Poe’s Law in action? You decide: You know how God only listens to your prayers at certain times of the day? In case you have a habit of waking up late, you can pay this website to deliver your prayer to God at the correct time of day. He’ll also take care of you if you forget to pray. (Which I doubt anyone would if they care enough to give money to this site.) Information Age Prayer is a subscription… Read more
I gotta say: This is the least blasphemous piece of blasphemy I’ve seen in a long time: Cheesallujah to you all! There’s even a Facebook group for the pizza. (Thanks to Margot for the link!) Read more
It’s a simple and powerful way to show your atheist pride. This Friday, all you have to do is change your Facebook profile picture to the following: And change your status to something like “I am an atheist” (or whatever). That’s it! For most of us, it’s a chance to show some atheist pride. For others, maybe it’s a way to come out to your friends. It’s certainly not about antagonism. Here’s what Neil Moakley — an organizer of the… Read more
The Christian Book Expo is a major event for those in the Christian book industry. It’s taking place this weekend in Dallas, Texas. Of the several panel discussions taking place, here’s one that seems pretty well-balanced: Does the God of Christianity Exist, and What Difference Does It Make? … The New Atheists usually make two charges against Christianity: (1) that it is untrue and (2) that it is harmful. A panel of Chologetics experts responds to an atheist critic with… Read more
They’ll have the classic: “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life” wording and they’ll be seen in Helsinki and Tampere. The Finnish Humanist Union, together with the Union of Freethinkers of Finland, is currently collecting funds to carry out the campaign, which will be fully financed through donations. Freethinkers of Finland Chairman, Jussi K. Niemelä, says the intention is to discuss atheism in a positive way. ‘The intention is to create a discussion’, says Nimelä. If… Read more
Remember The Game of Life? You played it waaaay back when. There were those cute little pegs you put on your car… and that spinny wheel. Anyway, there’s an online version of it. And one conservative mom hates it. Listen to the reason why: “You know how kids are,” the mother told WND. “My daughter noticed right away (even before I did) and clicked on one of the girls instead of one of the men and then asked, ‘Mom, how… Read more
NSFW… but it did make me laugh. Then again, so does the original Ray Comfort video this one is a parody of: (via Nerdiah) Read more
After a long battle by David Croft and his wife Shannon Croft, Texas mandated a moment of silence in all public school classrooms today. A three-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans upheld a district court ruling, saying the law is constitutional because it expressly allows for any silent use of the period, either religious or nonreligious. The 2003 law allows children to “reflect, pray, meditate or engage in any other silent activities” for… Read more
Mojoey shares an awesome story, an excerpt of which is below: The homeless man spoke to me again, “Please, is there anything you can do? I’m starving.” I was conscious of the fact that I was stuffing a chicken strip in my mouth as he asked. The guilt hit me like a physical force. I Immediately offered my lunch. He jumped off the divider and ran to my window. I handed him what was left of my lunch. He actually… Read more
I spent a weekend getting over a cold and catching up on lots of reading. There will be some awesome interviews posted soon enough. In the meantime, consider this an open thread. In case you need a leading question… What questions do you not have the answers to? Preferably, the questions are ones that *have* answers which another commenter can provide. Read more
