Monthly Archives: November 2009

Sick and Twisted Belief: A Letter from Hell

Posted on November 6, 2009 by

This post is by Jesse Galef – I just started my day with a dose of outrage. The notion of hell exists in many religions and denominations. If a person believed it to be torture and that his friends or … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Jesse Galef | 56 Comments

Ask Richard: An Annoying Religious Sign on My Commute to Work

Posted on November 6, 2009 by richard wade

Hi Richard, This is something that i’ve been wracking my brain about lately. I live in Lynchburg, Virginia (yes, THAT Lynchburg) and there’s this one house on this one street that happens to be on my route to work. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, General, Richard Wade | 25 Comments

What Really Happened at That Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago Meeting…?

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Guest Contributor

I posted the other day about friction that evolved into chaos between Sunsara Taylor and the Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago. In short, as I reported it, Sunsara was invited to speak to the group on the topic of “Morality … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 65 Comments

Voicemail Responses to Nashville Atheist Billboard

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Guest Contributor

Earlier this week, a billboard went up in Nashville for a group called Secular Life. An offensive, hateful, evil billboard. One so awful, a number of people denounced it! Which makes sense, I guess… just look at all the blasphemy: … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 27 Comments

Learn to be Lucky: What Luck Really is

Posted on November 5, 2009 by

This post is by Jesse Galef – Even for those who don’t believe in luck, we know that some people feel luckier than others. Some people stumble across good jobs, good dates, and good opportunities for no discernible reason.  What … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Jesse Galef | 15 Comments

Religion in Senate Healthcare Bill

Posted on November 5, 2009 by

This post is by Jesse Galef – The late senator Kennedy used to be quite good on separation of church and state issues, but he had a weakness for helping Christian Science.  Call me cynical if you like, but it … Continue reading →

Posted in Jesse Galef, Politics, Secular Coalition for America | 16 Comments

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Secret Message

Posted on November 5, 2009 by

This post is by Jesse Galef – We humans are so intent on finding meaning in things that we have a tendency to find it even where none was intended.  It’s what we call a false positive and it happens … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Jesse Galef, Politics | 14 Comments

Environmental(ist) Protections

Posted on November 5, 2009 by

This post is by Jesse Galef, who is stepping in today. – I know they do things differently “across the pond” but I was still surprised to read that in a legal case in England, climate change belief was given … Continue reading →

Posted in Jesse Galef, Lawsuits, Secular Coalition for America | 14 Comments

Atheist Billboard Vandalized Again

Posted on November 5, 2009 by

This post is by Jesse Galef, who is stepping in today. – I’m overwhelmed by the irony of religious individuals committing crimes to proclaim the morality of religion.   Once again, one of our most non-confrontational billboards has been vandalized.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, Jesse Galef | 50 Comments

The Secular Student Alliance Draws Closer to the $50,000 Match

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Guest Contributor

You’ll all be happy to know that this conversation took place in my classroom yesterday: Me: …and that’s how you do a Geometry proof. Any questions? [Male student raises hand] Me: Yes…? Student How does a tampon work? I can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Generosity, General, Secular Student Alliance | 13 Comments