Monthly Archives: February 2009

Does Anyone Use Atheist Checks?

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Reader Craig was running low on checks the other day so he went online to order some more. He noticed that he could customize his checks — have quotations put on them, get checks that use his favorite sports team’s … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 23 Comments

The Perfect Christian Body

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Guest Contributor

If you’re offended by this, then I’ll just say it was drawn by a Christian pastor, David Hayward: Some of this is painfully honest — nice to see a Christian admitting some of the flaws within his own community. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 16 Comments

I Now Understand Ted Haggard

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Research psychologist Jesse Bering writes in Scientific American about how homophobes have “secret gay urges”: I may have failed as a homophobe, but unfortunately, many people succeed. And it turns out we may have something in common—many young, homophobic males … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT | 26 Comments

There was a knock on my door…

Posted on February 7, 2009 by gwesley

At 9:55 this morning there was a knock on my door. I was kind of surprised because people don’t generally just drop by my house. I went to answer the door, accompanied, of course, by the curious resident pit bull … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Trina Hoaks | 79 Comments

Supporting the Inclusion of Atheists on Campus

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Doctoral student Kathleen Goodman and Professor John Mueller teamed up to write a fantastic article on why colleges should embrace and acknowledge atheists on campuses nationwide. They mention this website a couple times as well. (Woo!) I don’t know whether … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Secular Student Alliance | 6 Comments

You Are NOT the Father!

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Imagine if Mary appeared on Maury to get a paternity test to find out who the father of Jesus was… Sample line from Joseph: “I am 5,000% sure that I am NOT the father of that baby.” The key bit … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 13 Comments

Atheist Thinks of Her Life on the Brink of Death

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Rose experienced something truly frightening the other day. I had a wreck yesterday on the way home from work. I hit a patch of ice and lost control of the car and as it slid toward the guard rail, I … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 41 Comments

I’m Number Two!

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Guest Contributor

My life’s work is nearly complete. I am on Daniel Florien‘s list of the Top 30 Atheist blogs! The Top 5 Pharyngula Friendly Atheist Cynical-C Debunking Christianity Atheist Media Blog There’s even a graphic: See? Watch out, PZ. You’re going … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 18 Comments

When Did “Good” Person Become Linked to “Faith”?

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Guest Contributor

***Update***: Transcript is below. … I don’t have time to transcribe it right now, but in case you missed it, Jon Stewart had a great conversation on The Daily Show last night where he talked about how “a person of … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 7 Comments

Obama Mentions Non-believers Once Again

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Guest Contributor

It’s strange hearing a politician mention non-religious people in a positive, inclusive way. I could get used to this. At the National Prayer Breakfast yesterday, Obama made a couple more mentions of atheists (PDF): There is no doubt that the … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 33 Comments