Monthly Archives: January 2011

Moderate Muslims Defend Coptic Christians

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Guest Contributor

If we support freedom from religion, we must also support freedom of religion. Coptic Christians (Christians living in Egypt) have been under attack from Muslim radicals lately — 21 Christians in Alexandria were killed in a church attack on New … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 30 Comments

M*A*S*H: Military Atheists and Secular Humanists

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Guest Contributor

For all the Foxhole Atheists, family members, and civilians living in or working in Fayetteville and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, there’s now a new group starting up and it looks fantastic: M*A*S*H is looking to build a core group of … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Military Atheists | 12 Comments

Ask Richard: Asian Agnostic Perplexed by Gay Catholic Friend

Posted on January 10, 2011 by richard wade

Dear Richard, I hope this will get published as I would like not only your views on this, but the general web views as well. Either way here is my story: Let me first start off by saying that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, General, GLBT, Richard Wade | 24 Comments

Interview with Brad White, Founder of Changing the Face of Christianity

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Guest Contributor

There’s a new Texas-based non-profit group called “Changing the Face of Christianity” — their mission is “to reverse negative Christian stereotypes in the world.” Well, that sounds all well and good. There are certainly many stereotypes about Christians… but they’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist/Christian Cooperation, General, Interviews | 209 Comments

To the Atheists in India…

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Guest Contributor

The good people at Nirmukta, a freethought group in India, have been organizing meetups for Indian atheists in cities like Bangalore, Pune, and Mumbai. This month, they’ll be holding meetings in Delhi and Chennai. If you’re able to attend, all … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 14 Comments

Please Keep This in Mind…

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Guest Contributor

As crazy as one deranged young man acted, and as crazy as the response may be from select individuals, lets not forget these are isolated incidents that don’t necessarily represent a larger community. It also wouldn’t be such a bad … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 45 Comments

The Purpose-Driven Atheist

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Dan Barker, the co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and author of Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America’s Leading Atheists, is one of the few notable atheists who actually lived his life under the spell of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, FFRF, General | 21 Comments

This Needs a Caption…

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Reader Andrew sent along this picture from a church in Phoenix that’s just begging for a punchline: I’ll get you started with a couple suggestions, courtesy of Twitter: But he gets mad if we unwrap them outside of marriage. (via … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 26 Comments

A Christian Mall Opens ‘The Prayer Store’

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Guest Contributor

I have so many questions about The Prayer Station store in Hickory Ridge Mall in Memphis, TN: Wouldn’t it be better business for a retail store to use that space? Whose shopping agenda consists of visiting Macy’s, Build-a-Bear, and The … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 36 Comments

Atheist Delivers Invocation to Grand Junction City Council

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Joe Alaimo of the Western Colorado Atheists & Freethinkers gave the first-ever invocation by an atheist at the Grand Junction City Council (Colorado) recently. You can always try to beat them at the game and have invocation prayers stop altogether, … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 15 Comments