Monthly Archives: August 2011

SSA 2011: Discovering the meaning of an atheist conference

This is a guest post by Kyle Pitzen. He is a graduate student at the University of Northern Iowa and member of the UNI Freethinkers and Inquirers (UNIFI). Hello, everyone!  My name is Kyle Pitzen, and I am a relatively … Continue reading

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False Rape Claims and Abortion: How to Make Everything Better

This is a guest post by Stephanie Van Dyk. She is a third year student at the University of British Columbia Freethinkers and member of the UBC Freethinkers. You might have seen this: I think nearly everyone would agree it’s … Continue reading

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Social Diversity

This is a guest post by Stef McGraw. She is a junior at the University of Northern Iowa and member of the UNI Freethinkers and Inquirers (UNIFI). We talk a lot about diversifying the secular movement, which I think is … Continue reading

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Meanwhile, in the U.S. Government…

This is a guest post by Sam Shore. He graduated this year from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a member of the Illini Secular Student Alliance (ISSA). A couple of heartening news stories got lost in the … Continue reading

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Hawking, God, and a new Discovery Channel Series

This is a guest post by Aaron Friel. He is a freshman at the University of Northern Iowa and member of the UNI Freethinkers and Inquirers (UNIFI). The Discovery Channel is hosting a new program, Curiosity, that aims to provoke … Continue reading

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The Students are Taking Over.

This is a guest post by Stef McGraw. Stef is a Junior at the University of Northern Iowa. We’re taking over. That’s right, as Hemant mentioned in his post before going on vacation, several students will be blogging on Friendly … Continue reading

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I Waxed a Man’s Leg…

I said I was going on vacation, but I had to get one last thing up before I left! Remember when we held a fundraiser for Camp Quest in which PZ Myers was pitted against a group of atheist bloggers … Continue reading

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I’m Going on Vacation…

For the first time in a really long time, I’m going out of the country. I’m leaving tomorrow, not coming back until early next week, and I’m probably not going to have Internet access while I’m out. I will do … Continue reading

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A Little Italian in Everything They Make

Reader Amy was in an Italian restaurant in Summerville, South Carolina last week, saw this ad in the bathroom, and took a picture because she figured I’d appreciate it: (I love how she saw this ad and immediately thought of … Continue reading

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Court Rules Against Christian Who Left His Pets’ Healthcare to God

I don’t do pets. I dislike animals. Especially cats (I’m horribly allergic). And supposedly “cute” dogs, too: Even I would agree, though, they have a right to be cared for properly. In Texas, they have animal cruelty laws that say … Continue reading

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