The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Out of the Closet” billboard campaign — in which real, local atheists appear on the ads — is now up in Spokane, Washington! These are the seven billboards going up this week as part of a month-long campaign: “The nonreligious are at least a quarter, 25% of the Washington adult population — claiming conservatively 1.2 million state citizens, yet there are many Americans who have never knowingly met an atheist or unbeliever, much less someone… Read more
Last post about Chick-fil-A, I swear… (until the next time its owner says/does something crazy.) Jackson Pearce made this amusing video which raises a few points we’re not hearing in other places: (Thanks to Daniel for the link!) Read more
How low can Chick-fil-A go? Low enough to create a fake Facebook profile in a sad attempt to bolster its reputation online, apparently. (Click image to enlarge.) As Chick-fil-A struggles to stay afloat in the aftermath of its CEO Dan Cathy denouncing marriage equality and the Jim Henson Co. cutting ties to the company, Gizmodo got word of another utterly disastrous attempt by the restaurant to keep any credibility. In this exchange on Chick-fil-A’s Facebook page about the restaurant “voluntarily… Read more
Former Eagle Scout Douglas Woodhouse posted this picture on his Facebook page. He sent this letter and his Eagle Scout medal back to the Boy Scouts of America in protest of their discriminatory policies. It is really very lovely and well worth a read: I, personally, loved this part: “No one remembers how efficient the Montgomery public transit system was in 1955. All we remember about them now is their seating policy.” Maggie Koerth-Baker has a compilation of even more of these letters… Read more
William Tapley, the Phallic Symbols Guy from 2011, has written Mitt Romney’s campaign song! (The Romney campaign did not get back to me when I submitted my suggestion.) I literally love it more than anything: Whoa, whoa, whoa! Cried the eagle to the world below. Wake up friend! Can’t you see we’re at the end? Wars and rumors of wars Look out for the signs he gave Jesus gave Are you saved? If you keep your wick trimmed, You’ll be saved. You’ll… Read more
While we’re talking about city logos with churches in them, here’s a success story: This used to be the logo for Steubenville, Ohio: After the Freedom From Religion Foundation said the cross was a no-no (PDF), the city responded by reverting back to their old logo until they get a new replacement: “We’re pleased with the expeditious response,” said FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor. “It’s so clear why a city cannot and should not send a message that it is… Read more
A couple days ago, I wrote about how Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy affirmed his anti-gay marriage stance, and about the backlash that was created. For instance, August 3rd is being declared National Same-Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A. There were a few responses from readers saying “I don’t get the point of this — you’re not going to change Cathy’s mind about gay marriage.” And it’s a fair point, I suppose. Maybe we’ll annoy some employees, but what does it accomplish in… Read more
Let’s suppose you were to file a legal complaint against a local government endorsing religion. Maybe it’s that they’re putting up a Nativity Scene at Town Hall, or there’s a copy of the Ten Commandments hanging in the local courthouse. We know exactly how the script goes: 1) Atheists — and it’s almost always atheists — file the complaint. 2) The local officials act stunned. No one’s ever complained before! 3) They they begin to demonize the atheists instead of… Read more
Remember 1Flesh, the Catholic site that promotes false information about contraception usage? They just released a graphic explaining how to use a condom: In short, don’t use them for sex. Because, you know, unprotected sex is *much* safer… (Click image to enlarge) Since the site keeps crashing, this was the message following that graphic: And remember folks, ignoring the issues of Habit Persistence, Risk Compensation, Cumulative Effectiveness, the acceptable quality limit, the slippage/breakage rate and deterioration, condoms make sex safe!… Read more
