Monthly Archives: April 2009

Mimes for Jesus

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Guest Contributor

You know what you don’t see nearly enough of these days? Mimes for Jesus: Wait. It gets better. Check out the flash intro to their website. Laugh if you want. Given the choice between those guys and a street preacher, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fine Arts, General | 26 Comments

Ted Haggard Speaks at a Church About His Gay Affair

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Today morning, Pastor Ted Haggard will be speaking publicly about his dalliances with gay male escort, Mike Jones. It’s the first time he’s speaking in front of a crowd about his scandal (though a documentary about him did air on … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT | 16 Comments

The Origins of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Guess what this is? It’s not just any random picture of the Flying Spaghetti Monster and His domain. It’s the original conception. Prophet Bobby Henderson recently found it among his things: I found *the* original drawing. It was in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fine Arts, General | 18 Comments

Recruitment Drive for UK Campus Atheist Groups

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Guest Contributor

This is very promising for UK atheists. The National Federation of Atheist, Humanist and Secular Student Societies (AHS) is going to have a recruitment drive for new campus groups this summer. They currently have 25 societies/groups at schools across the … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Secular Student Alliance | 3 Comments

What We Call Ourselves and What Others Call Us

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Here’s an interesting project that could be used in a variety of ways. Reader Chiara was trying to come up with two separate, alphabetical lists — one is a list of what atheists call ourselves; the other is a list … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 39 Comments

How Did You Hear About This Blog?

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Simple question: How did you hear about this website? From me personally? Via a link from another site? Something else entirely? It’s always helpful to know (via Cynical-C Blog)

Posted in General | 146 Comments

Evil, Yet Adorable

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Look at this picture and then tell me it’s not the cutest thing you’ve ever seen: There is an explanation behind it, but I think it’s more entertaining to think up original captions. What do you say? In any case, … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, General, Humor | 16 Comments

How I (Ron Gold) Became an Atheist

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

Hey, this is Ron Gold (obviously).  Today marks a year of blogging for me, so I decided to commemorate the event by telling the story of how I became an atheist. I hope everyone enjoys it:   I was only six or … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Ron Gold | 9 Comments

A Church’s Missed Opportunity

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Guest Contributor

When I heard about the following program at PromiseLand West church in Austin, Texas, I got excited: I love it when churches do this! They are asking which side of their theological spectrum makes more sense — belief or non-belief … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist/Christian Cooperation, General | 16 Comments

Empty Megachurches in Pictures

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Photographer Joe Johnson has a new exhibit in Boston’s Gallery Kafayas that displays photos of empty megachurches. If you’ve never been to a church like this before, you should see some of these photos. It’s unbelievable how decked out they … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 26 Comments