Monthly Archives: August 2009

Church Music vs. Sexual Music

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I would love to be the person who breaks the news to the co-worker in this story. Background: This takes place at a shop which constantly plays Christian music via satellite radio. The owner isn’t a fan but he doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 10 Comments

Sam Harris Has More to Say About Francis Collins

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Sam Harris already published a much-discussed op-ed in The New York Times about why Francis Collins is a bad choice to head the National Institutes of Health. Yesterday, he published a longer version of that piece on his website — … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | 21 Comments

Flying Spaghetti Monster License Plate

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Guest Contributor

This is adorable: Not only is it a Flying Spaghetti Monster license plate, it advocates organ and tissue donation! Father Alec writes this about his daughter: Saffy had cancer as an infant and was saved with a liver transplant after … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 9 Comments

Why Were the Atheist Bus Ads in Iowa Taken Down?

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Just the other day, I mentioned that the following bus ad was placed on 20 buses in Des Moines, Iowa: It was timed perfectly so that the ads would run while the Iowa state fair was in progress. I know … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 48 Comments

“Ask Richard” Now Featured in Humanist Network News

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The Ask Richard postings seem to have struck a chord with a lot of you. Our friend Richard is now being featured in Humanist Network News, the ezine for the American Humanist Association HNN is free to sign up for … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, General, Richard Wade | 2 Comments

A Pedophile Priest in the Family

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Reader “Bob” found out that a recently deceased relative was one of the many priests convicted of child molestation in the 1990s. He writes (emphases mine): When I grew up, Father Tom was always one of those distant relatives who … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 23 Comments

What If LA Fitness Shooter George Sodini Were an Atheist…?

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Yesterday, a gunman went into an LA Fitness gym in Pittsburgh and ended up killing three women and injuring many more before turning the gun on himself. The man had a grudge against women. He was lonely. He was likely … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 17 Comments

The Faith of the Atheist

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I was about to go run errands but stupidly decided to check my feed reader first. I came across this video from World Net Daily. Now, I’m too angry to go to Target. There’s something wrong on the Internets and … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT, Lawsuits, Politics | 26 Comments

Video of Nigerian Atheist Gathering Disrupted By Witchcraft Believers

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The other day, I wrote this: Leo Igwe is a Humanist and Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Humanist Movement. He recently returned from a conference run by the British Humanist Association, having also given an interview about superstition in his … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Pseudoscience | 6 Comments

Atheist Bus Campaign in… Iowa!

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The Iowa Atheists & Freethinkers (IAF) and the United Coalition of Reason have put the following ad on the sides of 20 buses in Des Moines: Obviously, it’s reaching out to current atheists rather than tearing down religion. I-A-F spokesperson … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 23 Comments