TheThinkingAtheist just put together this awesome promotional video for the Reason Rally! Are you getting excited? (I’ll take your silence as a resounding “Yes!”) Read more
There is a new Secular Student Alliance affiliate at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts! It was started by freshman Ian Stewart after a winter break spent engrossed in The God Delusion. He and two other freshmen started the group because “[they] felt inspired to counter campus faith-based groups by uniting [their] fellow non-believers.” Look at those charming faces. They’ve spent seven hours over the last week getting students to help create their group on campus: “As someone who is both gay… Read more
I haven’t seen the episode yet, but last week’s episode of Family Guy (now available on Hulu) had an interesting premise: When Stewie makes a new friend Scotty Jennings the Griffins invite him over for a play date. But when he collapses, they rush him to the hospital where they discover he has cancer. When his parents Ben & Hope arrive, Lois finds out that they refuse regular medical care and rely on the power of faith for healing. Lois… Read more
A rapper by the name of Marshall “Gripp” Gillson (also a 2009 graduate of Morehouse College) is independently releasing (PDF) an album today called Head in the Cloud. Several of the singles from it have atheistic themes, including the song “The Future Goes”: An excerpt from the lyrics (at the 1:14 mark): So when we say that we’re better than you/ essentially that// is to say that we pay attention to facts// So come with us. We can teach you… Read more
You want to know why campus atheist groups are so important? The blogger at Faithless and Fulfilled tells her story: When I arrived at college I met people of many different faiths and people with no faith at all. I met normal, moral, happy people who happened to be atheist. The contradiction between what I’d been told about non-religious people, and the actual non-religious people I met was so stark, that I was forced to actually examine some of my… Read more
You know how you all complain about how atheist billboards tend to look awful and are in desperate need of a graphic designer? Last month, the Mid Ohio Atheists said they’d pay for a billboard that looked awesome in order to avoid that fate. They took submissions. They selected finalists. Now they need you to vote on the one you want to see go up. These are my personal favorites, though there are plenty more to choose from: I would… Read more
After that last article, I need to read something less gut-wrenching. Thankfully, reader Lauren pointed me to a more inspirational website. It’s a series of short responses to the prompt “When I came out…” Some of them are funny. Some are frustrating. Some are heartbreaking. But in all cases, there’s a common thread: If you’re still in the closet about your sexuality, know that there are other people going through the same thing. You’re not alone. There’s a lot of… Read more
There’s a heartbreaking story in Rolling Stone by Sabrina Rubin Erdely about anti-gay bullying, the resulting suicides, the teachers who didn’t (or, arguably, couldn’t) do anything about it, the district administrators who sat back and watched it happen, and the Christian groups who honestly believe they bear no responsibility whatsoever for what happened. And it all takes place in Michele Bachmann’s district. You might want some tissues… “This isn’t something you kid about, Brittany,” her mom scolded, snatching the kitchen… Read more
… the American Atheists’ banner was flying for all to see: More information on the banner is here. As far as I know, there hasn’t been any real media coverage about the banner… Read more
