Monthly Archives: April 2007

Life Today, Part 1

Last month, Jim Henderson and I taped an interview with a Christian television program, Life Today, talking about our new books. Today, Part 1 (focusing on I Sold My Soul on eBay) is airing across the country. Tomorrow, Part 2 … Continue reading

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A Christian’s Impression of the American Atheists Convention

At the American Atheists convention in Seattle earlier this month, I was surrounded by people who were presumably non-religious. But there was a small group (three people?) of Christians who came there as well. They weren’t there to stop the … Continue reading

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Obama and Faith

There’s an article in today’s New York Times about Barack Obama’s search for faith. It details how Obama came to find the Christian God through the help of Reverend Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. It won’t be long before some atheists … Continue reading

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Secular Turkey

According to the BBC, Turkey is adamant that church and state be kept separate: [Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal] Ataturk was determined that this mainly Muslim nation would be a modern, secular country, and he introduced wide-ranging reforms, including the emancipation … Continue reading

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Carnival of the Godless #65

The new Carnival of the Godless is at Klaas Acts. Go check it out! The next CotG is at The Atheist Experience in two weeks. Submit your entries here! [tags]atheist, atheism, Carnival of the Godless, Klaas Acts, The Atheist Experience[/tags]

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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

I’m not an anime fan, but one film called Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, came to my attention: [Director Mamoru] Oshii also explores what Richard Dawkins calls the extended phenotype, structures that are genetically encoded, but external to the … Continue reading

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Blog Carnival: Humanist Symposium #1

The first ever Humanist Symposium can be found this week at Daylight Atheism. Go read it! The next HS is at Confessions of an Anonymous Coward in three weeks. Submit your entries here! [tags]atheist, atheism, Humanist Symposium, Daylight Atheism, Confessions … Continue reading

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I Sold My Soul On eBay Review: Deep Thoughts (by Mojoey)

Mojoey (of the fantastic Atheist Blogroll) has a great review of I Sold My Soul on eBay up at his site. Forget the review itself for a moment. Mojoey tells of the perils he endured while simply in possession of … Continue reading

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Kriti Festival

If anyone is in Chicago tomorrow and would like to hear Indian people talk about writing, stop by the Kriti Festival tomorrow morning at the University of Illinois at Chicago! Tickets for the entire day are $20 for adults and … Continue reading

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Shelley the Republican Discovered My Secret

They know I’m part of the “evil atheist conspiracy.” And I was so trying to keep my atheist agenda hidden. Alas. I guess I must tell the truth now… Everyone, I’m an atheist. And I would like others to understand … Continue reading

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