Did we all rebrand ourselves as “nonbelievers” all of a sudden? Yesterday, The Washington Post ran an article on the rise of atheism. What do we learn? There’s a 500-person waiting list for the Atheist Alliance International convention in two weeks: “People who were ashamed to say there is no God now say, ‘Wow, there are others out there who think like me, and it feels damned good,’ ” said Margaret Downey, president of the Atheist Alliance International, whose membership… Read more
In today’s Boston Globe Magazine, you can read David Abel’s cover story on “The Nonbelievers” (you may have to register with the newspaper to read it). I had a bad feeling about it when I saw the cover… it misrepresents atheists right off the bat with the headline “There is no God” (a phrase atheists do not — at least, should not — use. Rather, we say “we don’t believe in God,” which is very different): ***Update***: The Boston Globe… Read more
Alan Keyes is the latest Republican to jump into the presidential race. The Republicans won’t support him but you can expect them to gloat that they, too, have a minority candidate in the party. You should support him. He makes the right wing look even crazier than usual and any Democrat who faces him will have a hands-down victory. Can you just imagine if Keyes won the Republican primary…? According to my game plan, Barack Obama is going all the… Read more
I’m watching the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Kathy Griffin just received her award. Here is the full speech that was aired: Can you believe this [*bleep*]? I guess hell froze over. You know, a lot of people come up here and they thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus. He didn’t help me a bit. If it were up to him, Cesar Milan would be… Read more
I’ll preface this by saying I haven’t read the book. But damn, it looks interesting. It’s called Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature and it is written by Robin Brande. Here’s a trailer: Here is one reviewer’s summary: Mena’s friends are from her church. What kind of church, you may ask? The kind where you cannot read Harry Potter or watch Lord of the Rings. The kind where, when the biology teacher says “Evolution”, all her old friends turn… Read more
Many atheists have been blogging for weeks while others have been at it for years. Simple question: What was the most popular posting you’ve ever made? You can judge popularity by how many people read it, or how many people linked to it… however you’d like. Just provide the link in the comments! Read more
Last week, I wrote about Leslie Zukor’s project to donate freethought books to prisoners. She appeared on the Dogma Free America podcast this week, and you can listen to or download that episode by going here. The interview with Leslie begins at the 35:12 mark. [tags]Reed College, prison, literature, books, donation, charity, podcast[/tags] Read more
We had a pretty successful series of postings from Christian pastor Mike Clawson a while ago where he answered your questions. Mike’s a liberal guy and that set him apart from many others in his faith. So when I received a nice email from a conservative Christian (believes in Creationism, the Bible as the literal word of God, etc.) who was willing to answer your questions, I figured we should take her up on it. Maria is a self-described “31… Read more
Finally, the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science has been given tax exempt status in the US and Britain. The atheist charity is live. So go donate and show your support 🙂 [tags]atheist, atheism, charity[/tags] Read more
The new Carnival of the Godless is at Ain’t Christian. Go check it out! The next CotG is at A Load of Bright in two weeks. Submit your entries here! [tags]atheist, atheism[/tags] Read more
