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A Humanist Couple in Colorado Springs
Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
If you know nothing else about Colorado Springs, you probably know that it is the home of the Air Force Academy and Focus on the Family (the Christian extremist organization). Show More Summary
Great Profile of Atheist Couple Living in Colorado Springs
The Colorado Springs Gazette has a really great article profiling Becky Hale and Gary Betchan, the couple that runs EvolveFISH (Hale is also President of the American Humanist Association):
They live in evangelical Christian mecca Colorado Springs and things haven't easy for them as atheists:
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Peter Boghossian on Shedding Superstition and Creating Atheists
Peter Boghossian, the author of the forthcoming book A Manual for Creating Atheists, recently spoke with Dan Shepard from the Portland State Vanguard newspaper about philosophy, rehabilitating prisoners, and how faith is not a virtue: If any moments stand out to you, please leave a timestamp/summary in the comments!
Women of the Western Wall and How Religion Hurts the Religious
The Western Wall, or the Wailing Wall, is the only remaining part of King Solomon’s Temple, built in 516 BCE and destroyed by the Romans in 73 CE. Located in Jerusalem, it is a spot of great meaning and importance to Jews around the world. Show More Summary
No One’s Asking the Duck Dynasty Family to Stop Praying
You may have seen rumors (like the one below) floating around on Facebook that A&E asked the family at the center of the show Duck Dynasty to stop praying on television after complaints from "liberals" and "atheists." (And the family refused to listen! Aren't they amazing?!)
Of course, none of that's true.
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This is the Student Who Blew the Whistle on Muldrow High School’s Ten Commandments Plaques
Earlier today, I posted about the Ten Commandments plaques that hang in every classroom in Muldrow High School (Oklahoma). As the story went, after an anonymous atheist student contacted the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the FFRF...Show More Summary
Pennsylvania Legislators Propose ‘American Religious History Week’… Which is All About Christianity
Pennsylvania legislators love their Bible. They love it so much, they declared 2012 "Year of the Bible." Since that wasn't enough, they declared October, 2012 "Prayer Month." And that was after May 3, 2012, which we all obviously remember was a Day of Prayer. So what do they do for an encore? They declare it week "American Religious History Week"... [Click headline for more…]
Weekend Coffee: Snap Responses to Current Events
In the Times this week, Israel’s ultra-Orthodox rabbis are enforcing gender apartheid by sending their own women and girls to flood the Wailing Wall plaza, so that women who actually want to pray there can’t get in: “They’re trying to change the religion and politics in Israel — they should do that in the Knesset [...]
Oklahoma High School Has Ten Commandments Displays in Every Classroom… and One Atheist Student is Fighting Back
The classrooms in Muldrow High School in Oklahoma (right near the border by Arkansas) all have plaques of the Ten Commandments hanging on the walls. For some reason that probably have everything to do with Tradition and our Christian...Show More Summary
Michele Bachmann: 9/11 and Benghazi Were God’s Judgment
During a Capitol Hill prayer event this week, Michele Bachmann (R-MN) spoke about how 9/11 and the attack in Benghazi were the result of God's judgment on our country: [Click headline for more…]
Pew Data Paint Grim Picture of Muslim World
English: The Muslim population of the world map by percentage of each country, according to the Pew Forum 2009 report on world Muslim populations. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) If you want to learn what people think, just ask them. This is part of why public opinion polls are so widely used. Show More Summary
At a Christian Thrift Shop, Your Money Gets Saved
I had to watch this, so now you have to watch this: A Christian version of "Thrift Shop": Apparently, that's not the only version... (via The American Jesus)
Why is American Atheists Looking to Hire a Public Policy Director?
The Secular Coalition for America has a Washington DC-based office headed by Edwina Rogers. The Center for Inquiry also has a DC-based Office of Public Policy headed by Michael De Dora. And the American Humanist Association is basedShow More Summary
Ask Richard: Atheist Sons and their Mothers Part 3 of 3: The Hindu Apostate
In recognition of upcoming Mother’s Day, this is the third in a trio of letters I received from three young men who come from Muslim, Jewish, and Hindu backgrounds respectively. Note: Letter writers’ names are changed to protect their privacy. Sir, I am 17 years old and I was raised in an extremely religious Hindu [...]
Today Show Anchors Applaud Elementary School Students Pledging Allegiance to God
This morning on NBC's Today, weatherman Al Roker visited Silver Spring, Maryland's Forest Knolls Elementary School as part of his "Wake Up With Al" tour. It starts off all well and good and cute. Roker even helps with the morning announcements. Show More Summary
Contest: What’s the Most Biblical Recipe You Know?
Reader Lauren found this recipe in a Presbyterian Church Cookbook owned by her mother-in-law:
Anyone else get a little freaked out by the Leviticus reference on the list...? Feel free to look up the ingredients yourself, but you'll be happy to know no homosexuals were harmed in the making of this cake.
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Congressional Committee Addresses Religious Privilege in New Taxation Report
Congress' Joint Committee on Taxation just released a report on recommendations to revise the U.S. tax code (which hasn't been comprehensively revised in over 25 years).
Wait! Don't fall asleep yet!
In one section, the committee highlighted...Show More Summary
North Carolina State Senate Unanimously Approves ‘It’s Okay to Pray’ Bill
You know how praying in schools is perfectly legal? Because it is. And no atheist group would even think about taking that right away from students who pray privately or in a non-disruptive way.
But that didn't stop the North Carolina General Assembly from unanimously passing Senate Bill 370 yesterday. Show More Summary
Adventures in Education: Reducing Bias in Grading
Students taking a test at the University of Vienna at the end of the summer term 2005 (Saturday, June 25, 2005). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) My final exam started at 8:00 am and took the full two and a half hours allotted by the university exam schedule. Show More Summary
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