This is Amber Heard: She’s yummy. And she becomes even hotter when you find out she’s an atheist. (Hey, USA Today said she was. It must be true.) Brent Rasmussen agrees with me on her scrumptiousness. Which is why he made a plea for her to become our spokesperson. Amber is starring in a slew of movies this year, including Never Back Down (with Djimon Honsou), Pineapple Express (with Seth Rogen), and The Informers (with Winona Ryder). (Ok, just one… Read more
I’m not sure how informative Investigating Atheism is just yet. The website has been put together by a group of academics and researchers at the faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, and at the University of Oxford. The team have no set view on the subject, and aim to give a fully independent, but informed statement about this important subject. At first glance, it does look objective, if not very thorough. (Thanks to Cade for the link!) [tags]atheist,… Read more
Daniel Dennett says that religion is “the greatest threat to rationality and scientific progress”: It used to be the case that we tended to excuse drunk drivers when they crashed because they weren’t entirely in control of their faculties at the time, but now we have wisely inverted that judgment, holding drunk drivers doubly culpable for putting themselves in that irresponsible position in the first place. It is high time we inverted the public attitude about religion as well, finding… Read more
It’s nothing you haven’t heard before, but The Daily Show’s John Oliver can say it with a British accent: (via Skepchick) [tags]atheist, atheism, Christian, fundamentalist[/tags] Read more
There are a variety of reasons for a religious person to question his or her beliefs: A friend’s reasoning, a personal tragedy, disillusionment with church, etc. Sometimes, this questioning leads to the person becoming an atheist. For some of you, your flippage was hastened by a good book. (Maybe it was the Good Book.) If there was a book or two that helped turn your religious beliefs upside-down, leave the name/author in the comments. A reason it helped you would… Read more
He’ll have a rough few months, but you have to be proud of him for coming out: Azariah Southworth, Nashville host and producer of popular Christian youth show The Remix, has come out as gay, Out & About newspaper reported Wednesday. “I know this will end my career in Christian television, but I must now live my life openly and honestly with everyone,” Southworth said in the article. On his weekly half-hour show, Southworth is seen spending time with a… Read more
You know how your workplace is wonderful and exciting and a source of constant joy? No…? Maybe this will help: Already estimated to number 4,000 in the United States, corporate chaplains are a new breed of counsellors slowly finding their way into Canadian workplaces. They are usually people with a strong Christian faith who also possess a background in social work or counselling. Say what now? [Lee-Ann Lavoie, a former social worker and current master’s student in counselling] has been… Read more
Ok, really, I’m done with the banana jokes now. It’s getting old. Unless something really funny comes along… Whatever. You know you like it. [tags]atheist, atheism, Ray Comfort[/tags] Read more
Pastor Roger Byrd of the Jonesville Church of God in South Carolina recently put up this sign: I know, I know. I couldn’t believe it either. We all know the proper spelling of the word is “HMM.” It gets better. Pastor Byrd was asked why he put the sign up: Pastor Byrd says the sign is not meant to be racial or political but rather to make people think. “His name is so close to Osama I have a feeling… Read more
Last week, I ran this contest: Atheism similes! Fill in the blanks: Atheists are like _______ because _______________. or Atheism is like _______ because _______________. Here are the Top 10 responses (with submitters)! 10| Atheists are like butter. Once we’re warmed up we spread easily (*The submitter’s follow-up*:) Wife: You know there are two ways to take the “spread easily” right? Me: What? What do you…? Oooohhh… (Skeptigator) 9| Atheists are like smart primates because we are, in fact, smart… Read more