Monthly Archives: September 2009

A Fundamentalist Discovers Hermaphrodites

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Uh-oh. Pastor Deacon Fred just found out that South African runner Caster Semenya is a hermaphrodite! He isn’t sure how to handle this: Brothers and Sisters, I saw on Fox News the other day that some secular scientists opened up … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT, Humor, Sports | 24 Comments

Ten Commandments Tablet Gets Placed in Louisiana Park by Former City Councilman

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Check out the new Ten Commandments tablet now up in a Louisiana park: Not so coincidentally, there’s a public high school right across the street from it. Where did it come from? According to The Baton Rouge Advocate, A.T. Furr, … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 34 Comments

OKCupid: Mentioning Atheism Leads to Higher Response Rates

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Dating website OKCupid ran an analysis of emails sent by people making first-contact with someone else. They wanted to know which words/phrases were more or less likely to generate a response from the other person. (They compared all results to … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Love | 20 Comments

Homosexuals Are Pred-a-TORs

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Jesusophile is back and he’s talking about homosexuality: That ending is a bit awkward, but the beginning is shockingly hilarious (only because you know it’s fiction). Poe strikes again.

Posted in General, GLBT, Humor | 11 Comments

Faith in a Box

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Qualiasoup provides you with a basic philosophical explanation of why the theist position makes little sense. The video’s a bit long for my taste, but the first couple minutes are excellent, and the accent gets you through the rest of … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 38 Comments

Creation Movie Paranoia Mocked on Rachel Maddow Show

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Kent Jones explained the “controversy” over the new movie Creation on The Rachel Maddow Show last night: It’s always nice to see the horror of rational thought coming to light on national television (via Atheist Media Blog)

Posted in General, Pop Culture, Science | 16 Comments

Who Would Get the Honor in a New Year Zero?

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Interesting question from reader 1minion: Given that the current calendar we’re using was constructed thanks to a committee retroactively selecting Christ’s birth year as Year Zero (or One?), if atheists were to get together to select a new Year Zero … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 71 Comments

Ask Richard: When Religious Friends Ask Us to Not Say “Oh My God”

Posted on September 15, 2009 by richard wade

Dear Richard A while back I was waiting for a lecture to start with a friend when I casually used the word “God” in a sentence. I don’t remember the exact sentence, but it was probably something like “oh my … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, General, Richard Wade | 47 Comments

Dr. Ed Buckner’s Speaking Tour in Virginia/Washington D.C.

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Dr. Ed Buckner, the president of American Atheists, is going on a speaking tour in and around the Virginia/Washington D.C. area next week. The college events are free and open to the public. Topics include the future of his organization … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Secular Student Alliance | 1 Comment

College Atheist Group Forming at Duke University

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Guest Contributor

North Carolina is on a roll here. (Hey, South Carolina, learn a lesson!) A campus atheist group is forming at Duke University. If you’d like to get involved (or you just want to support them), join their Facebook group here. … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Secular Student Alliance | 6 Comments