John W. Loftus recently edited a book called The Christian Delusion: Why Faith Fails (Prometheus Books, 2011). It includes a number of essays, written by scholars, all debunking Christianity as we know it. Loftus has offered to give away a copy of the book to one lucky reader. Details on that below. First, a couple excerpts from the book: There are many religions in the world we don’t take seriously enough to pay attention to them. There are many dead… Read more
If you’re visiting the Dane County Fair in Madison, Wisconsin today, keep your eye out for Mary Weigand, who has a special booth set up: The part-time nurse from West Bend seeks to convince people that the universe is only 6,000 years old and that Charles Darwin was wrong. Her booth proclaims Christianity and evolution incompatible. “Can you believe in evolution when God says he created the world and everything in it in six days?” she asked. “There’s really nothing… Read more
Jessica Ahlquist, the student who is leading the charge to take down a religious banner hanging in her high school, has some inspirational words about how her life has changed over the past year: When all of this started, everything changed. I went from being afraid to even tell people I was an atheist to saying it on national television. And, despite being incredibly shy, I find myself surrounded by attention at school… the negative kind. But most of the… Read more
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about Christians over the years, it’s that they never proofread their church signs: A church that speaks the truth?! You should stay away from it, just to be safe. (Thanks to marf for the image!) Read more
The Mid Ohio Atheists (in Mansfield) recently adopted a two-mile stretch of highway — Interstate 71, between mile markers 166 and 168 — and they recently did their second cleanup: It took about 3 hours to do the cleanup and get everyone back off the interstate. Many of us went to a local fast food restaurant for lunch afterwards. I want to thank everyone that participated, it’s people like you that will put a positive face on atheism for the… Read more
It’s like I’ve been telling American grocery stores for years: If you want to bring in atheist customers, you have to put the Kids next to the Bacon, like they do in Canada. In case you’re wondering why they put the Wieners next to the Kids… well, Catholics priests go shopping, too. (ZING!) (Thanks to Anthony for the pic!) Read more
A Catholic priest molests a little boy and the Church sits on the issue for years. A communion wafer turns red and they’re on it faster than you can say “cracker.” The story is that a consecrated wafer fell on the floor. They placed it in water. But it didn’t dissolve. Instead, it turned red. The archdiocese, which now has the host, is taking a “very cautious stance on the matter,” spokesman Dennis McGrath said. “I make no claims, and… Read more
It’s not often I get to say that, but the Texas Board of Education just approved “scientifically accurate high school biology textbook supplements from established mainstream publishers” by a unanimous vote: On Friday, the 15-member elected board voted 14-0 (with one absent) to approve the list of electronic supplements, with two biology textbook publishers agreeing to edit their material in select places to meet the board’s approval. Amazing that we have to applaud a group of educators for simply choosing… Read more
It’s no surprise that our country doesn’t take science very seriously — just look at how NASA’s budget is getting cut. There’s another (potential) budget casualty that’s not getting nearly the same press, but it’s just as frustrating. Congress may halt progress on the James Webb Space Telescope: The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies voted July 7 to cut funding for the telescope, the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. If funding is eliminated, about 500… Read more
