I received two letters dealing with a similar holiday time quandary, going to Christmas Mass for the sake of the family, and so I am combining them in this post. Note: When letter writers sign with their first names instead of a pseudonym or nickname, I randomly change their name for added anonymity. Dear Richard, I’ve been an atheist for several years now, and the only person in my family who knows is my sister, and she shares my doubts,… Read more
Well, if Iron Jesus gets to make headlines, it’s only fair that Travis Morgan’s Iron Flying Spaghetti Monster gets some publicity as well: Photoshop or not, I would love to know what the heck Travis was ironing that could’ve possibly caused those marks… Read more
The Wish Me A Merry Christmas Campaign is trying to get Christians to wear buttons reading “It’s OK, Wish Me A Merry Christmas” when shopping this holiday season. A letter they ask Christians to give to store managers also lists the following statistics (PDF): 97% of Americans celebrate Christmas. 53% of Americans are offended when wished “Happy Holidays.” 90% of Americans “know the true meaning of Christmas.” 60% say they won’t shop at stores that have anti-Christmas policies. 68% of… Read more
I finally understand how Jesus appears on things like toast and an iron: Here what we know: -Jesus is in a can -Jesus is bleeding -There’s now 20% more Jesus. I wonder: Is Jesus bad for the environment, too? (Thanks to Becky for the link!) Read more
by Jesse Galef Everyone can do with more Feynman in their lives. I hear tell that there’s a treasure trove of his lectures called project Tuva, but I haven’t investigated it yet. I found this video of him having a conversation in an interview. As such, he has more asides and tangents than he would have in lectures, but there were so many interesting points I decided I had to share: I’ll try to type up some of my favorite… Read more
Looks like Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow put more Bible verses under his eyes over the weekend: Actually, the verses under his eyes were from Hebrews. But whatever. I still don’t believe he would’ve been able to step onto that field if the words “There is” and “No God” were written under his eyes no matter how good he was. But a recent article about him by Andy Staples raises another point: Whether you consider him genuine or fake, Tebow,… Read more
The Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc. and Atheist Alliance International are hosting a Global Atheist Convention in 2010. It’s going to be awesome, not just for the participants, but for the state of Victoria. With possibly over 2,000 attendees, that’s a big chunk of tourism change coming into the region. It makes sense, then, that the convention leaders would apply for $250,000 in funding from the Labor Government — not because of the religion aspect of it, but because this… Read more
These are minarets: They’re the tall spires with cone-shaped, sometimes-bulging tops often seen on mosques and other pieces of Middle Eastern architecture. They seem harmless enough, yes? There must be something wrong with them, though, because yesterday, they just got banned in Switzerland… via a nationwide referendum. More than 57% of voters and 22 out of 26 cantons — or provinces — voted in favour of the ban. The proposal had been put forward by the Swiss People’s Party, (SVP),… Read more
To everyone who reads this site: Please stop sending me creepy, made-for-children, Christian videos like this right before I go to bed. They give me nightmares. On the upside, it was amusing to hear the Christian robots telling a child, “We are all robots; you must be a robot too”…. I’ll try to remember that when I wake up in the middle of the night screaming. (Thanks to Néstor for the link!) Read more
