An image from Tea Party II: Why America Loves You! The Social-Activist Coloring Book for Kids: If you’re going to give it to your teacher, I suggest crossing out a couple of words with a black crayon. (via Christian Nightmares) Read more
Richard ∑wald at Atheist Nexus has a terrific roundup (with pictures) of this past weekend’s Rock Beyond Belief rally: Like the Reason Rally, Rock Beyond Belief served many purposes, first and for most a statement. Here’s were the two events have a slight divergence. The Reason Rally’s “you are not alone” and, “we’re here, we’re godless, get used to it” (aptly borrowed from the GLBT community) were an unspoken given. This message was from and for those who serve and… Read more
by Jesse Galef – It’s my birthday! I turn 26 today, a fun if utterly insignificant anniversary. It snuck up on me this year – the past month passed in the blink of an eye as I spent all my time acting as Publicity Director for the Reason Rally. I’m still coming to grips with what we pulled off. Suddenly, after all the Facebook ads, the media interviews, the emails, the press releases, the organized chaos, and the excitement… it’s… Read more
If any of you are forced to go to church next weekend, I suggest printing this out and taking it to the service with you. When the pastor speaks, cross the fallacies he uses off the list. It’s like Church Bingo. But more blasphemous. (Click the image to enlarge.) (via Information is Beautiful — Thanks to Nicholas for the link!) Read more
Dear Richard, I was raised in a Christian home, and taught that god is the only way to pretty much do anything. Most of my family is so-so with their religion, and while they believe, they do not attempt to shove it down other’s throats or make a show of their all knowing religion, however there are some exceptions to this. My grandfather is incredibly religious, and can work god into any subject. He’s constantly talking about this and taking… Read more
Even though our numbers are increasing, Paul Waldman says no, we can’t organize, because there’s nothing really uniting us: … it won’t be easy for secular Americans to become better organized as a political force, even as they increase in number. The major impediment to that kind of organization is the fact that it is very difficult for secularists to conceive of themselves in tribal terms. Most tribes, whether of nations or ethnicities or sports fandom, can easily demarcate their… Read more
The news has been at capacity lately with attacks on issues of sexual freedom, and this book by psychologist Dr. Darrel Ray could not be more important to us all. Sex & God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality. The bold title and cover image of this book will supply you with endless entertainment from the odd glances you will receive; I made several people uncomfortable at Hobby Airport last month. Religions of all kinds use our powerful sex drives to infect… Read more
The folks at CFI-Okanagan (Canada) are hosting an event to educate their community about the importance of vaccines, and 100% of the proceeds from the event will go to the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. The event takes place on April 22nd, all the information you need is right here, and you should buy your tickets in advance (it’s free but the donations go to the IAVI). Show them some support and save some lives in the process! (Thanks to Zena… Read more
Sam Harris spoke about the topic of his new book, Free Will, at Caltech recently and there’s video of the talk: As always, if you notice a particularly great clip, leave the timestamp and summary in the comments! Read more
So I’m reading Lori Gilbert’s excellent article about the Stockton Area Atheists and Free Thinkers and she mentions the reason one of the SAAFT members finally got fed up with her Christian church and left the faith…: Others, including some members who asked not to be identified because of intolerance against those who don’t believe in a God, were later converts to atheism. One such woman was raised as a Catholic, “born again” at 13 and belonged to a fundamentalist… Read more
