Monthly Archives: September 2009

Hindu Prayers in Madhya Pradesh (India) Public Schools

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Guest Contributor

They’re saying prayers in public schools! And religious people are mad. Mostly because this is in India and the prayer is “perceived as a Hindu chant.” “The schoolchildren in the state will have to recite the ‘bhojan mantra’ before their … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 7 Comments

Finnish Politician Fined for Blaspheming

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Jussi Kristian Halla-aho is a blogger and politician in Finland. On his blog, he had made comments about Islam that some found offensive (here’s the original posting): Prophet Muhammad was a pedophile and islam revers pedophilia as a religion. Islam … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Lawsuits, Politics | 44 Comments

Unitarian Universalists Complain About Atheist Ads

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Guest Contributor

***Update***: Here is the ad in question (PDF) … UU World is the free denominational magazine for the Unitarian Unversalist Association. In their Fall, 2009 issue, they printed a paid ad from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. I don’t have … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, FFRF, General | 70 Comments

What If I Took My Students on a Field Trip to Get Debaptized?

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I help coach my school’s Speech Team. I think I’m going to plan a pre-season party to get everyone pumped up about the tournaments ahead — We’re going to listen to a motivations speaker and get dinner together. I won’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, Education, General | 48 Comments

Ask Richard: Tension and Manipulation Over Prayers at the Dinner Table

Posted on September 8, 2009 by richard wade

Don wrote a very long and candid letter which I have edited here for space reasons. I have kept the details that I believe are pertinent to the challenge he describes: Hi Richard! I’ve been following your new posts on … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Atheist Parenting, General, Richard Wade | 61 Comments

Atheist Demographic Growth Stable

Posted on September 8, 2009 by

Here at the Secular Coalition for America one of our primary goals is to increase the visibility of and respect for nontheists.  Getting Rep. Pete Stark to become the first openly nontheistic member of congress was a big step for … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Demographics, Jesse Galef, Secular Coalition for America | 24 Comments

I Danced at a Wedding…

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Over the weekend, my cousin got married. Even though it was a mixed marriage (she’s Indian and the guy is white), much of the wedding was culturally Indian. Which means there will be dancing. Not just mass dancing for everyone, … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 49 Comments

Danville, IL Gets a Campus Atheist Group

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Guest Contributor

There’s a new campus atheist group forming at Danville Area Community College (in Illinois) and they’re already getting press! [Nathan A.] Ingold, 27, of Danville, is a full-time DACC student in the new wind energy technician associate-degree program. When he … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Secular Student Alliance | 7 Comments

Cellophane Babies, Part 2

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I don’t say this often (really)… but remember that image of babies in cellophane? Apparently, there was at least one more in the series! And this time… there’s another child: Nicely done, DuPont. That’s what I call “setting the bar … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, General, Humor | 7 Comments

Rubber Band FSM

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Kelli and Daniel witnessed an appearance of the Flying Spaghetti Monster in a pile of rubber bands! There’s a pun to be made here. I wonder what it is… In any case, prophet Bobby would be proud.

Posted in Fine Arts, General | 14 Comments