Monthly Archives: May 2009

Simon Singh Addresses His Case to Hundreds in London

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I love when groups of intelligent people can get together in support of a fellow skeptic. Simon Singh spoke to 200-300 supporters about the chiropractic libel case today. To summarize, Singh criticized the methods of chiropractics in a newspaper article … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | 2 Comments

Atheist Bus Campaign in Indiana Given Green Light

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Guest Contributor

There was craziness last week when Transpo, a company that controls which ads are placed on buses in South Bend, decided to delay atheist advertising on their buses. It looked a little something like this: Even though the money had … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, Fine Arts, General | 3 Comments

I Believe in Angles

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Guest Contributor

This is *perfect* for atheist math teachers like myself: Of course we should believe in angles. But only the Right ones. My Guardian Angle helped me quite a bit when I took the SATs. The image was created by Kristine … Continue reading →

Posted in Fine Arts, General, Humor, Secular Student Alliance | 15 Comments

Madeline Neumann Died Because Her Parents Prayed Instead of Getting Help… Here’s the Irony

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Guest Contributor

11-year-old Madeline Kara Neumann died over a year ago. She suffered from undiagnosed diabetes and didn’t have enough insulin in her body… she hadn’t even visited a doctor since the age of three. She drifted into a coma one night … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 29 Comments

Rachel Weisz to Play Atheist in New Movie

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Guest Contributor

There’s a movie coming out at the end of the year called Agora — it just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this past week. Here’s the basic synopsis: A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who … Continue reading →

Posted in Fine Arts, General | 24 Comments

Jews: No Jesus, No Reason, Just Whining; They’re Motivated by Anger and Boohoo Victimhood

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Here’s why I can’t stand Jews. They’re boring. They keep complaining about being oppressed. They keep talking about the same damn things all the time — Holocaust this and Israel that. They always claim they’re victims. They only constitute a … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 48 Comments

Christian Cover Pages for President Bush’s Intelligence Briefings

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Guest Contributor

During the initial invasion of Iraq, Donald Rumsfeld‘s office produced intelligence reports for President Bush and his team. These cover pages were remarkably pro-Christian with Bible verses adorning them. GQ magazine got ahold of samples of these sheets. (If you … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 13 Comments

Parade Magazine on Struggling Churches

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Perhaps you saw this article in your Sunday paper today. Parade magazine had an article on “Who Should Help Struggling Churches?” Last month, the Department of Homeland Security announced that $100 million from the economic-recovery package will go to emergency … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 8 Comments

Simon Singh Prepares a Possible Appeal

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I mentioned last week that science writer Simon Singh had lost his preliminary hearing in a case against him. He was being sued by the British Chiropractic Association because he had written an article trashing the supposed legitimacy of chiropractics: … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | 1 Comment

The Catholic Church’s Misguided Views on Sex

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Herb Silverman, the president of the Secular Coalition for America, has a piece on the On Faith blog about the Catholic Church and their misguided views on sex. You can learn about when and why the Church created its rules … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Secular Coalition for America | 8 Comments