This may be the best atheist ad campaign yet. The Freedom From Religion Foundation is putting up 13 king-size bus ads and one billboard in Madison, WI where their headquarters are located. (I count 14 in the set, though, and I’m not sure where the discrepancy is.) The campaign is supposedly going to extend across the nation, with local atheists being featured in their cities’ ads. The ads feature regular people, in their own words, with a background that’s colorful… Read more
Reader Hilary had seen some of my postings about atheist/Christian dialogues and decided she wanted to do something like it: I contacted a Christian friend from work, sent him the link to your dialogue, and asked if he could help me set up something like this in our area. He liked the idea and talked to his pastor, who was interested as long as it was going to be truly just a dialogue rather than a debate. They managed to… Read more
Well, I’ll be damned. They made a wine just for atheists: (Thanks to Doug for the images!) Read more
Someone buy me this. (The baby comes included, right?) If you’re dressing up an infant in some ridiculously cute costume this Halloween and you don’t send me the pictures, I’m coming after you. (Thanks to Randall for the link!) Read more
Note: Letter writers’ names are changed to protect their privacy. I was raised Catholic. I am now a Buddhist. After the death of Madelyn Murray O’Hare (I disliked her abrasive style), I became more sympathetic towards Atheist Rights. Free speech and all that. I find myself “sitting on the fence” with regards to Atheism. Although I don’t believe in the “Christian” god; I do hope that there is a pleasant after-life. But I’m really not sure if one exists. Nonetheless,… Read more
Devin Leaman runs a high school Secular Student Alliance affiliate group in California. Perhaps you think it’d be easy for him to do that in a state like CA but, as this email shows, it’s much harder than it seems. Devin starts by referencing the idea that it’s tough to find a teacher willing to sponsor/advise the group: [That] is sadly very true. I say this because I’m a senior at Redlands High School and the President of the SSA… Read more
David Manes is currently a law student in Pittsburgh. He graduated from a Christian college. He was a Christian when he went in but very different when he came out… I have a bit part in the story, but even without that, I think it’s a really inspirational post. Reading it, I was reminded of Dan Barker’s book Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America’s Leading Atheists. The main lesson I got out from the book was: Even… Read more
I’m just waiting for one of the Chilean miners to say this… If not one of them, at least a reporter? Someone? Anyone…? (via Atheist Cartoons) Read more
He should’ve known better than to go with the homeopathic deodorant: (via Toothpaste for Dinner) Read more
[Hemant’s note: This message from Foundation Beyond Belief Executive Director Dale McGowan comes as a result of the discussion thread that took place here. A version of this message is being cross-posted at the Foundation Beyond Belief website. I’ve inserted a hyperlink to a previous post into Dale’s message for reference purposes.] Foundation Beyond Belief is the current focus of my career and the greatest challenge I’ve ever taken on. Mostly things have gone well, but now I’ve made a… Read more
