A lot of Christians offered their questions for me on my friend Rachel Held Evans’ site, and my answers are now posted there. If you think your responses would have been better than the ones I gave, feel free to leave them on her site. Read more
A lot of Christians offered their questions for me on my friend Rachel Held Evans’ site, and my answers are now posted there. If you think your responses would have been better than the ones I gave, feel free to leave them on her site. Read more
You all saw evidence of how uneducated most of the contestants for the Miss USA pageant were — most felt that Creationism and Intelligent Design were valid theories to discuss in a public school science classroom. It turns out the Miss America pageant has the same problem. The latest issue of New York magazine has a profile on Miss America 2011, Teresa Scanlan and they make a note of where she’s going to college: The grand prize of the Miss… Read more
I’m appearing on the Haizy and Zawmby podcast tonight at 11:00p (ET). They take phone calls from listeners, so get your questions ready and we’ll do battle! Read more
We’re getting the first images of the American Atheists aerial banners that have gotten so much negative publicity this past week… Wow… Can you believe the way some atheists shove their message down everybody’s throats…? Read more
Note to self: Don’t step inside an elevator. Nothing good will ever come of it. (via Atheist Cartoons) Read more
We mock Creationists because, despite overwhelming evidence in favor of evolution, they cling to their Biblically-supported view that God created the world in six days and the Earth is only a few thousand years old. Now, a group of Catholics is trying to give Creationists a run for their money in the game of Who Hates Science More? They think the Sun revolves around the Earth (geocentrism), not the other way around. A small group of conservative Roman Catholics is… Read more
Jeffrey Weston reminds us that our country’s founders had very secular views about the world, regardless of the bile David Barton likes to spew (click image to enlarge): (Clemens is a character in the strip.) On a similar note, Rob Boston of Americans United also offers a few quick reasons we’re not a Christian nation. (via Ape, Not Monkey) ***Update***: I revised the post to fix a mistake. Read more
Jeffrey Weston reminds us that our country’s founders had very secular views about the world, regardless of the bile David Barton likes to spew (click image to enlarge): (Clemens is a character in the strip.) On a similar note, Rob Boston of Americans United also offers a few quick reasons we’re not a Christian nation. (via Ape, Not Monkey) ***Update***: I revised the post to fix a mistake. Read more
Note: Letter writers’ names are changed to protect their privacy. Hi Richard. I’ve been an atheist for about 15 years. Before that I was a fervent born-again spirit-filled Christian for most of my life, to the point of quitting high school to attend Bible School in lieu of getting a secular college education. I was able to break away from the church and superstition when I moved to California with my husband and he suggested we stop going to church… Read more
