There are lots of games to play with this Periodic Table of Atheists and Antitheists by Ungodly News: Who was left off the list? What do the letters stand for if not the person’s initials? And why are the bloggers relegated to the part of the Periodic Table no one ever cares about? *Sniff* I see how it is… Read more
After an atheist billboard was removed from a Columbus, Ohio site because of a church complaint, readers figured out the closest church was Christ Cathedral Church. Kevin Jakubowski contacted them on their Facebook page to confirm if they were responsible for the billboard’s removed and they said they were: Kevin is polite in his dialogue with them, but there are still some questions: Does the church own this billboard space? If so, why was approval granted to put it up… Read more
Edward Tarte used to be a budding Catholic priest before he eventually because an atheist. He acknowledges being trapped in a bubble during his time in the Church hierarchy, never discussing the issues you imagine priests would talk about — the problem of suffering, why God is so damn evil in the Bible, gay rights, evolution, whether the Catholic Church had any legitimate authority, whether the Bible was divinely inspired, etc. The video’s a bit dry, but it’s rare to… Read more
Reddit readers will love this. Everyone else can just skip this post. Dave Silverman, president of American Atheists, just added a sticker to the front door of AA’s offices: I love how he’s accepted the fact that his face is now a popular online meme. In case you’re unaware, it stems from his infamous appearance on The O’Reilly Factor: It’s nice to have a organization leader who’s Internet savvy and knows how to take the gesture in good humor. Read more
It was only a week ago that billboards featuring atheists “coming out of the closet” in Columbus, Ohio went up. Believe it or not, a church complained about one of them — and because of their complaint, the billboard is being moved to another location. Are you shitting me?! The Freedom From Religion Foundation, which sponsored the ads, can’t believe it, either : A billboard featuring a cheerful student saying, “I can be good without God,” was too much for… Read more
The Atheist Community of Tulsa have adopted their own stretch of highway in Oklahoma and several of them were out there Sunday taking care of it: More photos are here. I love how atheists groups across the country have participated in these Adopt-a-Highway programs. It’s easy to do, gets their name out there, and provides a useful public service. It’s yet another argument against religious people who think atheists are incapable of doing good. Read more
Note: Letter writers’ names are changed to protect their privacy. I read your answer on how to absolve your guilt. But why do you have guilt in the first place? Where do you as an atheist get your morals? If your truly an atheist isn’t it survival of the fittest? Don Hello Don, I am often asked these questions, and so are most of my atheist friends. Unfortunately, most of the time these questions are not asked as sincere, earnest,… Read more
The Center For Inquiry held their Student Leadership Conference over the weekend, and James Croft wonderfully live-blogged the proceedings, as did the Secular Alliance of IU (Indiana University) on Friday and Saturday. If you go to CFI’s Facebook event page, Ellen Lundgren has also uploaded her personal notes from each of the presentations. There’s a lot of useful information in there, on everything from publicizing your events, to doing community service, to making social media work for you. I especially… Read more
Edward Current offers up the Christian’s Guide to Sinning: Makes sense: if Jesus died for your sins and the Bible says we’re all sinners, you’d be crazy not to sin. So get out there and make Jesus’s sacrifice worthwhile! Read more
It’s such a nice day outside for a picnic… It brings to mind this sign: Enjoying your summer so far? Read more
