Monthly Archives: April 2009

How To Grow Your Atheist Group

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Guest Contributor

How do you grow your atheist group? It’s simple, and it doesn’t matter whether you’re talking about a college group, a MeetUp group, or a national organization’s affiliate group. I’ll quote Dr. Bruce Flamm, an atheist group leader himself: “Our … Continue reading →

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The View Ladies Discuss Atheism… It’ll Make Your Head Hurt

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Because of The New York Times article on atheism the other day, the ladies of The View were discussing religion on Monday. You know this will be entertaining. Or painful. Maybe both. The question to open up the discussion: “What … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Love | 38 Comments

How to Deal with the Family Fallout When You Announce Your Atheism

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Daniel Florien has some excellent advice for atheists/agnostics who come out to their family members and have to deal with criticism as a result. He goes into depth on each point, but here’s a rundown of his list: Don’t Return … Continue reading →

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Ethics Without Religion?

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I just found this out. In Germany, ethics classes are mandatory, but religion classes are optional. (And that’s controversial for some.) It’s almost like the two are distinct areas… like you can have ethics without religion… Hm. Who knew. (Thanks … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Speech to the National Academy of Sciences

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Guest Contributor

This guest post is by Jesse Galef, who works for the American Humanist Association. He usually blogs at Rant & Reason. … President Barack Obama gave a promising speech on science yesterday to the National Academy of Sciences pledging to … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Jesse Galef, Politics, Science | 8 Comments

Faith Fighter: the Online Video Game

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I don’t get why everyone gets so offended by every depiction of their gods. Especially when those gods have nifty attack moves. Video game company Molleindustria released a free online game called Faith Fighter and they’re under fire as a … Continue reading →

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Fewer Christians, More Atheists

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Guest Contributor

In case you missed it yesterday (I did), this graphic appeared alongside the atheist article in The New York Times: It’s not brand new info — we knew it last month from the American Religious Identification Survey. But still. Woo! … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Demographics, General | 9 Comments

Changing Your Religious Affiliation

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Yesterday, the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life released the results of a survey on religious affiliation. Here’s what they found: Americans change religious affiliation early and often. In total, about half of American adults have changed religious affiliation … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Demographics, General | 26 Comments

Why Are Conservative Christians Fighting Hate Crimes Legislation?

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Only a few groups would have the balls to oppose legislation intended to protect victims from hate crimes. Some of those are conservative Christian groups who (once again) see themselves as the victims. Check out this PDF from the Illinois … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 69 Comments

Extra Credit: Bible Knowledge

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Trina has a story about a student at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida who had the following bonus question on a final exam: Bonus Question 02 — What Book in the Bible describes the End Times (i.e. … Continue reading →

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