Traci (of Traci and Beth), an atheist, spoke at a church in front of over 300 Christians about her beliefs last week. Her husband was slightly worried before the experience: Because we live in a very Christian state in this very Christian nation and within it, a very Christian suburb, my husband’s first question when I told him I’d been invited to talk about the Beth and Traci project at Grace Community Church was, “Are people going to burn down… Read more
I just thought some of you might like to know that I was recently interviewed by ultra-conservative Christian news magazine WORLD, for an article entitled “Young evangelicals leaving conservatism”. I thought the writer did a fair job of representing me and other progressive Christians, though some of the comments posted below the article are rather amusing. At any rate, it’s encouraging that now even the mouthpieces of the Religious Right are willing to admit that they are losing my generation. Read more
The new Carnival of the Godless is at Mind On Fire. Go check it out! The next CotG is at Greta Christina’s Blog in two weeks. Submit your entries here! [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
… you know, except for the whole Jesus thing. (And no, I don’t know where this came from.) It’s from a 1954 Christian activity book. Thanks to JustMe for the update. (via My Confined Space) [tags]atheist, atheism, Hindu, desi, indian[/tags] Read more
Remember Kate and Erik? Yeah, well… this couple ain’t like them. Let’s start with the bio: I’m Jennifer. Age 29, mother of two small children and wife for 9 years to my atheist husband… Sadly as a teenager and young adult I walked away from first love, Jesus. It was only by His extraordinary mercy and love that on March 15, 2006 light pierced darkness and I heard His call once again and became reborn in Him. My life has… Read more
It’s not named after anyone in particular, but apparently, this old street sign in Moscow (which says “Bezbozhnii Pereulok”) translates to “Atheist Alley”: (via The Blingdom of God) [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
After the 2004 election Beliefnet used data compiled from the Fourth National Survey on Religion and Politics to introduce a typology of religious groupings that influence American politics. You can see the twelve groupings and their percentage among the total voting population in the pie-chart below: You can read a more complete description of each group and how they voted in the 2004 election here, and an analysis of the voting trends here. The most surprising finding, given common stereotypes… Read more
Chris Owen, a Staff Sergeant in the Air Force, has begun an Atheists in Foxholes Facebook group. Non-military people are welcome to join 🙂 It’s a simple way to show support for atheist troops and it takes a second to join. Let’s support Chris’ effort! [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
You asked for it, you got it. Introducing: Friendly Atheist Forums. It’s still in its infancy in terms of looks and forum topics, but you should be able to register and begin posting! If you have suggestions for either, or feedback in general, leave them here. Or on the Forum. (That’s fun to say!) I’ll be contacting moderators shortly (thanks to all those who offered). Special thanks to Chris, who helped me set this up and has agreed to be… Read more
An article by Ed Stoddard on the Reuters wire talks about non-Christians and how they feel excluded in the election process. Despite the constitutional separation of church and state, religion plays a big and sometimes decisive role in politics in America, where levels of belief and regular worship are far higher than those in Europe. “Non-Christians are concerned that they will be excluded from the process,” said Ahmed Rehab, a spokesman with the Council on American-Islamic Relations. “I welcome faith… Read more
