This is a perfect example of how the Religious Right spins the news in a way that deceives people. They know their followers are gullible and will believe what they are told. They know their followers won’t bother doing research to factcheck what is being reported. They know they can get away with it within their own community. Thankfully, the rest of us can call them out on their bullshit. Take a look at this lede from a OneNewsNow article… Read more
This post is by Jesse Galef — Four weeks ago I let you know that I had been laid off from the Secular Coalition for America when they ‘restructured’. At Richard’s suggestion, I keep intending to put up a personal post discussing my job search. It’s more difficult than I expected. I love talking about ideas and issues but I’m more uncomfortable talking about myself. You would be amazed at how many times I’ve started to type something only to… Read more
All those atheist bus ads and billboards have been going up for just over a year since the British one took the country by storm. (Edit: The British one wasn’t the first atheist billboard to ever go up, but it was the one that got the most publicity and started the worldwide trend.) Why not compile them all? If you see one that I forgot, leave a comment with a link to the pic or email me, and I’ll update… Read more
Last time the South Carolina license plates which promote Christianity were in the courtroom, an injunction was handed down, preventing the plates from being issued. Nearly a year later, the plates were back in the courtroom, and this time, the same judge says the plates are unconstitutional (PDF): Whether motivated by sincerely held Christian beliefs or an effort to purchase political capital with religious coin, the result is the same,” Currie wrote. “The statute is clearly unconstitutional and defense of… Read more
Forsyth County in North Carolina could owe about $100,000 in legal fees if a federal judge finds them liable for promoting Christianity at their regular meetings. All of this could’ve been avoided if they simply used their common sense and kept religion out of the government. A federal magistrate has recommended that prayers referencing Jesus and other sectarian deities made before meetings of the Forsyth County Commissioners are unconstitutional. The decision, by Magistrate Judge P. Trevor Sharp, was in favor… Read more
Richard, I will try to make this succinct. I am 28 years old. In the last year, I have admitted to myself both that I was an atheist and that my wife and I were no longer in love. We have been separated for about seven months now with a divorce in process. There have been many new things for me to get used to. We married young, so I’ve never really lived alone, and I’ve never been single as… Read more
I have a feeling this movie would still be more accurate than Ben Stein’s Expelled. (via SMBC) Read more
Guess where the Christian Right doesn’t want you to shop this year? Anywhere that uses the word “holiday” in lieu of “Christmas” in their advertising, of course. Liberty Counsel has released its 7th annual “Naughty & Nice list” (PDF) This year, don’t you dare shop at Office Depot: Web site: “Christmas” search only produced “Holiday” items such as “Holiday Cards.” (Really? That’s not what I found.) But Office Max is totally fine: Web site: “Great Christmas and Holiday gifts.” (Really?… Read more
That’s the problem with babies. They may be born atheists, but they are also born not believing in the theory of evolution. Keith Lowell Jensen explains at the 0:20 mark. He’s joking but I actually like the line. We are born without belief in God; that belief has to be drilled into us. If no one taught us what to believe, no doubt children would come with an explanation for how our world and the creatures inside of it came… Read more
