dogmaticCURE brings together images and music with the words of atheists (in this case, Richard Dawkins). This video focuses on religious “morality,” and whether it’s really any better than anything we could come up with on our own: Read more
The last time the Secular Coalition for America sponsored a Lobby Day, it was right after the Reason Rally and very successful. Let’s keep the momentum going! This year’s lobby days take place April 24th-26th during the three-day Secular Summit (featuring speakers who help shape our issues in Congress): All the registration details can be found from this page. Check it out and sign up! Read more
Two former pastors who have made names for themselves in the atheist world are moving on to new opportunities. Read more
Louie Giglio is the pastor who once sermonized about how the shape of the protein laminin somehow proved Christianity true: Read more
My favorite part of the whole layout may be that beautiful modified image of a dollar bill referencing our shifting demographics: Read more
The administrators at Jackson Middle School (in Jackson, Ohio) have decided to keep the giant picture of Jesus hanging on a wall in their school: After receiving a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation asking them to remove the painting, the school officials had to weigh whether it was worth defending a sign that had been hanging for 75 years (“Tradition!”)… or avoid a costly lawsuit and do what’s right for the students by taking it down. Last night, the school board announced that they would throw away money that could be spent on their kids’ education by leaving the picture up there and eventually losing a lawsuit. (Though they probably didn’t use those exact words…) Read more
Looks like the Christian Post did the right thing after all! Recently, one of their contributors, Rev. Austin Miles, wrote a piece, got berated by an atheist commenter for a particular phrase he used, then edited the piece to remove it. All of that is perfectly acceptable, as long as you acknowledge you made the change. Read more
Everyone needs to begin a slow clap for Chris Stedman for his message to newly-elected, “unaffiliated” Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema: Read more
Somehow, I missed this report (PDF) on Mormonism from the Pew Research Center a couple of weeks ago when it came out, but it was too interesting not to mention. When it comes to factual knowledge about Mormonism — when it was founded (after 1800) and where the Book of Mormon says Jesus appeared (“the Americas”) — guess who knows the most about the religion? We do. (And that’s why we’re not Mormon.) Read more
