Monthly Archives: January 2009

Atheist Bus Campaign in… Spain!

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Spain doesn’t want to be left out of the Atheist Advertising market. So private funds are being used to put some signs up on buses in Barcelona. The ads (written in Catalan in the image above) state: “Probablemente Dios no … Continue reading →

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ChristWas Love

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Guest Contributor

By now, you may have already heard the story. Bestselling Christian author of Conversations with God Neale Donald Walsch admitted to plagiarizing a story he has been telling for years: … On Dec, 28 on this blog I published an … Continue reading →

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Lori Lipman Brown Appears on Christian Broadcasting Network

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Here’s something you don’t see every day: Atheists being given airtime on Christian television. I think Lori comes off well, even though the piece’s author obviously wants to keep references to God in the Presidential Inauguration.

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Mark Driscoll’s Article in the NYT Caught My Attention for Other Reasons…

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Guest Contributor

There was an article in The New York Times over the weekend about Mark Driscoll, the unconventional pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle. While the article was interesting, what caught my attention was the byline. The writer of the … Continue reading →

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A Book of Genesis You Can Appreciate

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Artist Robert Crumb‘s illustrated version of the Book of Genesis is slated to be published in the Fall of 2009. That will be awesome. Comic editor Charles Kochman was asked what he thought would be “the biggest story in comics … Continue reading →

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Religion is a Nigerian Scam

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Guest Contributor

(via Atheist Cartoons)

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Atheist Bus Campaign in… Italy!

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Guest Contributor

As Richard Wade mentioned earlier, they’re popping up everywhere: The sign reads: La cattiva notizia è che Dio non esiste. Quella buona, è che non ne hai bisogno Rough translation? The bad news is that God does not exist. The … Continue reading →

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Fun With Qualifiers

Posted on January 14, 2009 by richard wade

A little whimsy by Richard Wade When the British atheist bus ad campaign came out, some people were puzzled about the qualifier “probably” on the banner. There were those who complained it weakened the statement as if it was hedging. … Continue reading →

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When Do Atheists Believe in God?

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Guest Contributor

When they’re weak, apparently, according to this graph: Of course, the graph is wrong. And not just because “athiest” is misspelled. The only way we will know that God exists is when Jennifer Garner knocks on my door and tells … Continue reading →

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Rational or Faith-Based?

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Guest Contributor

In a recent New Yorker article by David Remnick, he discusses Barack Obama and says the following: … During the campaign, Obama embodied novelty and a broader American coalition, and everything we heard about his temperament — as a community … Continue reading →

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