Monthly Archives: May 2009

Illinois Civil Unions Bill Delayed Again

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Guest Contributor

There is legislation in flux in the Illinois General Assembly that would extend equal rights to GLBT people. It’s HB2234 — the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act: [HB2234] [d]efines “civil union” as a legal relationship between 2 … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT, Politics | 17 Comments

Can You Help This College-Bound Atheist?

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Reader Jesika is an atheist who will be starting college next year. She has a question about courses that some of you may be able to help with: … My question is that I am about to go to college … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Secular Student Alliance | 46 Comments

The Enjoy Your Life Campaign

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Phase 1 of the Atheist Bus Campaign was letting the world know we’re here (and we have impressive numbers!). Phase 2 could be considered letting the world know we can be good without a god — and it’s courtesy of … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 3 Comments

Atheist Teacher vs. Christian Student

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Last week, California teacher Jim Corbett lost his case against student Chad Farnan. Farnan had accused his history teacher of make anti-Christian comments during class and the court agreed. Based on the lawsuit and the comments I’d read Corbett had … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General | 36 Comments

Problems with the Year of the Bible Resolution

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) has introduced legislation that designates 2010 as the Year of the Bible. So many thoughts about this… The Year of the Bible already took place in 1983. So we should be done with it now. Isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 15 Comments

Flying Spaghetti Monster Evangelism

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Guest Contributor

This is how those damn Pastafarians get you. They’re always preaching on campuses and stopping people who have somewhere to go… On the up side, Pastafarians look *much* better in pirate costumes than the Christian proselytizers ever could. Prophet Bobby … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor, Secular Student Alliance | 14 Comments

The Union of Church and State Hurts Both

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I haven’t had a chance to watch this video yet (it’s an hour long), but it looks incredibly interesting: David Domke, professor of communications at the University of Washington, explains how the union of government and religion tends to degrade … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 8 Comments

Carrie Prejean Appears on James Dobson’s Radio Show

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Miss California, Carrie Prejean, was on James Dobson‘s radio show today, talking about the gay marriage question that made her an icon for Christian conservatives everywhere: Here’s a bit of the transcript: Dobson: It sounded, Carrie, like your first reaction … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT | 21 Comments

Christian Attends Girlfriend’s Prom; Gets Suspended

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I mentioned a few days ago that 17-year-old Tyler Frost would be suspended if he attended his girlfriend’s high school prom… because Frost attends a fundamentalist Christian school that forbids dancing. Turns out he went to the dance, anyway. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General | 30 Comments

Logic + Children + Jesus = Hilarity

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Guest Contributor

This clip is from the British sitcom Outnumbered. It aired in November, 2008. I need to start downloading this one… (via Daily Dish)

Posted in General, Humor | 10 Comments