Indies, and his mother’s side is multi-racial (French, Irish and African), hailing from Virginia. Read more
