You’ve probably seen Matt Harding’s amazing video by now. (He’s the guy who dances everywhere in the world.) But obviously, the question you all want answered is: What religion is he? He’s a Humanist 🙂 From his FAQ: Are you religious? If you’re asking, you probably don’t want to hear the answer. Come on. Didn’t dancing with all those people make you think about God? I figure I’ll find out the answers to that stuff eventually. And if I don’t,… Read more
Why would conservative Christian groups in North Carolina be against a bill that would “require more detailed school policies about bullying” at school, protecting students from abuse and school violence? Take a wild guess. Yep… because gay students would be protected under this bill as well. And we can’t have that now, can we…? Mark Creech, executive director the Christian Action League of North Carolina, warns there is a “hidden agenda” behind the bill to negate what he describes as… Read more
This site exists because I’m able to pay for hosting services and other minor expenses. (There’s hopefully a major site update coming in the near future.) As the site gets more popular, the costs go up. I could use your help in a small way — which doesn’t involves direct donations. If you’re ever purchasing something on Amazon, please get to that website by clicking on the I Sold My Soul on eBay book cover in the sidebar. (You don’t… Read more
Last week, I ran this contest: It was so successful last time, it’s time to try it again: Create a motivational poster for atheists! Here is the website that allows you to do it. Send your final products to . Here are the Top 10 posters (with submitters) — Click on the images for larger versions! 10| (Adrian) 9| (Dana) 8| (Greymalkin) 7| (Jeff) 6| (John) 5| (Margy) 4| (Aditya) 3| (Hoverfrog) 2| (Ian) 1| (Joe) … No contest like… Read more
For anyone who doesn’t believe that religion leads to violence, a boy at the bottom of India’s caste system (considered a Dalit, or “untouchable”) was killed by those higher up on the social status ladder. What was his crime? He wrote a love poem to a girl in a higher caste. Surjit Singh was beaten up on Tuesday by a teacher in the Nangal Kalan Government High school in public, said the Dalit sarpanch of the village Gyan Kaur. His… Read more
Atheists often get told that we hate God. Which is funny, because that’s like saying we hate unicorns and Bigfoot and Zeus. But we can (feel free to substitute a less emotionally-charged word here) hate the concept of God. We can hate what it does to people. As one girl writes: I hate the concept of a god who would create imperfect humanity, tempt them when they don’t know the difference between good and evil, and then punish them and… Read more
You’ve seen those studies which show how Generation Next (ages 18-25) is becoming less religious, more tolerant, and less Republican? Some students in Connecticut are disturbed by that. They want to buck the trend. They are the next generation of the Christian Right: Like its parent organization, the youth group — known as iFIC [Family Institute of Connecticut], an obvious play for the iPod generation — rejects abortion and same-sex marriage and supports home-schooling and sexual abstinence outside of marriage…. Read more
John Hamilton of the Texas Rangers was in the Home Run Derby tonight. He needed 8 home runs in round one to advance to the next round. He cranked out 28. In the first round. 13 in a row at one point. (The previous record was Bobby Abreu’s 24 first round homers in 2005.) At the end of that first round, Lance Berkman and Justin Morneau were tied for second place. With 8 home runs each. Hamilton has a history… Read more
Reason #8723423 to be an atheist. When a Mormon creates a calendar featuring scantily clad male models (called “Men on a Mission”), he has to deal with a “disciplinary hearing and possible excommunication because of the project.” A takeoff on calendars of firefighters and returned U.S. servicemen, Hardy’s project debuted with a 2008 calendar featuring 12 returned church missionaries in mostly modest poses, minus their trademark white shirts, ties and black plastic name badges. It has sold nearly 10,000 copies…. Read more
