If you own a business where you take people’s money, then just be up front about it. Must you invoke the Bible in the process? Now there’s a candle that lets you experience the scent of Jesus, and they’ve been selling out by the case. “We see it as a ministry, ” says Bob Tosterud, who together with his wife came up with the idea for the candle. Light up the candle called “His Essence” and its makers say you’ll… Read more
*Sigh* After the N-word incident, you knew this had to happen. Keith Olbermann has named atheist Rob Sherman the Worst Person in the World… just a week after bestowing the title on bigoted Illinois State Rep. Monique Davis: Rob, admit you made a mistake, and let’s move on. We know you’re not racist, but you were completely unaware of your poor choice of words and that’s worth an apology. Let’s bring the attention back to Davis’ remarks, where it should… Read more
I obviously don’t take horoscopes seriously. But if I ever read The Onion’s version of them, I instinctively read my own Pisces’ blurb first. Am I the only person who does this? [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
The Christian Right knows what’s best for you. Which is why when you check into a Marriott hotel, they don’t even want to give you the option of watching porn. Several conservative groups, including the American Family Association, are asking Marriott International Inc. to stop giving hotel guests the option of ordering pay-per-view movies with strong sexual content. AFA, based in Tupelo, said 47 “pro-family leaders” have signed a letter asking chain’s chief executive, J.W. Marriott Jr., for a meeting… Read more
One of the largest Facebook groups supporting Ben Stein’s movie Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed is (seriously) named this: Suporters of Ben Steins Movie – Expelled “No Intelligance Allowed” I. Love. Irony. The creator of the group had to put this (possibly more amusing) message up: I have tried and tried and THERE IS NO WAY TO CHANGE THE SPELLING. PERIOD. I have followed everyones suggestions and there is NO WAY. If you comment on this site about the spelling i… Read more
Every now and then, I come across reviews of my book. They’re usually fairly positive (even from Christians) with constructive criticism mixed in, some of which makes me want to scream (see below). I just wanted to highlight a few blogs/people who took time to write about the book in the past couple months. Heather at Heather’s Spot of Naïveté: I Sold my Soul on Ebay is definitely a good book to read over such topics concerning the church, Christians… Read more
The Digital Cuttlefish wrote a lovely poem last month; here’s the first stanza: I thought I saw an atheist, once, walking down the street. I checked for horns, I checked for tail, I checked for cloven feet; Began to tremble frightfully—my heart was in my throat— Then sighed in happy recognition, for ‘twas but a goat. He now has a sequel referencing the Rob Sherman/Monique Davis incident: …I thought I saw an atheist, upon the witness stand It couldn’t be!… Read more
An editorial in California’s Redding: Record Searchlight newspaper wants to say “The nuts of Westboro Baptist Church should stay in Kansas” rather than picketing a local soldier’s funeral. And they do… they call WBC a “poisonous parody of faith whose adherents should stay in Kansas.” Right on. But what is up with the first line in the piece, referring to WBC? They can’t be real Christians. They must be part of an atheist cabal. Their goal? To undermine churches. To… Read more
Ask and ye shall receive. Two different websites now explain Stuff Atheists Like. This one currently includes Evolution and Darwin Fish. This one currently includes Pat Condell and Transitional Fossils. You know you want to add them to your feed readers. If you have suggestions for other things atheists like, contact information is on both sites! [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
The new Carnival of the Godless is at The Atheist Response. Go check it out! The next CotG is at No More Mr. Nice Guy! in two weeks. Submit your entries here! [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
