Monthly Archives: August 2006

Father Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican’s chief exorcist (I’m not making this up), has recently said that Hitler and Stalin were possessed by the Devil. Which is just sad.  It’s like saying they didn’t have a choice doing what they did.  … Continue reading →

I sent in my student membership dues a while ago, and last week, I finally received my “Thanks for joining” package from American Atheists!  Very exciting.  What does one get when joining an atheist organization, you ask? – A notepad with … Continue reading →

This is why: It’s Joel and Victoria Osteen! AHH! What happened at their church? Pre-order the book to find out…   [tags]Joel Osteen, Victoria Osteen[/tags]

David Cross is an atheist comedian who might be best known for his work on the show Arrested Development. However, his stand-up routine includes several bits on religion. If you haven’t seen him yet, watch this clip. More postings coming … Continue reading →

The Institute for Humanist Studies publishes an e-zine each week.  This past Saturday, the website Fark.com, which provides links to entertaining and important news stories on a continual basis, linked to an article from the e-zine.  That article discussed a study … Continue reading →

***Update (8/23/06) The author of the beliefnet.com article referred to below, Rebecca Phillips, sent me a link to a video of the Colbert mention.  See it here!*** Recently, I talked about Stephen Colbert mentioning Camp Quest (the atheist summer camp) on his show.  Well, … Continue reading →

An 81-year-old woman who taught Sunday School for 54 years in Watertown, NY, was dismissed from her First Baptist Church position because… well, apparently they discovered she was a woman.  And as we all know, women should keep silent. At least, that’s … Continue reading →

Only in Kansas… a man saw the Virgin Mary in his George Foreman Grill drip pan.  The story is here. Which raises some interesting questions:

The Secular Student Alliance released it’s latest electronic newsletter, which has some wonderful articles.  Read it here!

Beliefnet.com recently put out a list called “Who’s Who Among the Godless,” talking about those atheists who are “leading the charge” on atheist issues.  There are some notables missing (Dawkins?), but perhaps this list is just limited to Americans.  In … Continue reading →