You have your pick from several incredible options. I trust you know which option is best… I’ll be speaking at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) for the Campus Atheists and Secular Humanists (CASH) at 7:00 p.m. The event is free of charge. (If you can come to the CASH event, feel free to sign up on the Facebook page.) … Christopher Hitchens and (brother) Peter Hitchens will be conducting their first public debate (on a variety of topics) at… Read more
Mike Clawson here. I saw this article in the paper today and thought some of you here might be interested. You maybe remember media-mogul Ted Turner as the guy who once called Christianity a “religion for losers”, asked employees who celebrated Ash Wednesday if they were “Jesus freaks” (and told them they ought to be working for Fox), and joked that the Pope ought to step on a landmine. Turner has said that he rejected religion after his younger sister… Read more
Bill Sizemore has a lengthy piece on Pat Robertson in the Virginia Quarterly Review. It’s a really fascinating look at the televangelist’s disturbing, scandal-ridden, influential life. Prepare to be upset. Here’s a little something from the beginning of the piece and a little something from the end: Over forty-six years of electronic ministry, this icon of evangelicalism has done a lot of praying, and he says it has paid a multitude of dividends. He declares with utmost confidence that God… Read more
No one got them all right. But the answers are now on the original posting. [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
I like this Jesus… How come we don’t see enough of him? (via My Confined Space) [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
Hemant posted briefly on this back in October, but I thought I’d expand on it a little. From the Church of Google website: We at the Church of Google believe the search engine Google is the closest humankind has ever come to directly experiencing an actual God (as typically defined). We believe there is much more evidence in favor of Google’s divinity than there is for the divinity of other more traditional gods. We reject supernatural gods on the notion… Read more
Not atheism related. But is this how my students feel? It’s math! Geometry proofs? Challenging and fulfilling. Finding the area under a curve? A great way to spend the weekend. Simplifying polynomials? Makes for a great first date. Ok, so maybe I go a bit overboard… (via Lindsey’s Rantings) Read more
Last year, there was a story about how Bible Park USA was going to open in Murfreesboro, TN. What sort of attractions would this theme park have? The Bible Land Fly-Through indoor ride that boasts the newest generation of IMAX-like technology with surround imagery; The Exodus Experience, an indoor experience featuring the parting of the Red Sea with high-tech standing 25-foot waves and image projection. An entire teen area with an enclosed ride, coffee house and retail offerings; a state-of-the-art… Read more
Since the eBay book came out, there’s been talk with the publishers of what possible options there were for a second book. It wouldn’t really be a follow-up (in other words, I Resold My Soul on eBay is *not* happening), but it would continue the idea of the atheist and Christian worlds intertwining. I don’t think it’s going to happen. Not right now. Not because there weren’t ideas, though. In fact, there were a number of rejected proposals. Some were… Read more
How do you reply to the %$&#holes who say this: It’s April 1st. Happy National Atheist’s Day! Get it? Get it…?! *Hemant raises his fist* No, wait. Violence won’t do it. A snarky response might. I just can’t think of one. [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
