That’s a real thing. Christian Identity Ministries exists. Hell, this is their fourth conference. So why only White Christians? The organizers explained using all of the wisdom at their disposal: The organizer of the event, Rev. William C. Collier says that his Church of God’s Chosen (Christian Identity Ministries) is not a hate group but adds that he believes “the white race is God’s chosen people.” … … Collier said, “We don’t have the facilities to accommodate other people. We… Read more
Creation Fest is the self-proclaimed “Nation’s Largest Christian Music Fest” and BuzzFeed writer Matt Stopera spent two days experiencing the magic. He then came home and taught us 56 Things [He] Learned At The Biggest Christian Music Festival In The World. Here are some of the highlights: 2. Every single secular product has a God product rip-off 10. Christians are really against casinos. 18. This exists. 24. (Some) Christians don’t like Mr. Rogers Read the rest of Stopera’s experiences here! P.S…. Read more
The Treasure Valley Coalition of Reason in Idaho just put up two billboards reaching out to atheists in the Boise and Nampa areas: The billboards, which cost $5,300, were paid for by the United Coalition of Reason. They’ll be up until July 29th. “The point of our ongoing nationwide awareness campaign is to reach out to the millions of atheists and agnostics living in the United States,” explained Fred Edwords, national director of the United Coalition of Reason. “Such non-theists… Read more
Last year, when American Atheists paid for flyover banners across the country on Independence Day, some pilots refused to fly planes with the evil, scary message “Atheism Is Patriotic – atheists.org.” This year, that doesn’t seem to be a problem, and the banner will fly over New York City: Teresa MacBain, Public Relations Director, stated, “As a pastor I often reminded my congregants that ‘God’s law was higher than man’s law.’ What that really meant was that the people should… Read more
In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, an unnamed boy participated in what is evidently a growing trend among young people called the “Salt and Ice Challenge.” It has apparently become so wide-spread that officials at a Philadelphia middle school sent out notices to parents warning them about the activity. Here’s how it works: Participants wet their skin, cover it with table salt, and then press an ice pack over the salt to cause intense burning. In this case, the boy’s twin brother did it to him for 20 minutes… this… Read more
Former pastor Teresa MacBain has been hired as the Public Relations Director for American Atheists! MacBain formerly served as the Executive Director of The Clergy Project and as a pastor and educator in the religious non-profit sector. American Atheists president David Silverman says: It is an honor to have Teresa on our team. Since coming out as an atheist at the 2012 American Atheists Convention in Washington, DC, Mrs. MacBain has proven herself to be an effective communicator and a… Read more
I’m about halfway through writing the book about high school atheism, and I would love to get your input on a couple of things… First, I should mention that the audience isn’t only young atheists; it’s anyone who supports them or wants to know about that particular demographic. So that means talking about who they are, the challenges they face, ways to overcome those challenges, etc. So here are a few questions I could use feedback on: 1) What else… Read more
Last spring, the Atheists, Humanists, & Agnostics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison held a Freethought Festival. It was a free conference with tons of speakers — very impressive for any student group to pull off — and they’re planning to do it again next year. (If they invite me, I’m *so* there.) I bring it up because they just released all the videos from the event! (I assume it’s because they hate everyone who works during the day and can’t… Read more
Correction: This extraordinary piece of art is a modification of a piece created by deviantART user Firell. The embellishments were done by Reddit user fm8. I want a print of this on my wall… Read more
I expect no less from a guy playing a character who looks like he belongs in Christian media… Duncan Brannan (below) played the voice of Chuck E. Cheese for nearly two decades. He was recently let go from that position, but he left his fans — apparently he had fans… — a parting message (PDF): But, more than all of that, here’s what I know: I am a Christian, and that is all that matters. I am one who believes… Read more
