You’ll love this one. In honor of Inauguration Day, Krispy Kreme is giving away a free doughnut on Tuesday. Here’s what they say in their press release: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc… is honoring American’s sense of pride and freedom of choice on Inauguration Day, by offering a free doughnut of choice to every customer on this historic day, Jan. 20. By doing so, participating Krispy Kreme stores nationwide are making an oath to tasty goodies — just another reminder of… Read more
The Michael Newdow-led (and several-atheists-followed) fight to stop prayer from being used during Barack Obama’s Inauguration ceremony came to a temporary halt today when a judge rejected the challenge: U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton refused to grant an injunction preventing such references in a lawsuit brought by a group of atheists. The atheists had argued that the use of prayer and the words “so help me God” by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. while administering the oath of… Read more
Why do all the good shows take place in New York City? This one looks like fun: God Tastes Like Chicken is a mock religious service with faith healing, communion, passion plays, and improv. This information is from the press release: “We take on the excesses of organized religion through blasphemy and comedy. It is a very interactive show, among other things we encourage people to come in religious costumes. And you get cheaper tickets if you come in costume!… Read more
An interesting question from the forums: Do you think you would be an atheist today if the Internet did not exist? I don’t think I would be… when the doubt about my religion started to creep into my mind, I found my answers late at night online. It was those crude websites and email newsletters which helped me answer my questions and formed new ones. I sure as hell didn’t know any other atheists. Anyone else owe their atheism to… Read more
One of several atheism-related stories you’ll be hearing about on Inauguration Day may be the following quarter-page ad by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which will run in the January 20th edition of the Washington Post: Says FFRF: The ad will further urge the new president to “Dismantle Bush’s disastrous ‘faith-based initiative’ ” and “Restore the Jeffersonian ‘wall of separation between church and state.’ ” Government, the Foundation noted, “should run on facts, not faith.” The Foundation’s red-white-and-blue message of… Read more
After three years on Capitol Hill, Lori Lipman Brown is stepping down as Director of the Secular Coalition for America. Here is a portion of her farewell letter: In 2005, I had the honor of leading the effort to lobby Congress on behalf of nontheistic Americans. While my love for policy and the work of the Secular Coalition for America has grown, so has the organization. In fact, what was expected to remain a lobbying organization with a staff consisting… Read more
In honor of Pastor Rick Warren, it’s up to Savage Love readers to pick the new NSFW definition of “Saddleback.” After much waiting, we finally get to hear the finalists! 3) The saddleback position involves placing your lubed dick between the butt cheeks of your partner. This position can be performed on your sides or on top of a facedown partner (maybe with a pillow under his or her hips). My favorite way of finishing up the saddlebacking is to… Read more
Spain doesn’t want to be left out of the Atheist Advertising market. So private funds are being used to put some signs up on buses in Barcelona. The ads (written in Catalan in the image above) state: “Probablemente Dios no existe. Deja de preocuparte y disfruta la vida” which translates to the London Bus version: “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” The sponsors are Spain’s Union of Atheists and Freethinkers. I’m still waiting for your… Read more
By now, you may have already heard the story. Bestselling Christian author of Conversations with God Neale Donald Walsch admitted to plagiarizing a story he has been telling for years: … On Dec, 28 on this blog I published an anecdote about my son’s class of young school children giving a Christmas Concert nearly 20 years ago, with children holding up letters that spelled out CHRISTMAS LOVE. The story went on to say that one little girl had held her… Read more
Here’s something you don’t see every day: Atheists being given airtime on Christian television. I think Lori comes off well, even though the piece’s author obviously wants to keep references to God in the Presidential Inauguration. Read more
