Monthly Archives: November 2010

A Visual Representation of Biblical Contradictions

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Guest Contributor

How do you keep Christians busy for a long, long time? Get some ink and paper, print this massive PDF collection of biblical contradictions, and have them explain it. Courtesy of Sam Harris‘ Reason Project: (Thanks to everyone for the … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 99 Comments

Is Bill O’Reilly On Our Side Now?

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Guest Contributor

***Update***: Here’s a clip of the segment (Thanks, Pengui!): … On his show Wednesday, Bill O’Reilly discussed the American Humanist Association’s Consider Humanism campaign with Juliet Huddy. Here’s how it went down according to the O’Reilly Factor website: Juliet Huddy … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 29 Comments

Going Godless in the Black Community

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Sikivu Hutchinson writes about the L.A. Black Skeptics’ first “Going Godless in the Black Community” roundtable. Fifteen atheist/humanists from a broad array of backgrounds, ages and world views attended. The discussion ranged from critiques of the influence of hyper-religiosity in … Continue reading →

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Iowa Atheists Have a Highway, Too

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Looks like Greensboro and Amarillo aren’t alone. The Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers have their own highway, too! Which other atheists groups have their own stretches of road? Someone needs to be cataloguing this…

Posted in Atheist Generosity, General | 20 Comments

The Historicity of Jesus

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Guest Contributor

I’m no Jesus expert, but David Fitzgerald has been studying his existence for over a decade. He’s just released a new book: Nailed: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed at All. Check out the exclusive excerpt below and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, General | 215 Comments

Ask Richard is on Sick Leave

Posted on November 11, 2010 by richard wade

I came home from the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear with some kind of bug. Extreme weakness and the highest fever I’ve ever had knocked me down like Mike Tyson hitting me with a George Foreman electric grill. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, General, Richard Wade | 49 Comments

An Atheist Christmas Coloring Book

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Mindposts.com has an excellent (and free) downloadable coloring book for children of atheist parents, explaining the history of the Christmas traditions: I *so* want to see an expanded version of this. With Daniel Dennett as Santa Claus. And Christopher Hitchens … Continue reading →

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A $15,000 Matching Offer for the Secular Student Alliance

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Guest Contributor

Ron Verstappen, a retired software entrepreneur and a board member for the Boys & Girls Club of North Lake Tahoe, wants the Secular Student Alliance to keep up our good work supporting college atheist groups, so he has offered to … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Generosity, General, Secular Student Alliance | 1 Comment

This Was Really in a Jehovah’s Witness Publication…?

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Guest Contributor

The Jehovah’s Witnesses put out a monthly magazine called Awake! which is a companion publication to the Watchtower. In this month’s issue (PDF), the cover story on “Atheism on the March” has a very interesting beginning… Yes, how dare those … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 75 Comments

A Christian Calls Out Christian Movies

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Guest Contributor

It’s always nice to hear a Christian admitting what we’ve all known for a long time: The term Christian film has become synonymous with substandard production values, stilted dialogue and childish plots. Why is Christian film no more than a … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Pop Culture | 46 Comments