Monthly Archives: August 2009

Laurie Higgins of the Illinois Family Institute Issues an Open Letter to Me

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Guest Contributor

First, a comment to everyone who’s been following this drama… thank you for your support. Your emails and comments have been incredible. Your offers to pitch in for legal defense if needed are so very appreciated. It’s a wonderful feeling … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, GLBT | 103 Comments

A Small Victory at the Intersection of Church and State and Sports

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Guest Contributor

A reader sent in this story (identifying info has been removed). It shows how simple it can be to correct a policy you think is illegal — without the use of lawsuits, angry words, or drawn-out battles: My state university … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Secular Student Alliance, Sports | 14 Comments

Sears Sells Grill to Cook Babies

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Finally! Sears took my suggestion seriously: They’re claiming their website was just under attack. But we all know they’re just caving in to some customers’ complaints… (Thanks to Wendy for the link!)

Posted in Babies, General, Humor | 20 Comments

Illinois Family Institute Goes After Me Again

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The Illinois Family Institute’s Laurie Higgins is going after me (and my job) again. … parents really should spend some time perusing… math teacher, Hemant Mehta’s website to determine whether he is the kind of man with whom they want … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT | 181 Comments

Atheist Bus Ad in Croatia Taken Down After One Day

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The atheist tram campaign (trampaign?) in Zagreb, Croatia was up… and down, all within one day. The ad read “No Gods, No Masters.” Reader Enola was kinda enough to translate this article and give it some context. Here’s Enola’s translation: … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 17 Comments

Steeple Hands

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Guest Contributor

***Update***: Margot’s CD is now available on iTunes! … Margot Saites comes from a fundamentalist Christian family and only began her journey to atheism when she was 30. She recently put out a CD of her own music (a talent … Continue reading →

Posted in Fine Arts, General | 1 Comment

Supernatural Atheism doesn’t work

Posted on August 20, 2009 by

I recently attended the Netroots Nation panel in Pittsburgh on the proposal for a “New Progressive Vision of Church and State.”  The proposal, which I criticized last week, was written by Bruce Ledewitz, an atheist himself and author of “Hallowed … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Jesse Galef | 32 Comments

How Google Complete Queries About Christian Right Figures…

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Ron was playing around with Google’s predictive text feature and noticed that if he typed in the names of some conservative Christians, Google suggested some interesting query completions… Other examples are on his site. He left out the “Ted Haggard … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 20 Comments

The Mindset of Faith-Healing Parents

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Guest Contributor

We’ve seen a lot of stories about children — like Kara Neumann and Ava Worthington — who died because their parents trusted a god instead of modern medicine. They let their children suffer because they wrongly thought a god was … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 6 Comments

Another Religion Reporter Loses His Faith

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Guest Contributor

William Lobdell‘s time working as a religion reporter for the LA Times helped him become an atheist. It looks like he has a counterpart in the UK. Stephen Bates is a former religion reporter for The Guardian. His time reporting … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 23 Comments