Monthly Archives: April 2009

The Holy Gospel of the Easter Bunny

Now, I truly understand Easter: (via The Atheist Blogger)

Posted in General, Humor | 10 Comments

Joel Osteen’s Awkward Response

I really enjoyed watching this interaction between Larry King and Joel Osteen/Victoria Osteen for one reason: It’s awkward as hell. Just like Rick Warren, Joel just can’t bring himself to say he absolutely opposes gay marriage. So he tries to … Continue reading

Posted in General, GLBT | 33 Comments

In Pittsburgh Tonight!

You know you have no other plans for Good Friday. So come see me speak in Pittsburgh! (Plus, it’s a free talk and you get pasta!) It’s the best Friday night *ever* Date: Friday, April 10 School: Carnegie Mellon University … Continue reading

Posted in General, Secular Student Alliance | 3 Comments

Scary Excerpt from Quiverfull: Part 3

I’ve been reading Kathryn Joyce‘s Quiverfull and several passages scare the living $#!& out of me. Like this one, describing a patriarch’s long-term plans for his family: One of Geoffrey Botkin’s catchiest contributions to patriarchy is his branding of the … Continue reading

Posted in General | 17 Comments

This Would Be Better Than An Atheist Bus Ad…

Indiana atheists are trying to get an atheist bus of their own! But they’re not going for the bus ads… Jennifer explains a slight catch in the advertising rules: The fun part? The cost to get a full bus painted … Continue reading

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 8 Comments

Atheists Are Taking Over the Streets

We’re already taking over buses. It only makes sense that atheists begin to adopt the streets those buses could drive on The Atheist Longhorns at the University of Texas at Austin have been doing their part to keep the city … Continue reading

Posted in Atheist Advertising, Atheist Generosity, General, Secular Student Alliance | 13 Comments

Everything Wrong with Intelligent Design Proponents All Rolled Into One

In a OneNewsNow article titled (I shit you not) “Intelligent Design for Dummies,” Marcia Segelstein explains everything you need to know about ID-proponents in one paragraph: Science was never my forte, and heated debates over Darwinism, evolution, creationism and Intelligent … Continue reading

Posted in General, Science | 29 Comments

Obama Doesn’t Deserve Much Credit for his “America Is Not a Christian Nation” Remark

I suppose we’ll have to get used to this from President Obama. One day, he’ll invite anti-gay pastors to deliver Inauguration prayers. Later that same day, he’ll say “The United States is a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and … Continue reading

Posted in General, Politics, Secular Coalition for America | 16 Comments

Rick Warren Can’t Cover Up His Hypocrisy

Pastor Rick Warren was already caught on tape lying about his stance on gay rights. He said this on Larry King Live the other night: … I am not an anti-gay or anti-gay marriage activist. I never have been, never … Continue reading

Posted in General, GLBT, Politics | 22 Comments

Gay Marriage: Let’s Thank Fred Phelps?

Paul Lundgren of Iowa not only wants to thank Fred Phelps for drawing so much attention to why gay people need equal protection and equal rights under the law… he wants to make Phelps an offer! He writes this in … Continue reading

Posted in General, GLBT, Humor | 13 Comments