That meme got to me. The rules: We have to post these rules before we give you the facts. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules. At the end of your blog post, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them each a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read… Read more
An atheist friend from Texas recently went to his local Pancho’s Mexican Buffet in Euless, Texas. Pancho’s is a chain with nearly 40 restaurants in the Southwest. When he walked in, he saw a sign on the door that read: Get 10% off on Sunday! Bring in your Church Bulletin and receive a 10% discount on your meal When he asked if there was something atheists could do to get the discount, he was told there wasn’t. I’m pretty sure… Read more
The comic strip Rudy Park has been doing strips this week discussing Richard Dawkins/atheism/science. Here’s a sampling: June 25 June 26 June 27 (via RichardDawkins.net) [tags]atheist, atheism, Rudy Park, Richard Dawkins, science, humor[/tags] Read more
A band called Architecture Of Aggression is putting together a concert in South Africa called the 777 “Rock Against Religion” show. It will feature seven of the country’s “most outspoken rock and metal” acts performing on July 7. Brothers Anton and Van Alberts and William Bishop say the concert would be a “a peaceful protest against the injustices caused in the name of religion against people of different faiths or the non-religious”. Anton also adds this: “Religion has been part… Read more
***Update: It’s photoshopped. The ministry put out this press release: “A photo of our Greenville billboard has recently been doctored by someone and posted on a national website. It is now being distributed around the country. It now reads: “Are you Asian and don’t want to be?” The words above the doctored billboard say that this is a parody. I understand the meaning behind the parody. It is to imply that homosexuals do not choose to be gay any more… Read more
***Update: Here’s a picture of the Tribune front page, for those who would like to see: The article is at the bottom!*** The Chicago Tribune has a Page One story today on Camp Quest, the summer camp for children of atheist parents. While it’s a very positive article (And I’m thrilled about the coverage), there were a couple phrases that rubbed me the wrong way. Writer Ron Grossman makes a typical mistake that reporters too often do when discussing atheism:… Read more
Since these Dawkins-Haggard videos seem to be popular, we’ll add another to the pile. This may be the funniest one yet. The guy is pretty spot-on with the facial contortions… I suppose he’d have to be. He is “Pasta Ted,” after all. (Thanks to Maria for the link!) [tags]atheist, atheism, Richard Dawkins, The Root of All Evil?, Ted Haggard[/tags] Read more
Sam Harris has a hilarious article at the Huffington Post where he takes the negative reviews written of the various atheist books on the market and replaces some of the words… “Religion” becomes “Witchcraft.” “God” becomes “the Devil.” “Atheist” becomes “skeptic.” Harris’ point is clear: Look at how ridiculous the reviews seem now. And this, my friends, is what it’s like to be an atheist, listening to people talk about religion. One example of Harris’ revised review: “[None of these… Read more
Austin Cline presents some excellent tips on “how to blog more effectively about atheism, philosophy, and religion.” Despite that focus, it’s just a good list for people who want to start a blog about anything, really. Except for one thing. There was one tip that stood out to me — It applies to atheism and perhaps only a handful of other topics. Should You Write Anonymously?: Anonymous blogging is an especially serious question for atheists because of how much prejudice… Read more
You’ll hate me for this later. Charlie Rose now has a website where you can watch all the old episodes (and recently broadcast ones). There are enough interviews with prominent scientists, writers, etc. that you’ll always have something to watch. Just try getting back to work now… Read more
