Monthly Archives: August 2011

‘We Are Atheism’ Campaign Launches

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

One of the hardest (and most important) things we can do as atheists is come out of the closet and let people know what we stand on the god hypothesis. We’ve seen studies that show that prejudice against atheists decreases … Continue reading →

Posted in Coming Out, General | 43 Comments

Humanists Doing Good on the Anniversary of 9/11

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

The Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard is honoring those who lost their lives on 9/11 by taking part in an interfaith charity event. They’re doing something worthwhile, together with representatives from faith-based organizations, to show that we can indeed work together … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Generosity, Atheist/Christian Cooperation, General | 4 Comments

The Cornfields Are Silent and the Goats Are Not on Fire…

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

You’ve probably heard this by now, but “David Mabus”/Dennis Markuze, the notorious death-threat-spewing, non-sensical-phrasing, email/Twitter spammer is supposedly under arrest. Tim Farley has the extensive breakdown of who “Mabus” is and how this arrest came to be. It’s a very … Continue reading →

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A Group for Atheist Parents in Chicago

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

We talk a lot about how to get minorities involved in our groups — but atheist parents of young children are a minority that often gets ignored. A lot of local atheist/skeptic meetings take place in bars, but you can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Parenting, General | 14 Comments

How Could He Have Done It Without Jesus?!

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

The Onion tells a truth… and we laugh because we rarely hear anyone say it: Despite a lack of divine intervention by the Son of God or any other higher power, area man Tom Wendt has somehow managed to overcome … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 19 Comments

Jessica Ahlquist on How We Can Fight Religion in Public Schools

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

This is one of the talks that had everyone buzzing at the Secular Student Alliance conference last month: Jessica Ahlquist talking about her lawsuit, what she’s had to go through with her peers since going public with her atheism, and … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Secular Student Alliance | 8 Comments

What Did the Bible Actually Say?

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

What did the Bible say? Truth is, no one really knows, but plenty of people base their lives around particular interpretations of it. We know Ken Ham‘s absolute-literal interpretation isn’t based in any sort of reality. But what about progressive … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 22 Comments

God, I Hate Christianese…

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

The worst part about following Christian bloggers? Even when they talk about something moving and relevant, they often make me want to gag. Case in point: Pastor Pete Wilson talking about Dennis Rodman’s really touching speech as he entered the … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Sports | 35 Comments

Videos from the Oklahoma Freethought Convention

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

The Oklahoma Freethought Convention took place at the very end of July and some of the videos are now available. The quality is *fantastic*, better than most speaking videos I’ve seen. Here are the videos up so far: Dr. William … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 9 Comments

No, *This* Is How We Get More Black People Involved in the Atheist Movement

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

This is a guest post by Ian Cromwell. Ian is an African-American atheist who blogs at The Crommunist Manifesto. He is also a member of CFI Vancouver. Some background: After Derek Miller wrote a piece about “Inviting Black Americans to … Continue reading →

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