Monthly Archives: August 2009

The Impersonal Funeral

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Guest Contributor

JulietEcho recently attended the funeral of an acquaintance. The woman had died at a young age, and while the family wasn’t religious, they had a minister speak at the funeral. It’s bad enough that the minister knew nothing about the … Continue reading →

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Nampa Classical Academy to Teach Multiple Creation Myths in Classes

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Guest Contributor

A new charter school is opening in Idaho. It will use the Bible as the primary source for teaching material. It will be introduced to ninth graders in western civilization classes. Officials with the yet-to-open Nampa Classical Academy say the … Continue reading →

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What Do You Do With That Pile of Left Behind Books?

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Reader Sarah faces a dilemma: My mother has sent me boxes of books that I collected as a teenager, which she has been storing for me rent-free (thanks, Mom!). One of these boxes contains the first eight or so books … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, General | 75 Comments

Illinois Family Institute: Keep Your Kids Away From the Kissing Gays!

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Here in Chicago this Saturday at 1:00 p.m., near the Bean, there will be a lot of PDAs taking place. In fact, people will be kissing all over the country at that time as part of the Great Nationwide Kiss-In. … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, GLBT | 28 Comments

YouTube Video: Christian Tries to Convert Hindu

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I can’t decide whether or not this is a Poe. If it is, it is very well done. The first few seconds alone are pure gold. Even if it’s a joke, and even though I was never Hindu, I’m pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, Humor | 74 Comments

Humpty Dumpty Religious Liberals

Posted on August 13, 2009 by

This post is by Jesse Galef, who works for the Secular Coalition for America. He also blogs at Rant & Reason … My organization, the Secular Coalition for America, is sending me to Netroots Nation this weekend in Pittsburgh.  I … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Jesse Galef, Politics, Secular Coalition for America | 19 Comments

Derek Rodgers Saved By His Noodliness

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Guest Contributor

You may have already heard that atheist Derek Rodgers was expelled from the Creation Museum after wearing a shirt reading the bus campaign slogan, “There’s probably no god. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” The words “No God” were … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General, Humor, Pseudoscience, Science | 10 Comments

Atheist Party in Chicago!

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Guest Contributor

***Update***: There’s a Facebook event for this party! … To the Chicagoans: Save the date of Saturday, September 5th. We’ll be having an atheist party (with British guests) at Matisse that evening! It begins at 7:30 p.m. More information to … Continue reading →

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The Muhammad Cartoons Won’t Be Included in a Book About the Muhammad Cartoons

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Almost four years ago, these cartoons of Muhammad appeared in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten and created an uproar: Many fundamentalist Muslims took to violence because of the depictions, which they felt were forbidden according to the Koran. (Though there’s more … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, General, Politics | 29 Comments

Tulsa Mayorial Candidate Anna Falling Runs on Platform of Church-State Merging

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Tulsa, Oklahoma mayorial candidate Anna Falling is running on a platform of Christianity. And nothing else, it seems. The least of her problems is that she wants the Tulsa Zoo to include an exhibit on Creationism. More importantly, look who … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 31 Comments