Monthly Archives: August 2009

2010 Northwest Freethought Alliance Conference Announced

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The Northwest Freethought Alliance is a group of 30 atheist organizations in the (surprise!) northwest part of the country. They just announced that their 2010 NFA Regional Conference will be held at Renton Technical College (in Washington state) on March … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Secular Student Alliance | 1 Comment

SSA Conference a Success

Posted on August 10, 2009 by

This post is by Jesse Galef … I’m taking today off work after having been on the road for nine of the past ten days. For you, that just means I have the time to write up a quick post … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Jesse Galef, Secular Student Alliance | 7 Comments

Ask Richard: Is He a Hypocrite to Keep Working at a Church?

Posted on August 10, 2009 by richard wade

Dear Richard, I am an atheist who became an atheist after getting a job working for a church. I enjoy my work and it is well paying with good benefits (something I need as my wife has had many health … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Coming Out, General, Richard Wade | 17 Comments

A Response to the Atheism and Dating Video

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Based on the emails I’m getting and the comments I’m reading, I guess I should explain the opening story of my Atheism & Dating talk. The point of my story was to give a funny story involving an awkward date. … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 56 Comments

Virgin Mary Makes an Ironic Appearance

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Well, this should pose a problem for devout Catholics everywhere… The Virgin Mary has been found in a–well, see for yourself: Of all the places for a virgin to appear… I would love to know if someone noticed that post-coitum … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 115 Comments

My Talk on Atheism and Dating

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I’m about to start the Secular Student Alliance Board meeting, so I’ll be away for a couple more days, but PZ Myers posted my talk on Atheism and Dating on his website. I haven’t had a chance to see it … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 37 Comments

Support for the Iowa Atheist Bus Campaign

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The Iowa atheist bus ad will be going back up later this week. (Woo!) Not surprising (to me, anyway), the Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers have a *lot* of people on their side. Check out the emails they received after all … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 10 Comments

Secular Student Alliance Trip Featured on ABC News

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I’m still in Ohio for a couple days wrapping up work with the Secular Student Alliance… more updates to come. Until then, there was a nice little piece about atheists “converging on the Creation Museum” at ABC News. (There may … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Pseudoscience, Science | 3 Comments

Question Mark or Exclamation Point

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Isn’t this ultimately what religion is all about? Taking questions that are currently (or forever) unanswerable, and not only offering fictional answers, but also being emphatic that those answers are the correct ones. Sometimes, the question mark is all you … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 8 Comments

“Humanism” on Google Trends

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Reader Dallas was playing around with Google Trends when he noticed something odd. Look what happens when you type in “Humanism“: To explain: The past few years, people have Google-searched for the term “Humanism” during the fall, winter, and spring. … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 17 Comments