Monthly Archives: January 2009

Christian Bookstore Puts Warning Labels on Certain Christian Books

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Guest Contributor

To nobody’s surprise, LifeWay Christian Stores sells Christian books among their many products. As any reader of these books knows, however, the authors can range anywhere from super-fundamentalist to relatively-liberal. To help their customers out, LifeWay now puts a label … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 31 Comments

Ted Haggard on Oprah

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I’ll be working all day, but Ted Haggard is going to be on Oprah on Wednesday. Please provide me with the Cliffsnotes version in the comments if you see it! And in the meantime, check out the breaking story about … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT | 14 Comments

Richard Dawkins’ Tour Stops in March, 2009

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The author of The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins, will be heading to four colleges in America in early March. He will be discussing “The Purpose of Purpose“: We humans are obsessed with purpose. The question, “What is it for?” comes … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Secular Student Alliance | 8 Comments

Atheist Bus (Stop) Campaign

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Cute. Very cute… (via A work in progress)

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General, Humor | 11 Comments

Inauguration Mentions of God Bring Donations to Atheist Lobbying Group

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Guest Contributor

A couple weeks ago, I proposed on the blog that for every mention of the words “Jesus,” “Christ,” “Lord,” and “God” by the main pastors during Barack Obama’s Inauguration ceremony, I would contribute a dollar amount to the Secular Coalition … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Secular Coalition for America | 8 Comments

We’re Back

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Had server issues the past few hours. We’re back up now! Feel free to comment on the posts below

Posted in General | 8 Comments

Friendly Atheist Contest #39: Future Atheist Ads

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Last time, I ran this contest: The atheist bus ads are now in full force over in England. It begs the question: Where else will we be seeing ads about atheism in the future? Here are the Top 5 answers … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, Contests, General | 38 Comments

Why Is This Covered Under a Flexible Spending Account?

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Reader Craig has to file a health expense claim to get reimbursed from his Flexible Spending Account (FSA). But when he was looking at the list of things that qualify as expenses, he was surprised to see a particular item … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 53 Comments

Was Evolution the Greatest Theory Ever?

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Guest Contributor

In the latest issue of Free Inquiry, Richard Dawkins talks about evolution — specifically, the power of Charles Darwin‘s theory. He calls evolution “a big idea, arguably the most powerful idea ever.” It echoes Daniel Dennett, who has called evolution … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 29 Comments

Reflections on the Inauguration

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Guest Contributor

There’s still some weighing in on President Barack Obama‘s use of the term “non-believers” during his Inauguration address. From Herb Silverman, president of the Secular Coalition for America: Like most Americans, I felt a wonderful and profound chill watching Barack … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics, Secular Coalition for America | 7 Comments