Monthly Archives: October 2009

Atheists March in Poland

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Today is the day that hundreds of atheists in Poland are staging a coming out march: What is the significance of this march? “We want to show that there are non-believers living in Poland,” Ewelina Podsiad, the chief organiser of … Continue reading →

Posted in Coming Out, General, Politics | 3 Comments

Bill O’Reilly Shouts at Richard Dawkins and Gets a Response

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Richard Dawkins appeared on The O’Reilly Factor last night (in a taped interviewed). It was pretty much what you would expect. Dawkins makes good sense. Bill O’Reilly thinks he’s right because he yells and he has Jesus on his side. … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | 24 Comments

Ken Ham Mischaracterizes Camp Quest as Place of Indoctrination; CQ Director Responds

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Reader Doug happens to be on the mailing list for Answers in Genesis. So he’s been getting their newsletter for a little while now. A recent article stood out to him. It was about Camp Quest, the summer camp for … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Pseudoscience | 16 Comments

Illinois Church Will Not Be Getting $1,000,000 From Government

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Recently, a capital bill was signed by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (i.e. the guy who replaced Blagojevich) which would give more than $11,000,000 to various religious projects. $1,000,000 of that was going to go to Pilgrim Baptist Church — this … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Lawsuits, Politics | 11 Comments

Albuquerque City Councilperson Don Harris Responds About Attack on Atheism

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Guest Contributor

After attacking opponent Dan Barbour about his ties to atheism during the campaign, newly re-elected Albuquerque city councilperson Don Harris must have had enough of your emails. Instead of a canned response, he finally issued a real response to reader … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 22 Comments

Kiva Atheists Hit $1,000,000 Milestone

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Less than I year ago, I wrote about the charity Kiva: Kiva Microfunds is an organization that allows people to lend money via the Internet to microfinance institutions in developing countries which in turn lend the money to small businesses… … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Generosity, General | 21 Comments

The Atheist’s Guide to Christmas Now Available in America

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Ariane Sherine‘s new book The Atheist’s Guide to Christmas is finally available in America. If you need any incentive to get it, all the money from the advance and royalties are going to the UK HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust.

Posted in Atheist Advertising, Books, General | 9 Comments

No Lessons from Fiction

Posted on October 8, 2009 by

This is a post by Jesse Galef. … Why do we pretend that we can learn some great truth by studying works of fiction?  In school I was always made to analyze and overanalyze novels.  When their elusive meaning was … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Jesse Galef | 46 Comments

A Future Atheist Politician’s Dilemma

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Guest Contributor

A reader would like to run for public office, but there’s a major question he’s not sure how to answer. He writes in an email: I live in a very conservative, religious part of the my state and am very … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 35 Comments

Parents Who Committed Faith-Based Crime Given Only Light Prison Sentence

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Guest Contributor

We now know how much time you have to spend in jail if you kill your own child: Six months. Last time we heard of the saga of Madeline Kara Neumann — the 11-year-old who died from untreated diabetes, after … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 41 Comments