This just in from Bryan Pesta: Myspace just restored the group! The regulars are still banned, but I am happy, and owe many people thanks… More later. Bryan More later, but I’m certain all of you spreading the message had something to do with it. [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
Edward Current created a video that calculates your “God Delusion Index”: Where do you fall on a spectrum that ranges from “normal” to… well, you’ll see… (Thanks to Maria for the link!) [tags]atheist, atheism, Christian, religion[/tags] Read more
Anatoly is vice-president of a campus atheist group that meets at Wilfrid Laurier University, a public school in Ontario, Canada. The goal of the “Laurier Freethought Alliance” (LFA) is: “to promote science, freedom of inquiry, skepticism, and a good life without the need for superstition or religious belief.” Sounds reasonable, no? For whatever reason, it has taken nine months for a school representative to get back to the leaders about the LFA becoming an “officially recognized” campus group. Groups that… Read more
All I have to do to entice you to read John’s piece is excerpt this sentence: Mmmmm, baby… Ok, so maybe the rumor that atheists eat babies is accurate after all… The piece humorously responds to some common straw man misconceptions about atheism. (via Mind on Fire) [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
What are they going to do to visitors…? As Pastor Shawn Lovejoy (Reverend Lovejoy?!) writes: This picture got me thinking: What are the things our church is doing that says: “Church Members ONLY” or “Outsiders Unwelcome?” (via Floating Axhead) [tags]atheist, atheism, church signs[/tags] Read more
Have you ever wondered what Fox News Channel would look like if it didn’t have to hide behind the pretense of being non-partisan? OneNewsNow.com answers that question. ONN is a division of the American Family Association, a Christian Right group. Check out this sample article: Pro-life advocate Judie Brown says many politicians — including the two leading Democratic presidential contenders — claim to be Christian, while supporting things that are clearly contrary to Christian beliefs. … “It is one thing… Read more
Bryan Pesta is the person who began the now-defunct Atheist and Agnostic Group on MySpace. A story about the group’s deletion appeared in today’s edition of The Plain Dealer (Cleveland). (Thanks to reporter David Briggs for writing about it!) In this comment, he explains his reasoning behind why he believes the shutting down of the group was a result of religious intolerance (I added in a few relevant links): Hey all. It’s been an interesting day. I want to be… Read more
Gotta break the cycle somewhere… (via The Frame Problem) [tags]atheist, atheism, Christian, Christianity[/tags] Read more
Thank you, Freedom of Information Act. Governmentattic has a collection of complaints made to the FCC regarding Penn & Teller’s Bullshit! It’s amazing how many people don’t know how to change the channel or can’t stand any form of criticism against their beliefs. Here’s the PDF of the complaints. These are my favorite pages: Page 6 — It includes this comment by Catholic League president Bill Donohue: “In the 12 years that I have been president of the Catholic League,… Read more
Unbrainwashed recently made a comment suggesting we ought to have a message board so that people who visit this site can carry on their own discussions. The upside to this is that the threads could last several days, as opposed to a blog posting, where discussions tend to be short-lived. I don’t have enough knowledge about how to do this, but if anyone would like to shed some light on how it works, what software to use, costs, etc., please… Read more
