Monthly Archives: June 2011

Can I Attend… and Get a Scholarship?

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Imagine a small university where your professors include Richard Dawkins (Evolutionary Biology), Niall Ferguson (Economics), Lawrence Krauss (Cosmology), and Stephen Pinker (Philosophy/Psychology), with the role of Dumbledore played by AC Grayling. That school is being formed right now and it … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General | 19 Comments

Fewer Americans Believe in God Than Before

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Guest Contributor

According to the latest Gallup poll, the percentage of Americans who believe in God is still in the 90s… but there’s been a significant drop since the last time the question was asked in 1967, from 98% to 92%. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Demographics, General | 27 Comments

The Graduation Was Like ‘a Revival Meeting’

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Guest Contributor

I know you’re all wondering what happened at the Medina Valley Independent School District’s graduation in Castroville, Texas yesterday since the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said prayers would be allowed there. Have a look: The headline at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, Lawsuits, Politics | 35 Comments

There’s Now a Secular Education Option for Students in Morinville!

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Remember Donna Hunter? She was the parent from Morinville (in Alberta, Canada) who was doing everything she could to get at least one secular school in the area to combat the four Catholic schools already there. When I posted about … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General | 6 Comments

Richard Dawkins Responds to a Muslim Intelligent Designer

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Guest Contributor

How I wish I could’ve been at the World Atheist Convention in Dublin, Ireland this weekend… When a Muslim Intelligent Design advocate asked Richard Dawkins if he “could be honest” and admit that even if all the evidence pointed to … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Science | 29 Comments

That’s One Way to Fix the Problem…

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Wanna hear a joke? Homeopathy. (ZING!) (via Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal)

Posted in General, Humor, Pseudoscience | 5 Comments

Australian Government Wants to Make Discrimination Legal

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Guest Contributor

I don’t know the ins and outs of the Australian government, so this article was a bit confusing to an American like me, but reader Andrew was nice enough to explain a new bill passed by the country’s Parliament: In … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 22 Comments

Must Not Tell Anyone About the Free Condoms…

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Quick: What’s wrong with this billboard? If you guessed “IT PROMOTES PREMARITAL SEX!” then you win! The billboard, just outside Bryson City, North Carolina, is the focal point of a lot of controversy because of the “FREE Condoms” part of … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 34 Comments

Which is Worse?

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Guest Contributor

According to a submission at PostSecret today, it’s harder to come out as an atheist than as a gay person when you have Christian parents… As someone who’s not gay (and who doesn’t have Christian parents), I don’t think I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Fine Arts, General | 80 Comments

More Catholic Adoptions Agencies in Illinois Are Shutting Down

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Remember how the Catholic Charities of Rockford (Illinois) were so freaked out by the possibility that children might have to be placed in the homes of gay couples because of the new civil unions law that they shut down their … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT, Politics | 25 Comments