Monthly Archives: August 2010

Freedom From Religion Foundation Puts Up 20 Billboards in Florida

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Guest Contributor

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is going billboard-crazy in Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida this month, putting up 20 ads around the area (at a cost of $3,500): FFRF’s newest message, showing the face of a penny saying “In Reason … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, FFRF, General | 33 Comments

The AFTAH Anti-Gay-Rights Academy: From the Perspective of Two Who Attended, Day 2 of 3

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Two months ago, I posted that Americans for Truth About Homosexuality was holding a “Truth Academy” in order to train the next generation of anti-gay-rights activists. Attendees needed to pay a registration fee and get a “recommendation” from a pastor. … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, GLBT, Infiltration, Politics | 70 Comments

Atheist Donates Millions to New York Catholic Schools

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Atheist Robert W. Wilson made hundreds of millions of dollars in hedge funds. And he recently gave $5,600,000 to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. “Most of what the Catholic schools teach are the three Rs,” said Wilson, 83, … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Generosity, Education, General | 75 Comments

American Christianity In Critical Condition

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Guest Contributor

William Lobdell, the author of Losing My Religion: How I Lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America — and Found Unexpected Peace, uses Anne Rice‘s recent defection from “Christianity” (at least in name) as a starting point to discuss … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 30 Comments

The AFTAH Anti-Gay-Rights Academy: From the Perspective of Two Who Attended, Day 1 of 3

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Two months ago, I posted that Americans for Truth About Homosexuality was holding a “Truth Academy” in order to train the next generation of anti-gay-rights activists. Attendees needed to pay a registration fee and get a “recommendation” from a pastor. … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, GLBT, Infiltration, Politics | 74 Comments

Judge OKs City Council Prayers

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Guest Contributor

U.S. District Judge Charles Siragusa has ruled that the Greece (New York) City Council can open its meetings with prayer: The judge signed an order Thursday tossing out a lawsuit filed by two residents of the town of Greece who … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Lawsuits, Politics | 24 Comments

JT Eberhard Presents The History of Skepticon

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Of all the wonderful talks at the recent Secular Student Alliance conference, arguably the funniest (and certainly one of the most inspiring) came from JT Eberhard, Captain of the Missouri State University Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Watch it. … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor, Secular Student Alliance | 7 Comments

Ask Richard: What Do I Offer My Kids For Comfort and Assurance?

Posted on August 9, 2010 by richard wade

Hello, I have so much I would love to say and don’t know where to begin. I was raised by a single father who happens to be gay. He left my mother when I was very young due to her … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Atheist Parenting, General, Richard Wade | 13 Comments

The AFTAH Anti-Gay-Rights Academy: A Protester’s Perspective

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Andrea Crain devotes a lot of her free time to achieving full LGBTQ equality with Join The Impact Chicago. When she heard that the Americans for Truth About Homosexuality was holding a three-day “Truth Academy” in order to train the … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, GLBT, Infiltration, Politics | 40 Comments

She Used to Be An Abortion Clinic Protester

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Guest Contributor

After posting the video of Aaron Gouveia responding to abortion protesters outside a clinic, I received an email from “Cindy.” She used to be one of those protesters but is now an atheist who hopes to eventually earn a Ph.D. … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, General | 71 Comments