Monthly Archives: November 2010

Rev. Cedric Miller Had a Foursome

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Guest Contributor

You know how Rev. Cedric Miller demanded that members of his staff get off of Facebook so they could avoid temptation from people who were not their spouses? Then, you know how you heard he had threesomes with his wife … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 30 Comments

Bill Nye’s Humanist of the Year Award Speech

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Guest Contributor

The latest issue of The Humanist has excerpts of Bill Nye the Science Guy’s Humanist of the Year award speech. It’s a terrific read if you haven’t seen the video: The big unsatisfying thing for me is when you have … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | 14 Comments

Did Father Lose Custody of Children Because of his Agnosticism?

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Guest Contributor

How depressing is this story…? An Anderson father says that because he professed religious doubt in a custody hearing, a judge took his children from him. Craig Scarberry, 29, this month was stripped of joint custody of his three children, … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Lawsuits | 34 Comments

What Do You Say When an Agnostic Sneezes?

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Go to Cyanide & Happiness for the punchline

Posted in General, Humor | 46 Comments

What Is and Isn’t An ‘Act of God’?

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Comedian Ricky Gervais has an entertaining bit about what constitutes an “Act of God” in his latest stand-up special “Science”:

Posted in General, Humor | 12 Comments

Did You Ever Belong to an Evangelical Campus Ministry?

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Guest Contributor

I got an email recently from an atheist who attended an evangelical campus ministry “training camp” program. The things they said really disturbed her — not because she is an atheist but because it was unbelievable the amount of brainwashing … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 49 Comments

/r/atheism Surpasses 100,000 Users

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Guest Contributor

This may not mean much to those of you who don’t visit Reddit, but the Atheism subreddit just surpassed 100,000 users It’s definitely one of the best places to find amusing/serious/random discussions and links about atheism. (via Ecstathy)

Posted in General | 32 Comments

Audio from the Hitchens/Dembski Debate

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Did you miss the Christopher Hitchens/William Dembski debate yesterday? Reader Chuck was nice enough to make an MP3 audio recording from the live video feed, and you can download it here. There are a few “breaks” in the audio thanks … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 30 Comments

Don’t Fear the Reaper

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Jeff Stahler tells the truth in his comic strip Moderately Confused: Reader Dan, who lives in Columbus, Ohio, adds: The cartoonist is local. It’s surprising to see something like this in a town as preachy and Jesus-y as C’bus. Maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 19 Comments

From a Former Benilde-St. Margaret’s School Student

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Guest Contributor

I posted a story yesterday about Benilde-St. Margaret’s School in Minnesota. High school senior Sean Simonson had written an article about the difficulty of life as a gay teen — it was published on the paper’s website, but then removed … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, GLBT | 7 Comments