Monthly Archives: February 2009

Filmmaker’s Company Name Rejected Due to Blasphemy Laws

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Is “I” a bad word? No, of course not. How about “Choose”? Nope. “Hell”? It refers to an imaginary concept — a scary one — but there’s nothing inherently wrong with it. Its meaning depends more on the context of … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 13 Comments

I’m Going Away for the Weekend

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The kids I help coach on my high school’s Speech Team made it to the state tournament (woo!) — as did others on our team — so I’ll be in the middle of Belleville, IL (i.e. two minutes from St. … Continue reading →

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The Christians Beat You To It

Posted on February 19, 2009 by cat

Mike Clawson here… Atheists may think they have the corner on baby-eating, but I was just recently reading a Christian text from the early third century that addresses some of the many accusations that Romans tended to make against Christians, … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Humor, Mike Clawson | 38 Comments

All Your Religions Are False (Revised and Updated)

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Last week, I mentioned Joel Grus and his talk “Your Religion is False” at the recent BIL (Benevolence. Illuminating. Logic.) conference in Long Beach, CA. The video I showed was shaky and needed some professionalizing. I’m happy to say the … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 8 Comments

Creedocide

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Demetri Martin presents one sneaky way to get rid of rats… .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url(‘http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png’) !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;} Important Things with Demetri MartinWed 10:30pm / 9:30c Power – Creedocide Joke of the DayStand-Up Comedy Get Funny RingtonesMore Funny Videos … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 5 Comments

The Funniest Speech About Atheism You’ll Ever Read

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Editor-in-Chief of The Onion Scott Dikkers spoke at last year’s Freedom From Religion Foundation conference. While he gave this talk back in October, it wasn’t online until now. It’s one of the funniest speeches about the public image of atheists … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 14 Comments

I Like You, Darwin

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Tell me this birthday wish to Charles Darwin isn’t the cutest thing you’ve ever seen in your whole life: I’m going to adopt Alex now. (Can you tell he has already picked up the New England accent?) You can see … Continue reading →

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Anti-Atheism Examiner?

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Friendly Atheist contributor Trina Hoaks is the Atheism Examiner at the Examiner website. Looks like she now has some sibling rivalry. Ray Comfort has signed on as the Anti-Atheism Examiner. [UPDATE: His title has changed. He is now the Creationism … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 23 Comments

You Can Join the Inauguration Lawsuit

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The last time you heard about atheist Michael Newdow‘s Inauguration lawsuit was when it was rejected by a judge days before Barack Obama took the oath of office. That, however, was simply a preliminary injunction. A small setback. Not a … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 5 Comments

I’m Going to Save You… Now Put On This Diaper

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Guest Contributor

What Troy Brisport did to this woman sounds pretty bad. He was: … accused of kidnapping, handcuffing and holding captive in an adult diaper a 22-year-old woman he picked up off the streets in Detroit… But wait. It’s ok. He … Continue reading →

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