Now that the Freedom From Religion Foundation has put up an atheist plaque in the Olympia, Washington Capitol building, guess who else wants to join them? The emotional saga over religious displays at Washington’s state capitol grew even more bizarre today, as a controversial Kansas group requested permission to put up a sign titled “Santa Claus Will Take You to Hell.” The Westboro Baptist Church, which spreads its virulently anti-gay message by demonstrating at funerals and high-profile events, wants the… Read more
They almost like Teddy Grahams when they’re this small… I prefer my babies honey-flavored. The newer Chocolate Chip ones are just nasty. For more of these, artist Camille Allen offers a whole gallery of her beautiful miniature baby sculptures! (Thanks to everyone for the link!) Read more
Want an alternative to the atheist plaques being put up in Olympia, Washington and Springfield, Illinois? Margaret Downey, founder of the Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia, put up the group’s Tree of Knowledge for the second straight year on Tuesday. The “Godless Holiday Tree” will greet – or challenge – passersby with the covers of scores of titles including The Myth of Nazareth by Rene Salam, Why I Am Not a Muslim by Ibn Warraq and Misquoting Jesus by Bart… Read more
You’ve already heard that Illinois’ Governor Rod Blagojevich has been arrested on corruption charges — essentially, he was attempting to sell Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat to the highest bidder. At the moment, though, he still gets to pick Obama’s successor. (Perhaps in the near future, Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn will be making that call.) Outside Illinois, New York governor David Paterson is in the same position, having to pick Senator Hillary Clinton’s replacement. Which raises the question: If atheists… Read more
After approximately 239498023 years (by my count), American Atheists finally updated their website. It looks *so* much better than the old version. It’ll still take a while to work out the kinks, but it’s a great first step. Take a look around and let AA know what you think. Read more
There are other videos of atheists visiting anti-Evolution places, but most of them are not this well-made or as entertaining. A couple weeks ago, the Secular Alliance of Indiana University — Bloomington visited the disaster that is the Creation Museum: Save your money. Don’t go visit (in case you were tempted). Just watch Eoban Binder’s video. I like the bit just after the 7:00 mark. Also: I can’t wait to meet some of the group members! I’m heading to IU… Read more
They’re not marketing it as such, but WVKO (Ohio’s Progressive Talk radio) celebrated their 1-year anniversary yesterday along with the help of Studio 35 in Columbus, Ohio by offering a free viewing of Bill Maher’s movie Religulous. (That would’ve been a fun crowd to watch the movie with…) Reader John didn’t know this was going on. He just drove past the theater and saw this marquee: He couldn’t believe what he was seeing — He told his friend to pull… Read more
Pop quiz: If you pray several times a day, where on the political spectrum would you lie? The easy answer: Strong Republican. The surprising answer: Strong Democrat. In fact, the more religious you are, the more likely you are to be at the far ends of the spectrum — on both sides: The group containing the most people who never pray? Independents. What do you make of it all? The background behind how this image and data were generated can… Read more
Frederik Sisa and Nick LaRue are a couple guys who would like to write a book on living life without God. We want to write a book which shows atheists are really no different than anyone else by using people’s personal stories. To do that, they need your personal stories — if you’re willing to share. Specifically, they’d like to know how you deal with some of the following (for good and bad): Love – Dating. – Relationships. – Marriage…. Read more
I’m doing a small project. Your comments could help. I want answers to the questions: How do you know when your atheism is a major part of your life? What experiences do atheists have in common? Normally, I’d be looking for a humorous list, but this one is actually serious. For example, maybe you’ve attended a protest involving religion, or you’ve participated in the Blasphemy Challenge, or you’ve received Bibles as presents from people you know, etc. Funny responses are… Read more
