Monthly Archives: September 2011

A New Kind of Reparative Therapy: Fixing Monosexuality

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

The folks at Mr. Deity are trying a little something different this week, by highlighting a type of therapy I knew nothing about… until now. It’s part of a series called “Way of the Mister” (a play on Ray Comfort‘s … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT, Humor | 12 Comments

Cool Christopher Hitchens Poster

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Reader Adrian Covert made these nifty Christopher Hitchens limited edition prints: His suit is designed using collage from the writings of Albert Einstein, Richard Dawkins, Salman Rushdie, David Hume, Mark Twain, and John Updike. The background is designed using collage … Continue reading →

Posted in Fine Arts, General | 18 Comments

Upcoming Talks

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

For my stalkers: I’m traveling around the country a little bit this fall and a whole lot more in the spring — my schedule is here. Right now, plans include visiting South Carolina, North Carolina, Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Washington, … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 5 Comments

Just Admit It, Mary

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

***Edit***: The source is anrol designs at Etsy. (Via Blonde Nonbeliever)

Posted in General, Humor | 20 Comments

A Bus Ad with False Advertising

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Adnan Oktar (a.k.a. Harun Yahya), the Islamic Creationist nut, has put up bus ads in London that read “Modern Science Demonstrates That GOD EXISTS” — the ad includes his picture and a link to his clearly-hasn’t-been-updated-since-1998 website: Somehow, I don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General, Pseudoscience | 23 Comments

What Facts Should Every Atheist Know?

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Remember how there was a PDF making the rounds recently called “100 Facts Every Atheist Teen Must Know“? There was some interesting information in there, but a lot of it was unnecessary and irrelevant. So, with your help, I want … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT | 466 Comments

A Group for Atheists in Pakistan

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

In a country where religious warfare gets all the headlines, it’s rare to see people who are not religious banding together. But that’s what a group of people are doing in Pakistan: The Pakistani Atheists & Agnostics have a few … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 30 Comments

A Restored Version of the Jefferson Bible

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Thomas Jefferson didn’t like the Bible as it was written. He thought Jesus was a good moral teacher, but those miracles were bullshit. In a letter to William Short in 1820, Jefferson wrote: Among the sayings and discourses imputed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, General, Politics | 34 Comments

It’s the Gays’ Fault: A Hilarious Swedish Parody

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

About a month ago, during Stockholm Pride, Swedish State Television (Channel 1) aired this song on Allsång på Skansen (Sing Along at Skansen). The band in question mocks homophobia, Christianity, the Bible, and everyone who blames gay people for the … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT, Humor | 18 Comments

Atheist Billboard in Grand Rapids Generates Surprising Controversy

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

It’s amazing that anyone would find the Center For Inquiry’s billboard campaign controversial, but it’s already been ejected from Knoxville, Tennessee and it’s the subject of a lot of media attention in other places. This is the billboard CFI put … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 45 Comments