Secular Student Alliance board member Ashley Paramore put together a nifty video introducing the SSA board, staff, and even a couple advisory board members. The filming took place in Boston at a recent board meeting. A few of the names may be familiar to readers of this site. And… umm… I deny that any of the embarrassing clips of me actually took place 🙂 Read more
I’ve been to many churches in my day… But never an inflatable one: The 30-metre (98 ft) long blow-up church — staffed by priests ready to take confession — will debut on Saturday on the Adriatic coast in the Molise region, an organiser said. “There will be four or five people singing, with music about God,” said Chiara Facci with Catholic group Sentinelli del Mattino. Night time activities, which will not include Mass, will run from 10 p.m. to 1… Read more
Atheist Alliance International will be hosting its annual convention on the Queen Mary ship in Long Beach, California from September 25th – 28th. The cost for student registration is $70 — with that, you’ll have access to the entire convention. Speakers include Lori Lipman Brown, PZ Myers, Michael Newdow, Michael Shermer, Jeremy Hall, and Mikey Weinstein. However, with flights costing what they do, it all adds up. Especially for those of you in college… The Secular Student Alliance doesn’t want… Read more
About a month ago, the Washington Post ran a contest asking people to create their own religions. They finally came out with their list of winners and honorable mentions. Frequent commenter on this site Jon (a.k.a. Ubi Dubius) made it on their list! Rhythm Methodists: The world’s fastest-growing religious group. (Jon Graft, Centreville) Congrats to him! Among my other favorites: Palindroman Catholicism: Its central tenet was that a nun named Hannah would get elected ePope on 10-02-2001, put the church… Read more
I’m trying something a bit new in terms of how the page looks. It’ll take a little while to get the kinks worked out. Please bear with me! RSS readers should have no problem, though. Read more
A Division by Zer0 put together a nice, succinct compilation of resources that may help atheist bloggers trying to get their names (or pseudonyms) out there. Many of the items are useful for all bloggers, but a few are specific to atheists. vjack has also been offering a series of comprehensive tips that may help those bloggers who have a *bit* of experience. His tips work for all bloggers in general. If you’re just starting your blog, check those sites… Read more
This site’s being worked on right now… so if you experience any difficulties, things will be back to normal shortly! Read more
A few days ago, I mentioned that the Wilson County Fair in Lebanon, Tennessee was offering $2 off the price of admission if you brought in a church bulletin — this on a specially themed “God and Country Day” this coming Sunday. They’re now shifting their position to allow the discount to non-religious people as well. According to the press release from American Atheists: Hale Moss, the President of Wilson County Promotions advised reporters at the Lebanon Democrat that printouts… Read more
It was all a trick! I still don’t know how they get Jesus on the cat fur, though… (via The Invisible Pink Unicorn) Read more
A few weeks ago, I had a chance to catch a screening of a new documentary, American Teen, a movie being called a “modern day Breakfast Club.” I loved the movie. Maybe it has something to do with having just taught at a high school similar to the one in the film, but I also think it’s easy to relate to and shows a lot of truths about high school life you don’t see in scripted films. (The documentary was… Read more
