Saw this on PostSecret: *sigh* It’s no surprise that people don’t need religion to give their life meaning. But it’s understandable they would think that since you don’t often hear atheists articulating what it is they live for. I would guess the things that make us happy are almost all the same things that make religious people happy. But, just for the sake of it: if you’re an atheist, what gives your life meaning? Read more
Comedian Doug Stanhope (also a proud atheist) is raising money… (If you’re not sure you want to hear the end of that sentence, you’re probably right.) The money — $25,000 — would go to Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin’s underage daughter, so that she can pay for an abortion and begin a new life away from her family: … I, Doug Stanhope, am offering you, Bristol Palin, the sum of 25,000 dollars so that you can abort your child and move… Read more
A reader sent me the following email: I didn’t know if this was the best way to contact you, but I have a question: Now that my family is out of our house because of Hurricane Ike and our living on the government and the kindness of strangers, do you know of any good secular organizations to turn to for help? There are plenty of churches offering assistance and I certainly appreciate them. But I was just hoping to avoid… Read more
Carlos Zambrano of the Chicago Cubs has a no-hitter going through 8… ***Update***: 8 1/3 ***Update***: 8 2/3… one more out to go… ***Update***: HE DID IT!!! AHHHH! Read more
On the bottom of a massive bookshelf in my bedroom, I have a shelf full of atheist bumper stickers, Darwin Fishes, atheist organizations’ brochures, an OUT campaign pin, Jesus dolls that were given to me as gifts, etc. In my closet, I have 83423 shirts dealing with Jesus/atheism/God in humorous or outspoken ways. How many of those bumper stickers are on my car? How many of the shirts do I wear on a regular basis? None of them. Partly because… Read more
Stan’s Café in the United Kingdom runs a project called “Of All The People In All The World.” It’s a show featuring piles of rice, each grain representing exactly one person. Like in this picture: That rice is grouped into the number of adherents of different faiths in Birmingham, England. Before you click on the image and find the answers, see if you can guess which rice groups represent the following: Christians Jews Muslims Hindus Sikhs Buddhists Agnostics Atheists Others… Read more
***UPDATE***: This is an email from one of the protesters, Rick Wingrove, explaining why atheists need to be present at these types of summits: An exhibitor at the Values Voters Convention in Washington DC this weekend was selling an item called Obama Waffles. It is a stunningly racist caricature of Barack Obama. The front of the box has a grinning Obama serving food. There is a menacing caricature of an angry Michelle Obama on the back. The top features a… Read more
Julia Sweeney’s blog has been especially fun to read lately because she’s as obsessed with the absurdity that is Sarah Palin as I am. But I thought this post provided interesting insight into what a former Saturday Night Live star has to say about the new season: For the first time I really, really wished I were still on SNL because Obama was going to be on it tonight. But now this is cancelled because of the hurricanes. Apparently he… Read more
Some of the pastors you see (on TV and elsewhere) certainly seem to act this way… (via nakedpastor) Read more
Find out the truth about this rumor. Don’t forget to read the footnotes. And then read the comments on this discussion thread — some of the funniest I’ve seen in recent memory. Read more
