Mr Deity and friends listen to Joseph Smith explain his new religion… Sounds perfectly reasonable. Read more
Nick Freeman is preparing to tell his mother he’s gay and an atheist. And he’s doing it by allowing himself to be featured in an article for the North Carolina State University student newspaper: Freeman, a freshman in aerospace engineering, is a member of [Secular Student Alliance] still trying to figure out how to convey his beliefs. He told his father about his non-theism during high school because his father is also non-theist. But Freeman fears telling his mother or… Read more
Recently, Boy Scout den mother Jennifer Tyrrell was told she could not be her group’s leader anymore because she was a lesbian. If only more people involved with the Boy Scouts of America would do what David Sims, a local BSA board member, did in response on Friday: Resign because of the BSA’s discriminatory ways. Yesterday, after receiving the email from Paul Tucker, I first learned the story of Jennifer Tyrrell, the den leader for Pack 109’s Tiger Scouts in… Read more
It’s bad enough when you’re a Christian preacher who makes crazy statements on a college campus. It’s even worse when you make your kid do your dirty work for you, like one preacher did at The Ohio State University yesteday: Remind me again how this isn’t a form of child abuse? (Thanks to @ANDREW_R_W00D for the link!) Read more
Sam Harris has responded to some of the criticisms directed his way for his piece on profiling Muslims in the airport: 1. When I speak of profiling “Muslims, or anyone who looks like he or she could conceivably be Muslim,” I am not narrowly focused on people with dark skin. In fact, I included myself in the description of the type of person I think should be profiled (twice). To say that ethnicity, gender, age, nationality, dress, traveling companions, behavior… Read more
Remember how the Equippers church in New Zealand put up a billboard saying “Jesus Heals Cancer”? The billboard included tally marks indicating how many people had been “cured” by Jesus… After complaints, they replaced it with a sign reading, “Jesus heals every sickness and every disease — Matthew 4:23” — which was another lie… Now, the Advertising Standards Authority in the country has ruled that the church “breached advertising standards” (DOC) — basically, it’s a case of false advertising: …… Read more
Thanks, Rep. Pete Stark, for supporting the National Day of Reason in the House of Representatives! Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Thursday, May 3, 2012 as the 2012 National Day of Reason. The National Day of Reason celebrates the application of reason and the positive impact it has had on humanity. It is also an opportunity to reaffirm the Constitutional separation of religion and government. On March 24th, I was proud to address the tens of thousands of… Read more
Brother Richard (Atheist Nexus), Jerry Dewitt (Recovering from Religion), and Ernest Perce V (American Atheists) all have backgrounds in the pulpit. In the video below, they tell their stories: As always, if you hear anything that needs to be spread, please leave the timestamp and summary in the comments! Read more
The Clergy Project is getting some well-deserved attention in the press. Barbara Bradley Hagerty tells the story of project director Teresa MacBain: Her secret is taking a toll, eating at her conscience as she goes about her pastoral duties week after week — two sermons every Sunday, singing hymns, praying for the sick when she doesn’t believe in the God she’s praying to. She has had no one to talk to, at least not in her Christian community, so her… Read more
Murray Lynch of Auburn, New York has a problem. He has no idea what the word “fact” means. So in a letter-to-the-editor, he just throws it everywhere and hopes it’ll stick: The proof that Jesus truly was the Son of God has been proven 100 percent. God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost comprise the Holy Trinity. Everyone, even those who don’t believe in God, have guardian angels. They, too, have been proven 100 percent factual…. Read more
