Monthly Archives: August 2009

What If Your Child Becomes Religious?

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Is this every atheist parent’s worst nightmare? Imagine your child grows up to be an evangelical Christian or Scientologist! Dale McGowan explains how to handle this situation: As usual, Dale holds a view that I would hope others do, too. … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Parenting, General | 24 Comments

This is Why It’s Tough for an Atheist to Date

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The other person is bound to say something you find irrational: Artist Cody Cobb writes this in an email: I can’t help but think I’m going about this wrong. I wish I could overlook the absurdities, but I can’t. It … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor, Love | 23 Comments

Are Your Atheist Group Meetings Exciting?

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Because when they’re not, even atheists don’t want to show up. Chris explains what would have to happen before he attended one: … I think perhaps if my wife was out of town, my friends all died, my cat had … Continue reading →

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How Many Atheists are in England’s Prisons?

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The only study I’ve ever seen of atheists in jail is from 1997 and it shows that we make up only 0.2% of the U.S. prison population. Some more recent statistics about prisoners were just released in England. Religion Population … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Demographics, General | 34 Comments

APA Says Gay-to-Straight Therapies Do Not Work

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The American Psychological Association has stated what most of us have known for quite some time: your sexuality doesn’t change and gay-to-straight therapies are useless at best and harmful at worst. The American Psychological Association adopted a resolution Wednesday stating … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT | 11 Comments

Trust the Word of Jesse

Posted on August 12, 2009 by

This post is by Jesse Galef, who works for the Secular Coalition for America.  He also blogs at Rant & Reason … In part of our trip to the Creation “Museum” we saw a presentation called The Ultimate Proof of … Continue reading →

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What Did Christians See When They Joined the Atheists at the Creation Museum?

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Among the 300+ group visiting the Creation Museum last week were Aaron Gardner and his wife. They are both evangelical Christians. Aaron says he wanted to answer the question: “What would it be like to be a Christian and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist/Christian Cooperation, General, Pseudoscience | 29 Comments

Iowa Governor Chet Culver Taken to Task for Offending Atheists

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers have been through a lot over the past week due to their bus ad: When it was taken down on account of being offensive, Governor Chet Culver decided to chime in: “I was disturbed personally … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General, Politics | 7 Comments

Last Call for Star-Gazing Party Before Dragon*Con

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Just a reminder for anyone attending Dragon*Con (September 4th through the 7th) in Atlanta that the Skeptics’ track added a very cool new event taking place the evening before the conference and it’s not too late to sign up. A … Continue reading →

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What I Learned at the Creation Museum and the Secular Student Alliance Conference

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Guest Contributor

There are plenty of posts explaining what’s inside the museum and the real science behind all the deceptions. You can read those elsewhere. Outside the science, I managed to come away from the weekend learning quite a bit: Cats that … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Pseudoscience, Science, Secular Student Alliance | 32 Comments