Jason Rosenhouse at EvolutionBlog has a great story to tell from his experience at a Discovery-Institute-sponsored Darwin vs. Design conference. He was standing in line at a Subway restaurant. A woman and three (unrelated) children were in front of him: The woman was talking animatedly to the kids. “Did you see those people with the Happy Atheist shirts?” she said. “They were handing out leaflets.” I perked up. Sadly, I had noticed no such people. If I had I would… Read more
There’s now an college atheist group at North Dakota State University! The student newspaper on campus ran an article about the group here. The new club is not looking to start any debates or cause trouble, [club founder Dacotah] Melicher said. “The old atheist group had to deal with protesters and people who were close-minded, but if a group like Campus Crusaders [sic] for Christ (CRU) wants to have an exchange of speakers or a debate to talk about the… Read more
With the recent rise of atheist literature, it might be a good time to step back and look at some of the books that have been released. (more…) Read more
So I’m driving downtown today, stuck in traffic. I look at the car in front of me. There’s a bumper sticker on it: No big deal, right? It doesn’t bother me. In any other case, I would just go back to singing in the car, hoping no one is looking at me. But then I look below the sticker and read the license plate: Anyone else see the irony…? (By the way, I recreated the images above with software. There… Read more
Dale McGowan’s book Parenting Beyond Belief will be released in the next couple weeks! I’m very excited; it’s not very often you get to read essays specifically for atheist parents, written by the likes of Julia Sweeney, Penn Jillette, and Richard Dawkins, to name a few. You should be excited, too. The only way to make this news better is to announce the new Parenting Beyond Belief Blog! It’s sure to be a great resource for secular parents (and people… Read more
Why do I love my Facebook News Feed? Because it updates me when my friends get new hobbies: So many jokes in there… But I like Obama and just can’t bring myself to make them. The first end-of-quarter fundraising deadline for presidential candidates is this Saturday. [tags]Barack Obama, Facebook, basketball[/tags] Read more
Adam at Daylight Atheism sent a contribution to Congressman Pete Stark’s campaign after his announcement and received a letter from Stark’s office. Go check it out! One excerpt: Some say it took courage to acknowledge being a non-theist. Actually, real courage is exemplified when we work to bring peace around the world through honest diplomacy; address the hunger and poverty that continues to grown [sic] amid areas of wealth; provide high quality health care to every resident; and ensure quality… Read more
Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune illuminates a pointless law that was recently approved by the Illinois Senate in today’s column. This legislation “requires public school students to start each day with a moment of silence.” Right now, teachers may choose this option if they want, but it’s not mandatory. (By the way, if you didn’t click on that link, please do. Scroll to the bottom to see the revision. It’s even more infuriating than just reading about it.) The… Read more
I already asked this blog’s readers if they would be interested in reading the book (and then reviewing it). And the response was terrific. So let me ask one more thing: Even if you’re not connected with the particular website or show, where do you think I Sold My Soul on eBay could be pitched? No answer is meaningless. The morning news shows, late night talk shows, and the like are already on the list. But if you have specifics–… Read more
The Contra Costa Times newspaper in California has a section where local high schoolers contribute opinion pieces. There’s a wonderful essay called “Respect choice not to believe” in today’s paper, written by Suzanne Millward, a senior at St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School (a Catholic school, if you hadn’t noticed). Most people get offended when I tell them I’m an atheist, but I don’t say this to cause discomfort or brew an argument, I just don’t think I should feel it… Read more
