Monthly Archives: October 2009

Update on the SSA’s $50,000 Challenge

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Guest Contributor

You all have come through in a big way so far for the Secular Student Alliance, but there’s still ways to go! Donations for the Todd Stiefel $50,000 Challenge have come in from a variety of sources. 1) ChipIn The … Continue reading →

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Tonight: I’m Speaking About the IFI Incident

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Tonight, I will be giving a talk for the North Shore Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State (in Illinois) about the whole IFI incident. There will be a Q&A session afterwards, too. It’s all free and … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 3 Comments

The Hypocrisy Over the Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Guest Contributor

This past Tuesday was the 6th annual “Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity,” a day for anti-abortion high school students to remain silent on behalf of aborted fetuses everywhere. if you haven’t heard of it, here’s the deal: Since January 22, … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Education, General, GLBT, Politics | 20 Comments

Happy Atheist Bus Campaign Anniversary

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Guest Contributor

How many atheist bus ads and billboards can you name? I lost count a hell of a long time ago. It seems like they’ve been around for a while, right? Nope. It has only been a year. Precisely a year, … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 5 Comments

The Front Page of ChicagoTribune.com!

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Check it out! The Chicago Coalition of Reason billboard is making news! The link currently goes to a blog piece, but I’m told a longer article will be in the print edition on Thursday. The link may be changed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 14 Comments

Which Religion Should I Follow?

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Guest Contributor

This flowchart explains all: Sadly, I’m right where I should be. Just a few hundred thousand dollars more and I’m outta here. (via Holy Taco — Thanks to Kaleena for the link!)

Posted in General, Humor | 83 Comments

Reactions to Atheist Billboards

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Guest Contributor

In Moscow, Idaho today, a billboard placed by the American Humanist Association was vandalized: It’s really incredible what little you have to do to offend someone. This particular billboard was simply saying there are those out there who are good … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 30 Comments

Secondhand Atheist Dating

Posted on October 21, 2009 by

This post is by Jesse Galef – Here’s an interesting twist on a common question.  I’ve been asked several times whether I could date a religious girl. I can speak from experience (though with a sample size of one) that … Continue reading →

Posted in Jesse Galef, Love | 32 Comments

The Physical Embodiment of Catholic Paranoia

Posted on October 21, 2009 by

This post is courtesy of Ron Gold. Bill Donohue, the president of the Catholic League, has been extra busy lately.  In the last few days, he’s thrown his ire–or, as Hemant put it, thrown a “shit fit”–at The Simpsons and comedian Sarah Silverman for alleged anti-Catholic … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Ron Gold | 23 Comments

Richard Lenski Provides Evidence of Evolution in Action

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I’m not a Biologist, but I’m still thrilled to hear that Richard Lenski has a new paper in Nature that talks about his 21-year-long (and still going!) experiment. Lenski, Hannah Professor of Microbial Ecology at MSU, started growing cultures of … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | 16 Comments