Danny Ferguson lives in Missouri. Last week, he attended a meeting of the Bates County Democratic Party for the first time. He met the chairman of the county party. He was excited about getting involved with the group. And the party was excited about him. Today (four days after the caucus) I got a call from the spouse of a party official. She asked me if I would be interested in running for the State House of Representatives. She said… Read more
American Atheists just announced the 2008 scholarship winners! 2008 Founders’ Scholarship ($2500) Ms. Rebecca Robinson Founders’ Runner-Up ($1000): Ms. Shannon Black Chinn Scholarship ($1000): Mr. James Kennedy Honorable Mentions: J. Schmitt, O. Fromenthal, N. Conrad, S. Finklestein, L. Lebrasko, N. Paspalofski, And K. Lyon And I won’t hesitate to mention Becky Robinson is a fellow Secular Student Alliance board member and founder/president of the Freethinkers of UTA (University of Texas at Arlington). Congratulations to all the winners! (Curiously enough, while… Read more
Arkonbey asked the following question in a thread about which Christians you admire: Does anyone else wonder if a reciprocal question could be posed on a Christian blog? Abraham Piper, a Christian blogger, has taken him up on that. He wants to know: What atheist/agnostic/adamantly non-religious people do you admire most? Please post your responses there (feel free to make them here afterwards). [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
I am scared of bananas… You may go have your nightmares now. (via My Confined Space) [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
eddygoombah created this sweet video featuring the list of celebrity atheists! (via Debunking Christianity) [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
It’s a serious question I’m asking (for some research I’m doing). I’m hoping Christian readers will respond. Which Christians do you admire? To explain, if you mention the name James Dobson or Pat Robertson, I know plenty of Christians who would cringe because of the damage those guys have done in the name of Christianity. They would say “they’re not true Christians” or “they’re not following Jesus.” But there must be a number of Christians you respect and admire in… Read more
Doesn’t matter if you call yourself a Bright, Freethinker, Secular Humanist, Nontheist, Pastafarian, or None. Everyone else is still going to call you “atheist.” In an op-ed for Free Inquiry, Tom Flynn elaborates: I’ve been doing media appearances as a secular humanist activist for fifteen years now. I perennially underwent this exchange: REPORTER/HOST: Are you an atheist? ME: I call myself a secular humanist. Secular humanists disbelieve in the supernatural and prefer to use reason, compassion, and the methods of… Read more
Don’t make excuses for why you’re at the Psychic Fair. You know you’re a believer. And Chris Hansen’s gonna get you, even if you claim to be a skeptic… (via Cectic) [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
One more excerpt from his new special It’s Bad For Ya. This segment is about death/the afterlife/heaven/hell. The relevant part begins at 0:50: It’s all so obvious, yet you never hear anyone in his position with the guts or wit to say these things. That’s why Carlin is the master. Oh, just go watch the whole special. [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
The new Carnival of the Godless is at Life Before Death. Go check it out! The next CotG is at Ironwolf in two weeks. Submit your entries here! [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
