Monthly Archives: August 2009

Atheist Bus Ads in Chicago Countered by Christians

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Guest Contributor

This past May and June, 25 buses in Chicago ran the following ad, courtesy of the Indiana Atheist Bus Campaign: It didn’t receive the level of publicity we’ve seen with other atheist bus ads, but still, it was nice to … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 33 Comments

How to Pray to the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Guest Contributor

You just have to fold your hands like this: No wonder His Noodliness hasn’t been answering my prayers. I’ve been doing it wrong this whole time! (via Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster)

Posted in General, Humor | 13 Comments

Camp Quest Attendees Are Not “Inmates at Camp Godless”

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Guest Contributor

One way to know whether to take a reporter seriously is to see whether he/she paid attention to details and got them correct. It’s also important to see what mistakes were made… and how they play into the story. Was … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 22 Comments

Update on the Denny’s in Euless, Texas

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Last week, courtesy of Jeff Wagg, I learned about a Denny’s in Euless, Texas that was offering this special discount: Danielle and her friend Jenny wanted to test this promotion out with a non-religious bulletin, so they visited the North … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 4 Comments

What Is Wrong With Religious Texts?

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I’m going to be interviewing someone soon for a project. The subject is religious texts (mostly the Bible, but also the Koran and others). I could use some help in compiling questions to ask. I’m not focusing on, say, specific … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 50 Comments

Kara Neumann’s Father Found Guilty

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Good. Put Dale Neumann away. I know some of you are saying that extended jailtime won’t do much to change his views or the views of other Christians who feel God trumps doctors when it comes to the health of … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 16 Comments

Typical Reactions to Atheist Ads

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Can you imagine the uproar if atheists dared to put up a billboard similar to that of Answers in Genesis…: (via Atheist Cartoons)

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General, Humor | 34 Comments

Atheists have a place at the table

Posted on August 2, 2009 by

This post is by Jesse Galef, who works for the Secular Coalition for America.  He also blogs at Rant & Reason … Last Friday I was quoted a few times in an article by David Gibson entitled “Non-Believers Losing Faith … Continue reading →

Posted in Jesse Galef, Politics, Secular Coalition for America | 8 Comments

Enlighten Me on Health Care Reform?

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I’ve been following the health-care debate as best I can… but a lot of the information I’ve come across is either too broad or too irrelevant or even contradictory. I really want to support a public plan — I know … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 72 Comments

Fort Wayne Atheists Featured in Newspaper

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Guest Contributor

There’s a nice article about atheists in the Fort Wayne (Indiana) Journal Gazette by Rosa Salter Rodriguez. Not surprisingly, it features FreeThought Fort Wayne: For several months, [Joel] Klinepeter says, he thought he was alone in the universe, let alone … Continue reading →

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