Monthly Archives: February 2010

What I Learned at a Christian Gay-to-Straight Therapy Program

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Guest Contributor

A couple months ago, I wrote about Ted Cox: An atheist, Ted Cox, spent the past two years going undercover as a gay man undergoing gay-to-straight therapy programs run by Christian groups (as if there were any other kind). What … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT, Secular Student Alliance | 13 Comments

New Zealand Atheist Bus Ads Rejected; Atheists Fight Back

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Guest Contributor

There was a time when you could expect to see atheist bus ads in New Zealand. Atheists had raised tens of thousands of dollars and everything was going as planned. Now, the company NZ Bus — which had tentatively approved … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 21 Comments

The Advantages of Pretending to be a Christian

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Guest Contributor

I got this email yesterday from a North Carolina resident: Over the past couple of years I have slowly realized, that… I don’t believe in the spirit in the sky with magical powers. This is all fine and dandy, except … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Pop Culture | 41 Comments

Agnostic Wants Church Pews Out of the Courtroom

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Here’s a great example of where I don’t want to go after religious people, but they’re doing just enough to push me away from them. Agnostic Carrol Roberson was in court on a disorderly conduct charge when he noticed that … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Lawsuits, Politics | 25 Comments

Illinois Family Institute’s Response to Day of Silence 2010

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Guest Contributor

The Illinois Family Institute is at it again: The Day of Silence (a student-run initiative during which volunteers don’t speak on behalf of the members of the GLBT community who have been forced to be silent about their sexual identities) … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, GLBT, Politics | 38 Comments

Have the Richard Dawkins Forums Died?

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Guest Contributor

***Update***: Dawkins has responded to the situation here: Surely there has to be something wrong with people who can resort to such over-the-top language, over-reacting so spectacularly to something so trivial. Even some of those with more temperate language are … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 42 Comments

Ask Richard: My Christian Friend Sent Strangers to Evangelize Me

Posted on February 23, 2010 by richard wade

Note: When letter writers sign with their first names instead of a pseudonym or nickname, I randomly change their name for added anonymity. Rita wrote a long letter which I have edited and paraphrased for space reasons. She was raised … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Coming Out, General, Richard Wade | 28 Comments

Do You Take the Free Dinner?

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Ray Comfort wants to treat you to a free dinner at Red Lobster. Does he have an ulterior motive? Never… It’ll be nothing like that time an atheist group offered to meet him for dinner, and Ray paid the tab, … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 89 Comments

Disabled Children Are God’s Punishment for Abortion, Says Republican

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Since we’ve been talking about abortion on this site pretty heavily, this story seemed appropriate and highly disturbing. Partly because it means some people actually elected this nutjob. [Virginia] State Delegate Bob Marshall of Manassas says disabled children are God’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, General, Politics | 31 Comments

How to Make the Most of a Campus Preacher

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Brother Jed & Sister Cindy are notorious campus preachers and they were at the University of Arizona last week. Reader Benjamin tells me it was a great recruiting tool for their Secular Student Alliance affiliate group: They’ve probably brought more … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor, Secular Student Alliance | 49 Comments