I was skeptical at first… but this just shows that all the atheists are wrong. Glad we could clear that up. (via Debunking Christianity) [tags]atheist, atheism, prayer[/tags] Read more
This will be fun. On November 15th, Dr. Lydia Hartunian is organizing The Great American God-Out. Modeled after The Great American Smokeout, it’s a chance for religious people to try to go God-free for one day. (That day, by the way, is a Thursday, not a Sunday. No need to fear God’s wrath on a Thursday!) So how does it work? … just for a day–people will [act] as if there is no god; people will live as if there… Read more
Reed Braden posted his thoughts on I Sold My Soul on eBay over at Unorthodox Atheism. He reviews it alongside Christopher Hitchens’ God is Not Great and says some very nice things: … Hemant’s name is going up on my list of the top influential Atheist authors in all history. In being respectful and honest as he discusses his religious upbringing, his Atheistic views, and his journey that took him to churches of all shapes and sizes, he did what… Read more
A couple weeks ago, I asked for short and sweet responses to various questions that atheists get asked. You responded in droves (thank you!) and I finally sorted through the answers. Here is a PDF that combines some of the best responses. I hope you enjoy the background image. And let me take a moment to highlight some answers I didn’t use, but that made me laugh: What is the meaning of life? The worst of the Monty Python movies…. Read more
Here’s another idea to herd-the-atheist-cattle that won’t work. Even if it did work, it wouldn’t accomplish the intended goal. There’s an OUT Campaign being run by the Richard Dawkins Foundation. They want people to wear the a t-shirt, among other things. It’ll help promote atheists coming out, reaching out, speaking out, etc. It’s a cute shirt. No harm in getting one and wearing it proudly. But it’s not going to change anything. The shirt doesn’t even say “atheist.” Which I… Read more
Child. Mother. Grandfather. One big happy family. Until religion got in the way. The 49-year-old grandfather, Ronald Marquez, tried to perform an exorcism on the 3-year-old child. The exorcism involved choking the little girl. She was bloody, crying, and gasping for air. The man held the girl in a headlock with one arm as he squeezing her torso with his other arm, causing her to gasp and scream, police said. In the meantime, the 19-year-old mother was in the same… Read more
A couple weeks ago, this letter-to-the-editor appeared in the military publication Stars and Stripes. It referred to an article on Camp Quest, the summer camp for children of atheist parents: The author of the article seems to be overjoyed and ecstatic about young teenagers being at a summer camp where the existence of God is happily denied and refuted, speaking of a revival of atheism and Camp Quest (the name of the summer camp) being a training ground for the… Read more
Brian Parra has 10 tips on how to be an atheist activist, with some help from Bobbie Kirkhart, Victoria Parra and Ingemar Hulthage. He goes into a lot of depth for each tip; here’s his list in brief: 10. Stay current on atheist matters. 9. Respond when people assume you are religious. 8. Broaden religious traditions. 7. Be a watchdog in your local community. 6. Join a membership group. 5. Support political lobbying. 4. Volunteer your time to support an… Read more
Christians and Muslims clash. It’s brutal. The victims are beaten to death. Beheadings occur. Then the criminals try to hide the bodies. 17 men took part in this crime. The 17 men were all Christians, by the way. They did it in response to Indonesian government executions of three Christians last year. So much for that whole forgiveness thing… (via Deep Thoughts) [tags]atheist, atheism, Christian, Muslim, beheading, Indonesia[/tags] Read more
If I had to have a pastor, I guess it would be James Kilgore. One of his parishioners left Bible study to find that his car was missing. (The irony of this did not cross anyone’s mind, apparently.) Kilgore, who “always keeps a gun and handcuffs in his fanny pack,” took action. He and another churchgoer tracked down the car thief a few blocks away: The pastor followed the driver until he crashed, tackled him as he crawled out of… Read more
