Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel thinks an evil atheist is out to get the Christians: “I think what we see is militant atheism trying to use the courts to literally crush Christianity, silence anyone who believes in God, and to make those who do a target of punishment,” Staver suggests. Oh wow. What horrible thing are the atheists doing? Are we trying to eradicate churches across the country? Are we trying to ban Christians from holding public office? Are we… Read more
What turned you into an atheist? A trusted friend who steered you in the right direction? Actually reading the Bible for once? Or was it the fact that you just got turned off by the “extremists” in your faith? Not necessarily the murderers or the suicide bombers, but the people who just give the faith a bad name? People like Fred Phelps, Pat Robertson, Bill Donahue, and the crazy guy preaching on your campus? David Byars doesn’t think we give… Read more
The Backyard Skeptics in Orange County, California — no strangers to controversy — just put up this billboard yesterday afternoon: “I do not find in Christianity one redeeming feature. It is founded on fables and mythology.” — Thomas Jefferson That’s a pretty powerful statement. A Founding Father arguing that Christianity is based on lies? Damn. That’s gonna make people think! That’s gonna stir up a lot of controversy! That’s gonna get a ton of media attention! Just one problem with… Read more
The other night, the American Cancer Society put out yet another note on their Facebook page trying to defend their actions in rejecting an atheist National Team. It’s full of lies. First, their message: We want to apologize to all those who come to our Facebook community to either support the American Cancer Society or be supported by it. Because we respect and value the voice of our community, we have tried various methods of dealing with the current situation… Read more
Somewhere, the priest is muttering, “I would have gotten away with it, too, if it hadn’t been for you meddling kids!” You can read the rest of the comic here. Read more
Con artist James van Praagh says he can talk to dead people once they’ve “crossed over”… but for some reason, he has trouble speaking to zombies when they’re a few feet away from him. The James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) brought a small horde of costumed ‘zombies,’ carrying signs reading “Van Praaaaaaagh” and “talk to us, we won’t bite.” The zombies shambled up to the building where Van Praagh’s “Spirit Circle” was set to begin, and asked to speak with… Read more
The Secular Student Alliance Facebook page is getting a boost today after student leader Kenny Flagg posted this image: If you don’t already Like them, you should! And if you were thinking about giving a donation, there’s no better time to do it. SSA member Ron Verstappen is offering a $20,000 matching grant! Read more
After spending tens of millions of dollars advertising the upcoming Rapture and End of the World and staking his ministry’s (and his own) credibility on those absurd and unlikely events, it makes sense that Harold Camping would choose to step away as quietly as possible: Although Family Radio declined to confirm or deny Camping’s status to Charisma News, news reports are swirling that Camping has officially retired from Family Stations Inc. Family Radio removed from its website Camping’s written comments… Read more
Anyone else surprised it took this long to get atheist billboards up in Nevada? In any case, the Reno Coalition of Reason now has its own signs: … and this marks the least offensive thing seen in Nevada today. The largest of the two, 12 by 44 feet in size, is on U.S. Hwy 395 South, one mile south of Mt. Rose Junction (Towne Drive), and the other, 12 by 25 feet, is on I-80 West (west of Robb Drive)…. Read more
