Monthly Archives: February 2009

The Problem(s) with Faith-Based Initiatives

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Susan Jacoby, author of The Age of American Unreason and Freethinkers, explains the history and problems with the faith-based initiatives in today’s edition of The New York Times. President Obama has only blurred the lines between church and state even … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 7 Comments

It’s Official: Men Win!

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Guest Contributor

A new image based on the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey shows us the following: What can we learn from this…? (Thanks to Mike for the link!)

Posted in General | 52 Comments

What Happens When Atheism is the Norm Instead of the Exception?

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Guest Contributor

It’s like you’re in an alternate universe in which Al Gore was president and Sanjaya won American Idol. Peter Steinfels writes all about it in The New York Times. Phil Zuckerman spent 14 months in Scandinavia, talking to hundreds of … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 31 Comments

High School Student Faces Challenges in Starting an Atheist Group

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Guest Contributor

This hits kinda close to home. A student at Johnsburg High School in northwestern McHenry County, IL wants to start an atheist group at her school, but she’s facing a few challenges. Here’s what reporter Diana Sroka writes: Savannah Lanz … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, Secular Student Alliance | 16 Comments

Oh Dear God, They Found a Real Crocoduck

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Ray Comfort doesn’t need to ask for a debate with Richard Dawkins anymore. The debate is already over. Comfort and banana-pal Kirk Cameron have lost. The Creationism proponents used to say that if evolution were true, we should expect to … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 20 Comments

James Dobson Has Retired: The Best Lines?

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Guest Contributor

James Dobson has stepped down from his role as Chairman of Focus on Your Family. Yippee…? I wish I could celebrate, but nothing’s really going to change. Dobson was FotF’s biggest asset but he was also their biggest liability. With … Continue reading →

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Poll on Obama’s Church

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Christianity Today has this poll up on its website regarding President Obama and the fact that he has not yet chosen a DC church to attend: I’d like to crash it, but all the choices make my head hurt… What … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 28 Comments

I Could Be a Follower If…

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Guest Contributor

It’s definitely one way for atheists to follow Christ: Bad news for us: Jesus is already on Twitter. However, he stopped updating months ago. Not sure what that means… (via grrrl meets world)

Posted in General, Humor | 11 Comments

Christian Group Responds to Atheist Bus Ad… and They Want Money

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Remember the atheist bus ad that was put up by the New Orleans Secular Humanist Association? Well, there’s now a Christian response ad to it — similar to the ones put up in Britain: It reads “There definitely is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 29 Comments

An Atheist’s Version of Lent

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Austin Cline wrote this article last year, but it’s a great idea, so why not bring it up again during this time of Lent: The principle behind Lent is asceticism: denying material, physical pleasures for the sake of the soul. … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 37 Comments