Monthly Archives: September 2009

Atheist Bus Ads Hit Snag in Lucerne, Switzerland

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The infamous (and original) atheist bus ad will be put up in Switzerland next month: It’ll be everywhere… except in the city of Lucerne. Reader Gavrilo translates (because Google didn’t do a good job of it): Rico de Bona, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 14 Comments

A Review of The New Atheism by Victor Stenger

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Today is the release date for Victor Stenger‘s new book The New Atheism: Taking a Stand for Science and Reason (Prometheus Books). Stenger previously authored the God: The Failed Hypothesis, the first-ever book released by Prometheus Books to make it … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, General | 22 Comments

Insurance Company Loses Lawsuit After Discriminating Against Atheists

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Guest Contributor

There are some lawsuits that could just as easily be decided on a coin toss and others that are so overwhelmingly one-sided that you wonder how the losers could’ve been so foolish in the first place. Here’s a story that … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Lawsuits | 26 Comments

Atheists Stage a “Coming Out” March in Poland

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Guest Contributor

On October 10th, atheists and agnostics in Poland will be staging a major march. The purpose is to “come out” — to show they exist and that they exist in big numbers. The information can be found here in Polish … Continue reading →

Posted in Coming Out, General, Politics | 21 Comments

How the U.S. Military is Convincing Muslims We’re On a Crusade

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Guest Contributor

It’s not a surprise to those who follow the issue that the U.S. military has a history of trying to evangelize, convert, and proselytize to Muslims. Chris Rodda has compiled an extensively-researched list of the “Top Ten Ways to Convince … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Military Atheists | 6 Comments

Jesus Website Gets Pwned

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Christian groups all across Australia have come together to start a project called “Jesus. All about Life.” The ‘Jesus. All about Life’ (JAAL) campaign seeks to display the value of communicating via the media, in particular through film and television. … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 23 Comments

The Rapture (revised version)

Posted on September 21, 2009 by cat

Mike Clawson here again… I’m sure many of you are familiar with those horrendous/disturbing/hilarious “Chick Tracts” – those, little cartoon tracts that express some of the most extreme Fundamentalist theology out there; e.g. Catholics aren’t really Christians and the Pope … Continue reading →

Posted in Mike Clawson | 31 Comments

Re-fighting Familiar Policy Battles

Posted on September 21, 2009 by

A quick note before I leave work for the day – The Secular Coalition for America just sent out letters to members of the Senate Finance Committee urging them to oppose two proposed amendments to the healthcare reform bill. Senator … Continue reading →

Posted in Jesse Galef, Politics, Secular Coalition for America | 4 Comments

How Many Crosses Does a Family Need…?

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Jim Jeffcoat used to play for the Dallas Cowboys in the era when they won Super Bowls. His son Jackson will play college football next year. USA Today ran a profile of their family. The article doesn’t mention religion. It … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Sports | 37 Comments

Did Ken Ham Get Something Right?

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Guest Contributor

You know how the Creation Museum’s Ken Ham is usually full of crap? Every soundbyte coming out of him tends to deserve a refutation. But, I gotta say, he was at least in the ballpark of sanity this one time. … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Pop Culture, Science | 17 Comments