Monthly Archives: April 2010

The Surprising Truth About Atheist Parents

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Dale McGowan, the author of Parenting Beyond Belief, recently conducted an unscientific poll of atheist parents to get their thoughts on religion, humanist communities, and their children. The results were very surprising to me. Here’s just one example of what … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Demographics, Atheist Parenting, General | 21 Comments

Richard Dawkins is Not Arresting the Pope

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Guest Contributor

If you’re like me, when you see headlines like this, your ears perk up: Richard Dawkins: I will arrest Pope Benedict XVI What does that article say? Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, the atheist author, have asked human rights lawyers to … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 22 Comments

Atheists on Cover of Chicago Tribune Magazine

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Yesterday, I mentioned that Chicago Tribune article about college atheists, but it was a different level of excitement altogether when I saw it was the cover story in the Tribune magazine. How cool is that?! And yay for pull-out quotations: … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Secular Student Alliance | 25 Comments

Father Wants Biology Textbook Banned because it Refers to Creationism as Myth

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Guest Contributor

When I was in seventh and eighth grades, I lived in Knoxville, Tennessee and attended Farragut Middle School. I *loved* it there and was eager to start life at Farragut High School. But my family moved to Chicago the week … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, Science | 28 Comments

Tea Party Jesus!

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Guest Contributor

What happens when you combine the words of Christian Tea Partiers with paintings of Christ? Tea Party Jesus! All the pictures on the site link to a source citing the Tea Partier who said the words. It’s an important point … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor, Politics | 48 Comments

What Would It Take to Remove This Pope?

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Guest Contributor

The latest on the Catholic Church Childraping scandal is that the Pope didn’t do anything about the problems when he had the chance: The future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas to defrock a California priest with a record of sexually … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Lawsuits | 33 Comments

Chicago Tribune Article on College Atheists

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Chicago Tribune reporter Nara Schoenberg has a wonderful article about being “young and atheist” in today’s paper — she literally writes about “new atheists.” It’s one of the most positive mainstream pieces I’ve read about the college atheism movement. Twenty … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Secular Student Alliance | 6 Comments

American Humanist Association, Green Day, and Lance Bass Help Throw Second Chance Prom for Constance McMillen

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Guest Contributor

The last time Constance McMillen attended an alternative prom, it turned out to be a big joke on her since just about everyone else besides her was at the *real* alternative prom. Why the deception? Originally, Constance wanted to bring … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, GLBT, Politics | 30 Comments

Explaining Religion to a 5-Year-Old

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Courtesy of FMyLife: Today, after church, my 5-year-old son asked me about God, so I answered his questions in full. We talked about God for over 2 hours. At the end of it all, he pondered for a moment, before … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 19 Comments

Does Christianity Make You Racist?

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Others can take aim at the methodology and conclusions, but a study published by Baylor University researchers finds that “Priming Christian Religious Concepts Increases Racial Prejudice” (PDF). The gist of the experiment: They subliminally primed one group of students with … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | 47 Comments