This is what Heaven looks like — “an amusement park that never closes.” Click for a larger image: My favorite part? The Damned Viewer which allows you to check up on everyone you dislike: From Adolf Hitler to your philandering boss to the smug atheist next door, watch all the vile people you hate get what they deserve! (via toomanytribbles) [tags]atheist, atheism, heaven, hell, Christian[/tags] Read more
In some cases, you know the reaction to your atheism won’t be very positive. But there are times you don’t expect a reaction at all — When you’re not even telling anyone about your Godlessness. Still, a loose/simple connection to atheism results in an unwarranted remark. Ray Harrington experienced this firsthand. His “crime”? He bought The Portable Atheist at a bookstore. Here’s the story, in the form of a letter he wrote to Borders’ management: … As a very loyal… Read more
Hey, Google Maps, where can I find a nearby church? (via Reddit) [tags]atheist, atheism, Christian, churches[/tags] Read more
Kari is a preacher’s daughter. It’s not an easy life, she says. She writes one of the most emotional pieces I’ve ever read on this issue. Give it a read. I promise you won’t stop until you’ve made it all the way through: The thing that makes me most upset about being a preacher’s kid — “PK” as we’re often called — is that no one really understands our specific experience, nor the specific pressures that come with it. In… Read more
So many one-liners with this story… where do you start? Two atheists got caught engaging in oraltastic acts in a place of worship: Authorities were alerted after a parishoner heard “rustling and groaning” coming from inside the confession box and pulled back the curtains to reveal a goth-rock couple engaged in oral sex, ANSA said. The agency said the pair — a 31-year-old laborer and a 32-year-old teacher — defended their conduct saying: “We are atheists and for us, having… Read more
Chad created a fun little game. Replace certain words in the Bible and see what comes up. Like a warped version of Mad Libs. Here’s what he tried: God: Jimmy Buffett Jesus: Jack Johnson Lord: Guitarist Christ: Badass And the results? And Jimmy Buffett called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and Jimmy Buffett saw that it was good. And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jack… Read more
The New Yorker’s George Saunders once walked into church and found his priest doing… naughty things. Even more shocking: This is not an altar-boy story: Normally on Wednesdays I found Father X working at something in the sacristy. This Wednesday, I came up the aisle quietly, so quietly that I discovered Father X and a nun I’ll call Sister Y in the middle of — well, I couldn’t figure out what they were doing. It appeared to be some particularly… Read more
Christine Wicker was a feature writer, columnist, and religion reporter for the Dallas Morning News for seventeen years. She’s also author of a New York Times bestseller Lily Dale: The True Story of the Town that Talks to the Dead. Her new project gets right to the heart of all we’ve been told about Evangelical Christians. The numbers we have been given are all wrong, says Wicker. The tag line on the book’s back cover? “What Evangelicals Don’t Want You… Read more
Anyone else as $%&#ing excited as I am? (Image courtesy of Ron English) [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
Below is a new essay by August Berkshire, president of Minnesota Atheists. It’s called “The Four Cs of Atheism.” (August is also the author of “34 Unconvincing Arguments for God.”) Like many of you reading this, I describe myself as a flaming liberal. Yet in one area I am a conservative. I am an atheist. Yes, atheism is a conservative position. We make no leaps of faith. We accept statements only so far as there is reason and/or evidence to… Read more
