At least all the remaining candidates accept evolution. Good riddance to Mike Huckabee. Barack Obama’s still taking it all the way. [tags]atheist, atheism, science[/tags] Read more
Got a punchline…? How many atheists does it take to change a lightbulb? [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
There are tons of products God doesn’t like… Chocolate Jesuses: Jesus Footwear: Testamints: There’s more where those came from at Cracked. Atheists need some swag to compete. SaganSuckers, anyone? (via Mind on Fire) [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
A few months ago, the Illinois legislature had passed a law requiring public schools to observe a moment of silence in the classroom. The law was called the “Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act.” Atheists Rob Sherman and his daughter Dawn Sherman filed a lawsuit against the bill leading to an injunction. We’ve been in limbo regarding the law until now… But there’s finally some good news to report! A new version of the law — stripped of the “prayer”… Read more
In an op-ed piece for the LA Times, John Allen Paulos (the author of Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don’t Add Up) tries to explain the discrepancy between two recent studies which discussed atheism. One study from the University of Minnesota in 2006 said that atheists are the least trusted minority as well as the type of people you’d least want your child to marry. Another study which just came out said that people are… Read more
According to Benny Shanon, a professor of cognitive psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Moses was on drugs when he heard the Ten Commandments: “As far Moses on Mount Sinai is concerned, it was either a supernatural cosmic event, which I don’t believe, or a legend, which I don’t believe either, or finally, and this is very probable, an event that joined Moses and the people of Israel under the effect of narcotics,” Shanon told Israeli public radio on… Read more
In Sydney, Australia, a group of Christian ministers marched in a Mardi Gras parade over the weekend. Normally, you know where this type of story is going: the homophobic Christians condemn the gays, there’s lot of yelling and Bible-verse-spewing and gnashing of teeth, and the day ends with everyone a little more pissed off than when it began. That’s not what happened here, though. Why did the ministers march? To “say sorry to the gay and lesbian community for the… Read more
Skepchick Elyse and I are wondering if any atheists in (or willing to travel to) the Chicago area might be interested in meeting sometime this month. (If so, where?) It’s not fair that the East Coasters and Pharyngulites get to have all the fun outings… We want in on the action! (Oh, and when I speak on IM, I sound like Randy Jackson.) [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
Don’t masturbate. The Mormons don’t like that. This one offers suggestions on how to tame your aching loins. 1. Never touch the intimate parts of your body except during normal washing and using the bathroom. 2. Avoid being alone as much as possible. Find good company and stay in this good company, especially when you are feeling particularly weak. 3. If you are associated with other persons having this same problem, YOU MUST BREAK OFF THEIR FRIENDSHIP. Never associate with… Read more
No, really. That’s the name of it. A group of atheist bloggers have put together a podcast and the fifth episode is up! Which hopefully means some of the kinks have been worked out 🙂 Contributors to it include The Exterminator, Ordinary Girl, Babs, Lifeguard, PhillyChief, Spanish Inquisitor, and John Evo. You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes. (Another atheist blogger, Reed Braden, has a podcast as well!) Anyone else have any non-blog projects that deal with atheism? [tags]atheist,… Read more