Well. this is one way to get people to read the Bible… just Hipster-ize it: Too bad there are only a few pages available. Someone needs to flesh this thing out! While you’re at it, please flesh out Edward Tarte’s “honest” version of the Bible — you have to wonder why it wasn’t written this way in the first place: (via Godless Girl) Read more
Note: Letter writers’ names are changed to protect their privacy. Dear Richard, I grew up Catholic and my parents are pretty devout Catholics. I was skeptical for a long time, but I finally called myself an atheist after I had been living by myself at college. I haven’t had the guts to tell them this, and I often went to church with them when I visited to appease them. Now, due to certain circumstances, I am living with them again… Read more
You know those billboards in Nashville which say Jesus is coming back on May 21st, 2011? We laugh at those people because they’re wrong and deluded. And it’ll be hilarious to rip them a new on on May 22nd when Jesus hasn’t come back and they send out some explanation for why they were off… But here’s what’s really entertaining: When other Christians disavow the same people. Like KenGurley, blogging on the Houston Chronicle website, who explains the math behind… Read more
The latest battleground state in the church/state separation war is (surprisingly) Hawaii. On April 29th, 2010, Mitch Kahle of the Hawaii Citizens for the Separation of State and Church and Kevin Hughes protested an invocation prayer in the Hawaii State Legislature: When Senate President Colleen Hanabusa introduced a reverend to say the invocation, Mitch Kahle stood from his seat in the gallery of the Senate chambers and said, “I object. My name is Mitch Kahle and I object to this… Read more
The Omaha Atheists have a highway of their own! Hmm… I wonder what the longest stretch of atheist-cleaned road is in America. (Thanks to Brian for the link!) Read more
The Symphony of Science is back: Atheists, scientists, and other voices of reason, all auto-tuned for your pleasure: John Boswell is the person responsible for these videos; if you don’t subscribe to him already, fix that now. (Thanks to awesomesauce for the link!) Read more
Claudia, an atheist, has been having a discussion with a theist, and she wants to pose a question to all of you. But first, some background: We are atheists… most of us who are vocal about it also have very specific (and negative) views about religion. The budding atheist “movement” centers around defending secularism and denouncing the myriad ill-effects of religion. The term used to describe such a person is “anti-theist.” It’s this label I have a big problem with…. Read more
The organization I chair, Foundation Beyond Belief, has faced an important dilemma during our first year of existence. We obviously want to encourage atheist donors to give to secular charities. At the same time, we want to be able to support groups run by religious organizations, if they’re also doing secular work (as long as they’re not proselytizing while they do it). However, we quickly learned that a lot of you have no desire to support any religious groups whatsoever,… Read more
Phil Ferguson has an entertaining idea for the Creation Museum’s Governor-approved, soon-to-be Ark Park: Once they get done building the Ark in Kentucky…. Go there and make a music video… I’m On An Ark! Try to include as much bible and Noah talk as possible. A skeptic-themed video, mind you. Not like “Baby Got Book.” Phil’s calling for suggestions for song lyrics. Can we crowdsource this song…? Tell you what, if you contribute a rhyming verse (of at least two… Read more
Christianity Today recently published a promising-but-ultimately-disappointing article called “The Leavers” about why young people are leaving the church. One of the reason we leave? Our morals: A teenage girl goes off to college and starts to party. A young man moves in with his girlfriend. Soon the conflict between belief and behavior becomes unbearable. Tired of dealing with a guilty conscience and unwilling to abandon their sinful lifestyles, they drop their Christian commitment. In other words, people leave Christianity because… Read more
