Monthly Archives: September 2009

South Carolina License Plate Description

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Guest Contributor

South Carolina allows you to choose from many speciality license plates for your vehicle. Each plate has a certain additional fee and the description on the DMV website explains where some of the fee money may be going. For example, … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 19 Comments

Do I Eat It or Not?

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Guest Contributor

This is the worst dilemma I’ve had since getting a crush on a girl who turned out to be a fundie. Do I eat the baby? Or refrain because it’s made (entirely) out of meat?! (via This Is Why You’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, General | 15 Comments

Eternal Earth-Bound Pets Soaks in the Publicity

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Guest Contributor

This website has been up for only a little while, but I’ve been seeing it everywhere: Eternal Earth-Bound Pets, USA. You’ve committed your life to Jesus. You know you’re saved. But when the Rapture comes what’s to become of your … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 16 Comments

Finnish Ad Watchdog Says Atheist Bus Campaign Is Not Inappropriate

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Do you see anything offensive about this ad? Me neither. It’s the poster for the Finland Atheist Bus Campaign — the sign translates to “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life” It went up several months … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 9 Comments

Idaho Gets Its Third Atheist Billboard!

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Over the summer, this billboard went up in Moscow, Idaho: That was the second billboard in the area (the first stated “Don’t believe in God? You are not alone”). And guess what? They’re getting a third billboard in the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 13 Comments

Abstinence-Only Education Fails Again

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The Fark headline for this story reads: “Oh God, Oh God, Oh God” A new study published in the journal Reproductive Health shows that there is a correlation between a state’s religiosity and the teenage birth rate. Except Utah. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Atheist Demographics, General | 19 Comments

Celebrate Ten Years of NOSHA in Louisiana

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Guest Contributor

The New Orleans Secular Humanist Association is celebrating its tenth anniversary tomorrow (Friday) night! Sean Faircloth from the Secular Coalition for America is the guest speaker. There’s also a cash bar involved. All the details can be found here. Student … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics, Secular Coalition for America | 1 Comment

Should Serena Williams Swear if She’s a Jehovah’s Witness?

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Guest Contributor

You’ve likely seen the clip of tennis star Serena Williams cursing out a line judge in her semi-final match at the U.S. Open this past weekend — the outburst cost her a point, which ultimately meant the end of the … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Sports | 23 Comments

Reincarnation Scaring Off Organ Donors

Posted on September 16, 2009 by greaternewhope

Hey everyone, this post is courtesy of Ron Gold: Reincarnation in one of those beliefs that seems quaint, but not dangerous. After all, what harm is there in a person thinking they could come back in another life as a … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Ron Gold | 30 Comments

The Atheist-Only Town of Liberal, Missouri

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I don’t remember learning about this in U.S. History… In 1880, a man named George H. Walser bought some land and created an atheists-only haven in Liberal, Missouri. “[He] found a town without a church, [w]here unbelievers could bring up … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 15 Comments