If you’re a college student (or a high school senior about to enter college), American Atheists has some money for you! If you’ve done any activism this past year individually or with a group, if you’ve written letters-to-the-editor which were published, if you were an outspoken atheist in some way or another, you should think about applying. The winner receives a $2,000 scholarship. The runner-up receives $1,000. And there is also an LGBT-specific scholarship worth $1,000: Read more
With David Niose taking over the role of President of the Secular Coalition for America, there was a vacancy in the role of President of the American Humanist Association. That hole has now been filled by Rebecca Hale, whom you might know from her co-owned business EvolveFISH.com: Hale is the 20th president, and the 4th woman, to serve in the organization’s history. She will preside over the current AHA board of directors, which is comprised of six women and six… Read more
World Net Daily is continuing on down the path to journalistic excellence with this one. The Super Bowl will be shown on CBS next month, so obviously they are promoting the crap out of it. (Why? Because… um… I don’t know, otherwise people wouldn’t watch the Super Bowl?) Anyway, CBS started advertising for the Big Game during the Colts/Ravens game on January 6th, and here is one of the images they used: Read more
Ian Cromwell is mostly known for his blog The Crommunist Manifesto at Freethought Blogs. He focuses on topics including race/racism, religion, politics, and a number of other related social justice topics. He occasionally speaks publicly on the same topics and would gladly speak or sit as a panelist at up-coming conferences and conventions. Read more
At the high school I work at, there are a lot of pictures of students on the walls, ones who excel in Science, Art, English, Music, Athletics, etc. At Jackson Middle School in Jackson, Ohio, they have this picture on the wall: Believe it or not, that’s not a student. (I know! I couldn’t believe it either!) Read more
After taking a stance in support of guns, Sam Harris has listened to the responses to his article (including Sean Faircloth’s) and written an FAQ to respond to the most common criticisms he heard: Read more
Despite last minute efforts by Vice President Joe Biden, the Violence Against Women Act — a piece of legislation that ensures that victims of domestic violence receive the help and protection they need — has expired for the first time since 1994. Why did conservatives — who are already on pretty shaky grounds when it comes to women’s rights — block this legislation? Here’s one theory: Read more
American Atheists is looking to hire a full-time Director of Public Relations to replace Teresa MacBain (who is leaving on good terms). Read more
If you have a local atheist group, you know that one of the old-school ways of communicating is to put out a newsletter to let members know what you’ve been up to and what the upcoming events are. It takes a lot of work to put together and it’s likely many people just toss the newsletter away (or delete it). Several of the local atheist groups in Sacramento, California had the bright idea of putting together a joint newsletter (PDF) — since it’s not like a person can only join one group and so that not every group has to make a newsletter of its own. Smart idea and a long time coming. Read more
The Secular Coalition for America is trying to begin a chapter in Illinois and they had limited participation the last time they had a call for those interested in building it. So they’re trying again this Saturday. If you want to help lead or volunteer with this organization, we need you to call in. All the information you need is here! Read more
