The forums were down for a bit but they’re back up and running! Thanks for your patience and see you there. Read more
Voting is now open at the New Humanist Blog for which person you think was the most “scurrilous enemy of reason” over the past year. Nominees include: Adnan Oktar Rowan Williams Sarah Palin Cardinal Keith O’Brien Stephen Green Ann Coulter Bishop of Durham Tony Blair Prestwich Governors I guess this means I did cast a ballot for Sarah Palin this election season… Ew. Now I feel dirty. Read more
Austin Cline finishes the sentence “You might be an Uncle Tom Atheist if…” For example: You might be an Uncle Tom Atheist if… You Apologize for “Bad Atheists” Making Religious Believers Uncomfortable It’s easy to see how generalizations about an entire class of people must be wrong, but bigots get around this by dividing a group into the “good” members who do what they are told and the “bad” (uppity) members who make the entire group look bad. Uncle Tom… Read more
It wasn’t just Christians who voted to ban gay marriage in California, but no doubt the measure would’ve failed without their support. Ditto to the Mormons. There are so many questions I want to ask those people who voted in favor of Proposition 8 and as a result banned gay marriages in California: How is your marriage any more secure now that homosexual marriages in your state are broken? What do you say to the children of gay parents who… Read more
I spent election night at the Barack Obama rally in Chicago. It was an incredible experience. Though I was with a “ticketed” friend, I still ended up far away from the “on-air” action, but I was still in the crowd, joining in the collective experience. Some highlights from the evening: I got into the “tickets” line a couple blocks from the rally site at around 7:30. (Obama was projected as the winner at 10:00.) About 10 minutes later, I looked… Read more
I wrote an article on the aftermath of the election (and Barack Obama’s victory) for Humanist Network News. You can check it out here! Read more
There’s a typo and an entertaining example of sexual innuendo on this price tag… but you still have to appreciate that the product serves as a dual coffee-maker and “God Filter.” Those God Filters are so expensive nowadays… (via Megan Mayer) Read more
Have you ever shared office space with a religious co-worker? I did. One day, I saw the awful book The Secret on her desk. I decided to make the offhand comment, “You’re reading that book?!” To which she responded with a completely serious tone: “I’m sorry I’m not reading one of your atheist books.” Yikes. I’m not sure what Anthony in Salt Lake City, Utah was saying at work, but when a new lady found herself sharing space with him,… Read more
It has nothing to do with me, but that’s besides the point. I still think it should be ranked higher than number 7! (Thanks to Joe for the link!) Read more
It was a great night. Time to sleep. And go to work in a few hours… More on the Obama rally soon. For now consider this an open election thread. Read more
