The Catholic Church doesn’t allow women to become priests. Because I guess the Bible and vaginas don’t mix. So hats off to the Women’s Ordination Conference for pushing for gender equality within the Church with this video: Read more
This is the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Let Reason Prevail” banner nearby a public Nativity scene in Manassas, Virginia a week before Christmas: This is the same banner a few days ago: Read more
I’ve finally done it. I finally got Bill Donohue mad enough that he’s mentioned me in a Catholic League press release. Read more
Sam Harris, who seems to start a controversy anytime he talks about something not directly related to atheism, is now talking about our country’s gun problem. Read more
As of the new year, the Christian-owned-but-secularly-run chain Hobby Lobby has to provide its employees with health coverage, including contraception (including birth control) thanks to ObamaCare. But the owners don’t want to do that and they’re prepared to pay a penalty of $1,300,000 a day: Read more
Daniel Fincke, who writes the always-edifying blog, Camels With Hammers and whom we have recently welcomed to Patheos is offering small group classes via online video conferencing. If there is sufficient interest he will run any or all of the following courses in 2013: Read more
RISK! is a podcast in which people share stories about their life in front of a live audience (similar to The Moth and certain stories heard on This American Life). The most recent episode featured a story by Mara Wilson (you might remember her from this). Here’s the setup: After graduating from high school, Mara became an atheist while her little sister Anna became very religious. At one point, Anna attempted to convince Mara that God existed through the use of Pascal’s Wager and other debunkable claims you might hear in Apologetics 101. Read more
What will happen if gay marriage becomes legal throughout America? Correct answer: More gay couples will get married… and that’s about it. What will happen if gay marriage becomes legal throughout America, and you’re the dean of a fundamentalist Christian law school? Correct answer: The institution of marriage will be destroyed, families will cease to exist, churches will die a slow miserable death, a revolution will occur, a Civil War will begin, and the United States will implode. At least that’s the gist of what Mathew Staver, dean of Liberty University’s School of Law, told Moody Radio’s Janet Parshall: Read more
The votes have been tallied up and here are your picks for the top five atheist billboards from 2012! Keep in mind that votes were given to the best, most controversial, and most talked about billboards — not just the ones that garnered the most media attention or were the most hotly debated. … Read more
