Monthly Archives: December 2010

Secular Student Alliance Hires High School Campus Organizer

I’m so excited about this announcement… JT Eberhard, Captain of the Missouri State University Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster and one of the leaders responsible for putting together the incredibly popular Skepticon conference last month, now has a new … Continue reading

Posted in Education, General, Secular Student Alliance | 9 Comments

We Are All Africans… Right?

When Richard Dawkins appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher last season he brought Bill a present: That’s your set up for this uncomfortably stereotypical Funny or Die sketch by Sam Sero: On a serious note, is there anyone who … Continue reading

Posted in General, Humor | 63 Comments

More Publicity for the Fort Worth Atheist Bus Ads

It’s amazing how much publicity a couple atheist ads can get. For a while, American Atheists President Dave Silverman was seen all over FOX News Channel for the “You know it’s a myth. This season, celebrate reason!” billboard. Now, the … Continue reading

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 25 Comments

Take a Wild Guess…

Anyone who reads, comments on, or writes atheist blogs knows exactly who Crispian Jago is imitating… Start of with an insane threat. Remembering to ensure that you leave CAPS-LOCK on for a FEW WORDS and finish with an exclamation mark! … Continue reading

Posted in General, Humor | 22 Comments

Minnesota Catholics Oppose Local Bishop

After local Catholic bishops sent out 400,000 DVDs to churchgoers telling them “there should be a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in Minnesota,” one group of Catholics decided to fight back. And they brought 3,000 of the DVDs back … Continue reading

Posted in General, GLBT | 14 Comments

Why Isn’t the IRS Going After James Meeks?

Rev. James T. Meeks, a pastor and Illinois State Senator, is running for mayor of Chicago — he has little chance of winning — and the Chicago Tribune ran a front-page story yesterday about how he’s just egging the IRS … Continue reading

Posted in General, GLBT, Lawsuits, Politics | 26 Comments

Ask Richard: Religious Blackmail Part 2 of 2: Financial

“He who complies against his will Is of his own opinion still.” ~Samuel Butler (1612-1680) Note: Letter writers’ names are changed to protect their privacy. Richard, I know you get a lot of emails about people having difficulty reconciling their … Continue reading

Posted in Advice, Coming Out, General, Richard Wade | 40 Comments

A Way To Stop Government Nativity Scenes?

Brookville, Indiana residents want to keep a nativity scene on government property. The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter to Franklin County commissioners and the Brookville Town Council demanding the removal of the scene from the courthouse lawn. The … Continue reading

Posted in General, Lawsuits, Politics, War on Christmas | 62 Comments

Cross-Branding Science Teacher Finally Settles Case

A couple months ago, I wrote this: It’s been a while since I’ve written about John Freshwater, the middle school science teacher who was accused of burning crosses into his students’ arms and teaching Creationism. Since his firing in 2008, … Continue reading

Posted in Education, General, Lawsuits, Science | 23 Comments

The Gay President of a Christian Athletes Group

From PostSecret: What would they do? Kick him out of his leadership position. Try to cure him of The Gay. Make him feel guilty for who he is. What wouldn’t they do? Love him and accept him as he is. … Continue reading

Posted in General, GLBT | 33 Comments