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| Archived Since: | February 23, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
An Atheist Version of ‘The Thaw’
Remember The Thaw, the video created by Reach America that featured young Christians talking about how they being persecuted for their faith and "frozen" out of the public square? Now, Dustin and Jackie, atheists from Pennsylvania, have created a secular version of it (called "The Melt"): [Click headline for more…]
After Local Fire, An Atheist Finds Ways to Show her Thanks
Last month, a house burst into flames four doors down from blogger Leia. Thankfully, no one lived in it, but several firefighters had to spend several hours putting it out.
As an ex-Mormon, Leia writes that her first thoughts were all...Show More Summary
Godfellas
The Photoshop Phriday challenge: Remove one letter from the name of a movie and redesign the poster.
Of course, that led to Godfellas:
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Texas Set to Pass Bill Protecting the Phrase ‘Merry Christmas’ from… Well… No One, Really
Texas Governor Rick Perry is set to sign a bill (HB 308) that will allow teachers and students to say "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Hanukkah" or "happy holidays" without repercussion.
Even though no one was ever trying to stop them.
The same bill allows for holiday displays, too:
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Vatican Representative: Just to Be Clear, Atheists Are Still Going to Hell
Yesterday, I posted about something interesting Pope Francis said in a recent homily -- namely, that even atheists could be "redeemed" if they were good people.
Many atheists thought it was pretty damn nice of the Pope to say that......Show More Summary
Lawrence O’Donnell Talks About Atheism Popping Up in the Least Expected Places
Earlier tonight, MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell spoke about atheists popping up in the least expected places -- in Oklahoma, in a talk by the Pope, and in the Arizona House of Representatives: Okay, so he called Rep. Juan Mendez "Rep. Menendez" at one point... but I'll let it slide :)
Kentucky State Senator Criticizes New Science Standards for Emphasizing Evolution and Climate Change
Here's some advice to politicians out there: If you're going to say something stupid, don't do it in writing where all of us can see it.
Mike Wilson, a Republican state senator from Kentucky, not only ignored that wisdom, he doubledShow More Summary
Glenn Beck: Wolf Blitzer’s Conversation with an Atheist Was a Setup
Glenn Beck, the professional conspiracy theorist, said on his show last night that Wolf Blitzer's conversation with Oklahoman Rebecca Vitsmun was pre-planned by a producer clearly sympathetic to atheists: Sure... and while we're at it, the tornado was all part of the environmentalists' plan to make God look evil, right?
Boy Scouts of America Will Now Allow Gay Youth, but Gay Leaders and Atheists Are Still Banned
The Boy Scouts of America just approved a resolution allowing gay youths to be part of the organization. The Boy Scouts of America will accept openly gay Scouts but not gay adult Scout Leaders. Because who wants kids to grow up to be leaders? — LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) May 23, 2013 Yep, once you turn 18, gay scouts are kicked right back out. Show More Summary
Idaho Resident Gets Crosses Removed from Water Tower
If you saw the side of the water tower in Roberts, Idaho last week, you would've seen this cross (and two others):
But they're not there anymore thanks to Joe Cohea, who lives in the small town. With the help of the ACLU, Joe got the city to replace the crosses with flags:
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Illinois Family Institute: If Gays Aren’t Jumping at Civil Unions, Why Bother with Gay Marriage?
The Illinois Family Institute's David E. Smith and Andrew Willis have used their incredible wisdom and logic to poke a hole in the idea that gay and lesbian couples in Illinois really want to get married.
Here's how their argument goes: According to the census, very few gay and lesbian couples in Illinois got "civil unionized" in 2012. Show More Summary
A California State Senator’s Luncheon to Honor Students Begins with Christian Prayer
Over the weekend, California State Senator Rodrick D. Wright (a Democrat) hosted a luncheon for high school honors students in his district. The invitation letter, sent out last month, was pretty straightforward and it sounded like a...Show More Summary
‘I’m Actually An Atheist’ Shirts Being Sold to Help Out Atheist Who Spoke to Wolf Blitzer
The organizers of the FreeOK Oklahoma Freethought Convention are doing a nifty fundraiser to help out Rebecca Vitsmun, the atheist who told CNN's Wolf Blitzer "I'm actually an atheist" in response to his question about whether she thanked God in the wake of the recent tornado.
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Should We Care That Pope Francis Said That Atheists, Too, Can Be Redeemed?
During yesterday's Mass in Rome, Pope Francis made some noteworthy remarks that go against the Protestant notion that only those who believe in Christ's divinity can be saved. (Sure, he's Catholic, and this belief is nothing new, but we're still not used to hearing it from someone in his position.)
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The Birth of Anteater Jesus
A female anteater at a zoo in Greenwich, Connecticut gave birth to a baby last month.
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="550"]Mama anteater with baby anteater on her back (Bob Luckey - Greenwich Time)[/caption]
That sounds perfectly...Show More Summary
Could the Atheist Church Be Coming to the United States?
Sanderson Jones, one of the founders of the Sunday Assembly (a.k.a. Atheist Church) in London, is going to visit the U.S. this summer with the hopes of starting a few assemblies over here:
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In Response to Rep. Juan Mendez’s Godless Invocation in Arizona, His Colleague Delivered a Second Christian Prayer Today
Yesterday, Rep. Juan Mendez of Arizona gave a really beautiful godless invocation in the state House of Representatives.
Today, Republican Rep. Steve Smith -- unable to deal with an invocation that looked inward to what we can do instead of outward to what an imaginary God could do -- lashed out against Mendez:
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Ireland is Seeing a Rise in Godless Funerals
We talk a lot about humanist/secular celebrants who can officiate weddings, but not nearly as much about atheists who can preside over funerals. In Ireland, where atheism is on the rise and Catholicism is not, "civil funerals" (as opposed to religious ones) are becoming more commonplace. Paresh Dave of Religion News Service has the story:
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Remember When Penn Jillette Was the One Dishing Out Backhanded Compliments to Christians?
Hemant pointed out earlier today why it's a backhanded compliment to profess delight at finding that an atheist is ethical. It happened to Penn Jillette, on All-Star Celebrity Apprentice, and I certainly agree that it's annoying -- whether the insult was intended or not.
But it goes both ways. Show More Summary
This May Be the Least Useful Oklahoma Fundraiser
The people in Moore, Oklahoma need a lot of things right now: Food, water, shelter, their families... So this fundraiser is just mind-boggling: [Click headline for more…]