Monthly Archives: June 2009

Family Guy: Jesus Comes to Dinner

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Guest Contributor

If Jesus came out to dinner with me, I would *totally* be a believer. But then he’d probaby eat meat and I would think nasty things about him. (via Atheist Media Blog)

Posted in General, Humor | 8 Comments

And This Is Why Newspapers Are Going Out of Business…

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Thank you, Hawaii Tribune-Herald, for publishing this well thought-out letter-to-the-editor: On the eve of King Kamehameha Day, I had a vision of the king. He told me to warn everyone about the coming mandatory vaccination programs. The swine flu and … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Pseudoscience | 13 Comments

Billy Graham on the Rise of Atheism; He Gets It Wrong

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I don’t know who writes to Billy Graham seeking advice, or why they take him seriously, or what newspapers would run his responses… but his latest column doesn’t make a strong case for reading him. The letter writer asks why … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 45 Comments

Camp Quest UK Issues Corrections To Inaccurate Articles

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I mentioned yesterday that a series of articles in The Sunday Times (UK) was riddled with inaccuracies. Samantha Stein, the camp director, has issued corrections to the pieces. There are a *lot*: “Dawkins sets up kids’ camp to groom atheists” … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 5 Comments

Oklahoma State Rep. Sally Kern: The Economic Crisis Was Caused By American Immorality

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Oklahoma state legislator Sally Kern is back in the news. (She’s the lovely lady who said gays are a bigger threat in America than terrorists a little while back.) So how much nuttier can she get? She is now saying … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT, Politics | 16 Comments

Is a NO GODS License Plate Offensive?

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Jason lives in Indiana, home of the “In God We Trust” license plates. He applied for a personalized license plate reading NO GODS. Take a wild guess what happened… Rejected. Why? It was deemed inappropriate. According to the Bureau of … Continue reading →

Posted in FFRF, General, Lawsuits | 38 Comments

Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA: Separate Religion from Schools

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Guest Contributor

***Update***: AxeGrrl informed me that there’s an older video of Björn speaking about his atheistic beliefs: … Here’s Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA, talking about the Swedish atheist bus campaign and why the country shouldn’t be mixing religion with schools: Without … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, Fine Arts, General | 8 Comments

A PZ Myers-Led Tour of the Creation Museum

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Guest Contributor

My fellow Secular Student Alliance board member Phil Ferguson is an avid Pharyngula reader and knows PZ Myers has an opinion or two about the Creation Museum. Since PZ is speaking at our conference the first weekend in August, he … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science, Secular Student Alliance | 16 Comments

Keith Olbermann Puts Anonymous Atheist On List of Worst Persons

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Last night, the anonymous atheist who donated money for the New York City atheist bus campaign was named “Worse” (i.e. #3) on Keith Olbermann‘s list of Worst Persons in the World: Olbermann said the following: Tonight’s worst persons in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, Atheist Generosity, General | 32 Comments

Obama Hasn’t Chosen a Church

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Reports started going around this morning that President Obama had finally chosen a church: Now, in an unexpected move, Obama has told White House aides that instead of joining a congregation in Washington, D.C., he will follow in George W. … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 14 Comments