Some professional (high-quality) photographs from the recent Atheist Alliance International convention are now available for viewing! Take a look at a few of these awesome snapshots: Richard Dawkins in his “wild” state: Dawkins gets a present!: Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Sam Harris embrace: There are tons more where those came from. Enjoy! [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
It’s that time of the year again: Joel Schlosberg has announced the second annual Carl Sagan Memorial Blog-a-thon! The first time was a huge hit: Far exceeding my wildest expectations, this became a truly worldwide celebration, featuring more than 250 posts in 11 languages! Sagan fans are truly cohering into an online force to reckon with. Make your Sagan-related posts before December 20th, let Joel know through his site or via email, and he’ll include your link on his anniversary… Read more
Spanish Inquisitor tells a really touching story of a woman he met at a recent high school reunion. (He went to a Catholic school.) I’m including a long excerpt below, but the whole story makes for a nice read: … I was surprised when one girl… came into the room and grabbed me, said my name, and then “I want to give you a hug.” She grabbed me and squeezed me tight, holding on a bit longer, and a bit… Read more
Order your prayer toolbar here! Prayer Toolbar™ is a new way to use technology to connect with people and to keep them connected with you. It’s a web browser add-on that displays messages that you publish. Anytime one of your members with Prayer Toolbar™ goes online, they will see your messages embedded discreetly within their web browser, 24/7 regardless of the web site they are viewing. The most amusing part is the sample image on the website: That’s a bit… Read more
Hey… wait a minute… Of course, I know of no atheists who feel this way. With that out of the way, I’ll just sit here in my smugness and make fun of the grammatical errors. (via My Confined Space) [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
Two good ones: First, D.J. Grothe’s interview with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on Point of Inquiry. Damn, I wish I could write as eloquently as Tyson speaks. He shares why “atheism” isn’t an ideal term, the upsides and downsides of science education, and an absolutely beautiful story about Carl Sagan. Tyson is the author of Death by Black Hole. The other interview is from NPR’s Weekend Edition. It features Hanna Rosin, author of God’s Harvard: A Christian College on a… Read more
Sam Harris has a secure donation page on his site to help obtain security for Ayaan Hirsi Ali, author of Infidel: Ayaan Hirsi Ali is the most prominent advocate of free speech and women’s rights in the Muslim world, and for this she must live under perpetual armed guard, even in the West. Unfortunately, on October 1st of this year, the Dutch government officially rescinded its promise to protect her. Now, Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s friends, colleagues and admirers must come… Read more
Here’s a list of “the 6 Most Misguided Christian Video Games,” brought to you by Cracked.com. Not surprisingly, we found that devout fundamentalists often make incredibly bad game designers. A little less expected is their muddling of the message of the Bible. We take a look through six of the most preposterous religious video games, evaluating them on sheer ridiculousness, as well as biblical coherence to answer the ultimate question: What would Jesus play? The Left Behind game? #3. Which… Read more
A story that teaches you about tolerance and intolerance all at once: Austin Area Interreligious Ministries, the city’s largest interfaith organization, announced Thursday that its annual Thanksgiving celebration Sunday had to be moved… Can you guess why it had to be moved? If you guessed, “Because Christians didn’t want Muslims praying on their property,” you win! The group learned Wednesday that the rental space at the [Hyde Park Baptist Church]-owned Quarries property in North Austin was no longer available because… Read more
