Monthly Archives: September 2011

Mahalo’s Interview with Michael Shermer

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Michael Shermer, author of The Believing Brain, recently answered about 9823423 questions for Mahalo.com. There are too many to list, but you can see his answers to each individual question here or watch the full interview below: I particularly like … Continue reading →

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Amazing Pencil Sketches of Skeptics for Charity

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

DarkMatter2525 makes some fantastic YouTube videos but he’s also an artist and he’s created some drawings that you can bid on — all proceeds will go to Doctors Without Borders. I’m in awe of anyone who has this kind of … Continue reading →

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Debunking Some Myths About Atheists

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Amanda Marcotte has an article up at AlterNet called “10 Myths Many Religious People Hold About Atheists, Debunked” — none of it should be news to people who visit atheist blogs regularly… or know an atheist or two personally… or … Continue reading →

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Taking Nominations for the Bad Faith Award

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

For the past several years, New Humanist magazine has been handing out the Bad Faith Award. The award goes to “the person who has made the year’s most outstanding contribution to talking unadulterated (and often destructive) nonsense about matters of … Continue reading →

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The Church of Serpents

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Turns out there are only a handful of churches left in American that still handle snakes. (Besides the Catholic Church. ZING!) They’re all in West Virginia, and even there, it’s a bit sketchy. Kate Fowler and Mark Strandquist are putting … Continue reading →

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The Person Who Sent in the Falling Man Image to PostSecret Explains Why He Did It

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

The other day, I posted this image from PostSecret: Well, it’s no longer a secret who sent in that image. It was Michael Convente, a graduate student and someone who’s not religious at all. (He emailed me proof that he … Continue reading →

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According to This Christian Group, a Woman’s Dominion Is…

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Libby Anne, a former “daughter of Christian patriarchy,” has a lot of insight about her former life. Like how one Christian group is “training” children to be “dominion-oriented.” This is an example of what Vision Forum, a group for Christian … Continue reading →

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How Sam Harris Overcame His Fear of Public Speaking

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

He’s never the most charismatic speaker on stage, but I would never have guessed Sam Harris, author of The End of Faith, had a fear of public speaking: At the end of my senior year in high school, I learned … Continue reading →

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If Rick Perry Told the Whole Truth…

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

If Texas Governor Rick Perry‘s website was more honest, it would include these other images, too (Thanks to Brian for the image!)

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Does This Meme Represent the Typical Christian?

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

I don’t know who started the “Scumbag Christian” meme but I’m amused. A few of my favorites: Sound like anyone you know? Or are these unfair strawmen and not-at-all representative of most Christians? In any case, here’s the template if … Continue reading →

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