Sometimes, I think religious people purposely provide fodder for the atheists… (emphases mine): The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary offers coursework in Greek and Hebrew, in archaeology, in the philosophy of religion and – starting this fall – in how to cook and sew. Southwestern Baptist, one of the nation’s largest Southern Baptist seminaries, is introducing a new academic program in homemaking as part of an effort to establish what its president calls biblical family and gender roles. Apparently, it’s the… Read more
Reed gives us all a terrific opening for our rap song. Would you like to help finish it? (And then someone put it to video, upload it to YouTube in response to the challenge, and send me the link! Extra points if you dance in it.) Yo, J.C. Let’s kick it! Christ, Christ Baby Christ, Christ Baby Alright, stop. Genuflect and listen: “Christ was born of divine intervention Let him grab your mind real tightly Unthinking doctrine daily and nightly”… Read more
The Chicago Tribune runs this great column called “What’s Your Problem?” You write in with your problems and the reporter, Jon Yates, does what he can to fix it. (It’s useful to be able to contact places and say: If you can’t correct the mistake you made, I’m going to write about it in the Tribune and give you bad publicity.) Recently, one woman had issues with a private Lutheran school she worked at: During Jennifer Garrison’s final performance review… Read more
It references the banana argument and Get Out of Hell Free cards. So you know it must be entertaining: The video is in response to meridianfrost’s “Atheist Gangster ghetto rap challenge.” Would anyone like to write lyrics for “Christ Christ Baby”? (Thanks to Beau for the link!) [tags]atheist, atheism, atheist’s paradise, banana argument, Get Out of Hell Free, Atheist Gangster ghetto rap challenge[/tags] Read more
Holy hell, what is going on at this place? The director of a Christian boot camp and an employee were arrested Friday for allegedly dragging a 15-year-old girl behind a van after she fell behind the group during a morning run, authorities said. Charles Eugene Flowers and Stephanie Bassitt of San Antonio-based Love Demonstrated Ministries, a 32-day boot camp, were arrested on aggravated assault charges for the alleged June 12 incident. The two are accused of tying the girl to… Read more
The Humanist Symposium can be found this week at A Load of Bright. Go read it! The next HS is at Bligbi in three weeks. Submit your entries here! [tags]atheist, atheism, Humanist Symposium, A Load of Bright, Bligbi[/tags] Read more
Reverend Ted Haggard’s former male escort and friend-of-the-blog Mike Jones is appearing in a play. The Denver Post has an article all about it: Mike Jones, the prostitute/drug liaison who brought down pastor Ted Haggard, is about to appear in his first stage play. And it’s for a theater company called Perfect Disgrace. Insert your own joke here. The play is called “Porridge,” and Jones, 50, will be playing a role inspired by – himself. Boulder playwright Brian Bauman, a… Read more
I’ll be gone through Sunday night. If your comment needs to be moderated, it’ll have to wait until then. Have a good weekend, and please consider donating to the Secular Student Alliance! You’d be making a difference for young atheists around the country. And in honor of the Duggar family’s 17th child, here’s something to ponder until I return: [tags]atheist, atheism, Duggar, family, Christian[/tags] Read more
When I started college, I didn’t know many other atheists. I wanted to meet more, and so with the help of another friend, we started the first group at the University of Illinois at Chicago for atheists/Humanists/etc. to discuss and debate religious issues. Through that group, not only did I meet like-minded students, I also had the chance to meet Michael Newdow and Dan Barker, both of whom came to speak at UIC. Since our campus group was affiliated with… Read more
