Monthly Archives: June 2011

Registration Open for the Secular Student Alliance Conference

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Guest Contributor

If you haven’t attended before, the Secular Student Alliance conference is fantastic for current high school and college students — as well as anyone else who wants to learn more about what atheist students are doing across the country. This … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Secular Student Alliance | 1 Comment

Seth MacFarlane Event… Rescheduled Again!

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Guest Contributor

It was barely a week ago when the Harvard Humanist Chaplaincy announced they had given their Humanist of the Year award to Family Guy and American Dad! creator Seth MacFarlane. They scheduled his acceptance speech for the night of June … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Pop Culture | 15 Comments

Are There Resources for Atheist Widows?

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Guest Contributor

I received an email from a recent widow — my heart goes out to her — and I’m hoping some of you might have a better response than anything I could come up with: I’m 44 years old and was … Continue reading →

Posted in Death, General | 85 Comments

A Better Pledge of Allegiance

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Guest Contributor

I think I’d be fine leading my classes in this version of the Pledge of Allegiance (courtesy of The Whitest Kids U’ Know): I pledge allegiance To the flag Of the United States of America Thank you very, very much … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General | 31 Comments

Don’t Believe the Stories

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Guest Contributor

This is why pastors keep telling their congregations stories about Biblical characters… It works, too. Ken Ham, the man behind the Creation Museum, really believes that a literal “Adam” and “Eve” existed. (If you go to his museum, you can … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 38 Comments

A Christian Seeks Advice About Her Atheist Friend

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Guest Contributor

It’s not every day you see a Christian going to a group of atheists for advice, but that’s what one did over at Think Atheist. She’s a Christian, her friend’s an atheist, and that difference might be ruining their friendship: … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, General | 52 Comments

Milestones

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Just thought you’d all like to know… The Damon Fowler fund ended last night at $30,845.40 (including some money donated outside of ChipIn). Because this is such a large amount of money, and there may be legal issues with simply … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Generosity, General | 9 Comments

Double Your Donation and Crush Team PZ

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Guest Contributor

There are only a couple hours left to donate to Team Diversity/Team Underdog/Team Beat PZ Myers! And Todd Stiefel with the Stiefel Freethought Foundation has just upped the ante. Everything above $11,681.33 for Team Beat PZ and $11,376.01 for Team … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Generosity, Camp Quest, General | 3 Comments

The Atheist Billboard That Was Banned in Central Arkansas

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Guest Contributor

The is the ad the Central Arkansas Coalition of Reason wanted to put up near Little Rock to launch their group: The ad would have been placed on 18 buses at a cost of $5,620. You won’t be seeing them, … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General, Lawsuits | 67 Comments

Todd Stiefel’s Speech on the National Day of Reason

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Guest Contributor

Todd Stiefel gave a really passionate talk at the Triangle Freethought Society‘s National Day of Reason event last month. If you want to know why so many atheists oppose the National Day of Prayer, Todd explains. Plus, there are lots … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 10 Comments