Flashback to January of this year when Christian conservative James Dobson said, “Speaking as a private individual, I would not vote for John McCain under any circumstances.” And now to present day: “I never thought I would hear myself saying this… While I am not endorsing Senator John McCain, the possibility is there that I might.” I know. I can’t believe it either. A Religious Right leader *might* be voting Republican. … Dobson said in a statement to the AP…. Read more
As usual, Rudis Muiznieks shines the light on the religious hypocrisy: [tags]atheist, atheism, Cectic[/tags] Read more
A Christian rock band, Haste the Day, has kicked out one of its guitarists, Jason Barnes. Why? Jason now says he’s an atheist. In a statement, the band writes: Hey Everyone, This is going to come as a shock to many of you. After much prayer and thought given to the matter, we asked Jason Barnes to step down from his involvement with Haste the Day. For a while Jason has been searching and searching for real meaning in his… Read more
Do you ever introduce a religious person to your atheist friends with a disclaimer: “Just fyi, she’s Christian”? Apparently, Christians do something like that when it comes to us. From the list of Stuff Christians Like: #355. Warning friends that your new friend is a non-Christian. Why must they be warned? Because something crazy might happen: 1. Non Christians are loose cannons. Sometimes people disclaim the arrival of a non Christian just in case they do something wild, like swear…. Read more
The new Carnival of the Godless is at Sean the Blogonaut. Go check it out! The next CotG is at Kieran Bennett in two weeks. Submit your entries here! [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
At the end of their lives two Christians and an atheist came before God. To the first Christian God asked, “What did you do in your life, my child?” The first Christian said, “I praised your name by driving out sinners from our society. I reviled and shunned and beat and imprisoned and even killed those who did not believe in you as I did, and those who did not live by your word exactly as I did. I made… Read more
Most atheists I know are the first in their family to leave the faith. You don’t see very many atheists who also had atheist parents. Anyone here a second or third generation atheist? Were both parents non-religious or just one of them? How were you raised in regards to the answers to “the big questions”? Did you figure things out for yourself or were you simply told the answers (from an atheistic viewpoint)? (Personally, I don’t think it counts if… Read more
We know bananas scare atheists because they were so intelligently designed. But what scares theists? A coconut or a pineapple? Disco-Igno did the tests. Which one will cause Ray to start shivering when he passes through the produce isle? Which one will give Kirk some praying pains? Which one will be… THE THEIST’S NIGHTMARE? Only one will remain standing. This is *way* more comprehensive analysis than you ever thought possible… Read more
No books were moved for the purposes of this picture. This is actually what the setup looked like at a Borders: (via lacychenault) [tags]atheist, atheism, Christianity, Anne Rice[/tags] Read more
