Bill Maher’s movie Religulous, which opens in the Spring of next year, finally released its poster! The premiere is tonight at the Toronto Film Festival. (via The Uninspired Manifesto) [tags]atheist, atheism, documentary[/tags] Read more
So, who all is going to the Atheist Alliance International convention in a few weeks? And, even more importantly, who plans to blog about it? Please leave a comment if you’re coming and also leave a link to your site if you’re going to make a post about your experience! I’ll create a meta-post (Mehta-post?) of all the participants’ write-ups after the convention is over. Hopefully, those unable to come to the convention will still be able to take in… Read more
*Deep breath* Ok. I’m back to normal. Especially after reading what AdventureDad has to say. He’s from Sweden, the least religious country in the world. You would never know people are unsure of their religious beliefs and/or if God exists in this country. Personally, I do believe in something but it’s difficult to define exactly what that is. There are also many aspects of religion that I don’t believe in and/or dislike. For our marriage in Mexico I converted from… Read more
Because our nation is full of people who are gullible as %$*#. And Al Lewis of The Denver Post thinks burying a statue of St. Joseph in front of your house in order to sell it is worth writing about. Even though the statue does nothing. Because it’s a #%&$ing statue. Next time any of you are selling your house, please plant uncooked spaghetti in the front yard instead. It’s just as powerful as the statue and you get the… Read more
Here are the latest poll results from the Pew Research Center and the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. How many people would be less likely to vote for a presidential candidate if the person was: Black? 6% Catholic? 7% Jewish? 11% Woman? 12% Hispanic? 15% Evangelical Christian? 16% Mormon? 25% Muslim? 45% Atheist? 61% We win! Oh wait… [tags]atheist, atheism, survey, study, poll[/tags] Read more
Forget Vista. I want JesOS™: How does it work? All applications are integrated with a system-wide, context-sensitive spell checker and King James Bible dashboard widget. For example, if the user types terms such as “gay” or “LGBT,” the spell checker will automatically insert the verses from Leviticus and Romans on sodomy. In any text except direct quotations from the King James Bible, the spell checker will automatically correct all spellings to conform to U.S. orthography. “If American English is good… Read more
On Friday, the 9th Circuit Court (the same body that declared “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional in Michael Newdow’s case) declared: “… requiring a parolee to attend religion-based treatment programs violates the First Amendment… While we in no way denigrate the fine work of (Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous), attendance in their programs may not be coerced by the state.” It’s no surprise that AA is a religious organization. San Francisco Chronicle reporter Bob Egelko writes: The… Read more
Earlier in the year, Pete Stark (D-CA) came out as the first member of the United States Congress to openly deny belief in a God. Outside a few remarks about how he was positively surprised at peoples’ reactions to his admission, he has not spoken publicly about his non-belief. That will change on Thursday, September 20th. Stark will be speaking at Harvard University at an event sponsored by the school’s Humanist Chaplaincy. You can find more information on the event… Read more
Ms. SuperScience at Beautiful Biology gave her AP Biology students a questionnaire to fill out during the first week of school. She asked the kids a number of questions so she can learn about who they are and what makes them tick. Fairly normal procedure. Now, look at one student’s response to the prompt, “Tell me three things that I should know about you”: Student E: I was born in Czechoslovakia. I attended [ ] Elementary School. I believe that… Read more
Skeptico presents ID Creationist Bingo: (Click on the image for a larger, printable version) How do you play? You check off a square every time the relevant dopey argument is presented. You win when you have a straight line of five – horizontally, vertically or diagonally. The “JOKER” square can either be a free square, or you can reserve it for any new ludicrous argument presented (as long as it is presented with total sincerity), or any argument [you’ve] missed…. Read more
