Carolyn Castiglia probably falls in the “spiritual-but-not-religious” demographic. Her seven-year-old daughter, on the other hand, would make Christopher Hitchens proud: Read more
It turns out the amendment would allow Christian invocations during government meetings. It could also theoretically allow students to opt out of learning about evolution if it contradicted their religious beliefs. Read more
In the aftermath of Pastor Louie Giglio withdrawing the offer to deliver the benediction prayer at President Obama’s inauguration, a lot of Christians online have weighed in on whether he was pushed out or dropped out and what that says about how Christians are treated in America. Along the way, they’re giving nominal Christians even more reasons to get the hell out of church. (Thankfully, some sensible Christians are responding to them, and I’ll include their thoughts below, too.) Read more
Gregor Robertson, the mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, just issued a proclamation declaring February 12th, 2013 International Darwin Day: Read more
The Secular Student Alliance has a new opportunity for smaller and newer affiliates that would like to bring in speakers but don’t necessarily have the funds to do so: The Student Speakers Bureau. Read more
In case you missed it last night, Lawrence O’Donnell hit the Louie Giglio story out of the ballpark while taking down the Bible in the process: It gets really good at the 1:36 and 6:54 marks. Read more
In the latest issue of Rolling Stone, Jonah Weiner writes about comedian and late-night talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel (the story is behind a paywall): Read more
Back in December, the Blue Ridge Coalition of Reason (in Virginia) put up four billboards that looked like this: Read more
Joelle Silver, a science teacher in the Cheektowaga Central School District in New York who also doubles as the faculty sponsor for the school’s Bible Study Club, has no idea where to draw the line between being a public school teacher and being a representative of her church. Prompted by a student’s complaint to the Freedom From Religion Foundation, here’s a portion of a letter (PDF) Silver recently received from her superintendent: … the District received a complaint letter from… Read more
