Todd Stiefel, through the Stiefel Freethought Foundation, has made a huge difference in our movement. You could argue that his contribution helping make the Reason Rally a reality was his crowning achievement so far. Or you could make the case that his donation to the Secular Student Alliance allowing them to hire a staffer to focus solely on high school groups will have the biggest impact. But I would say his best move was donating $50,000 to the Religion News… Read more
Well, it’s a conference for Christian women, so I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised… but this is the way Liberty Counsel told people to register for a women’s conference: Please share this announcement with the women you know… Hey Girlfriend! Paint your toe nails, grab your journal, and get ready to attend the women’s event of the year! And then put on makeup and make me a sandwich? Ugh. I kept a journal for years. Didn’t realize that made me… Read more
What’s it like to be in the military? Not easy. But it’s much worse if you’re an atheist who has to deal with the constant proselytizing from your superiors. Mikey Weinstein, of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, has been fighting battles against high-ranking religious officials in the military for years. In the fundraising video below, he talks about some of the challenges he sees: If you can support the work MRFF is doing, you can click here to donate. ***Update***:… Read more
I can’t vouch for this show but the press release was sent my way and it sounds interesting. They’re looking for atheist parents (who presumably raise their kids without god)… who have siblings with kids they’re raising religiously. Basically, they want to document parents who are closely-related but raise their kids in polar opposite ways. Details are below. I now wipe my hands clean of this. Do you and your sibling disagree about how to raise your kids? WE WANT… Read more
The Coalition of African American Pastors (CAAP) is one of those groups that thinks gay marriage is a terrible, horrible thing. Yesterday, they held a press conference to oppose President Obama’s stance on same-sex marriage. (Their timing is worthy of NBC coverage.) But the timing worked out for them, since news broke yesterday that the Democrats may be including support of marriage equality in their party platform… (Meanwhile, Republicans are still unsure about that whole “evolution” thing.) Anyway, CAAP was… Read more
In response to Jonah Lehrer’s fall from grace in which he was caught self-plagiarizing and weeks later caught making up a Bob Dylan quotation for his book, Sam Harris writes: I consistently meet smart, well-intentioned, and otherwise ethical people who do not seem to realize how quickly and needlessly lying can destroy their relationships and reputations. Since it’s relevant to the situation, Harris is offering his book Lying free to download for the rest of this week. I really liked… Read more
