Last week, I ran this contest: Ray Comfort says he has retired the Banana Argument. If that’s the case, what will be the atheists’ new worst nightmare? Here are the Top 3 responses (with submitters)! 3| Sugar Canes. Think about it. These plants are, like atheists say, products of evolution. But they are so delicious. Why would the plant be here today if it were so delicious? All the humans would just eat them up! Therefore, sugar must be a… Read more
Well, this isn’t very nice… Clearly, it’s blasphemy: Must’ve been an evil atheist urinal maker. (And who takes a camera to the bathroom…?) (via My Confined Space) [tags]atheist, atheism, Christian, toilet[/tags] Read more
A bumper sticker I hadn’t seen before: How much truth do you think is in that statement? Certainly, you don’t hear about many openly atheist killers. But not all murders occur in the name of God, either. It’s easy to argue that people who kill, while most may be theistic, weren’t particularly “Godly” at the time of their crime. [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
Richard Dawkins send this email out yesterday and I absolutely echo his sentiments: Lori Lipman Brown works her heart out as Director of the Secular Coalition for America. When she’s not lobbying on Capitol Hill, she’s on the road helping grow this remarkable coalition from coast to coast. She is making a real difference, and the Secular Coalition is demonstrating what can be achieved when factions sink their differences and pull together. I am proud to serve as an advisor… Read more
It’s bad enough that we have to say the Pledge of Allegiance in our public schools… but the Landover Baptist Church doesn’t think that’s enough. First, we have a new proposed pledge: Second, we have a checklist for the Christian kiddies: The following eleven tips are designed to assist Christian children in utilizing the Pledge of Allegiance as a tool for rescuing their hellbound classmates from false religions. If you are a Christian parent of a Christian child who unfortunately… Read more
No, this isn’t about the Skepdude calendar. There was a FedEx truck outside my place this morning… someone dropped off a package: That was strange. I wasn’t expecting a package… I shook it. It didn’t make any ticking sounds. So I figured I was safe. I went to a table and opened it up. An MP3 player? That’s a surprising delivery. I would’ve remembered ordering one of those… Then I flipped it over and unwrapped it. AHH! It’s an iGod!… Read more
Slightly paraphrased, but it went something like this: Friend: So you’re an atheist…? Me: Yep. Friend: You don’t believe in God?? Me: Nope. Friend: You don’t celebrate Christmas or Easter??? Me: Not really… but I do the whole “gift” thing with friends and family. Friend: Do you celebrate your birthday?! Nope. Never. Atheists don’t have birthdays. Didn’t everybody know that? [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
How can you say no to Talking Jesus? So many questions… What does “authentic linen robes” mean? Who will Talking Jesus play with? Does he come with friends? Can you change Jesus’ clothes? What are the accessories for this doll? What happens when the child gets bored with it? Are you allowed to throw Jesus away? If you were 3, and Talking Jesus spoke the way he does in the video, wouldn’t you have nightmares regardless of what he was… Read more
Last month, there was news about how principal Eddie Walker opted to resign from his position because a Gay/Straight Alliance group was being formed at his high school. Turns out the school board is trying to out-bigot him. Later this month, they are going to hold a vote “on whether to ban all student clubs that don’t relate to academics or sports as a way to close a gay student organization.” The vote has already been delayed so the school… Read more
He isn’t Twittering. He says so in this comment: Yet again, some impostor is pretending to be me. I do not Twitter, I had never even heard of Twittering until a thread on RichardDawkins.net alerted me to it, and I most certainly have not signed up for it. I am told there are numerous Facebook pages purporting to be mine. None of them is. I do not have a Facebook page, or anything comparable. I don’t understand the motivation of… Read more
