Monthly Archives: October 2011

Religious Logic in a Nutshell

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

If the universe had to have a First Cause… then everything religious people believe must be true. Makes perfect sense. (vía Jesus and Mo)

Posted in General, Humor | 51 Comments

An Atheist Book That Doesn’t Shy Away From the Word

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

It seems like PZ Myers has been working on his book forever, but it finally has a title and an ISBN number! The Happy Atheist: Dancing on the Graves of the Gods is scheduled to be released in June of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, General | 68 Comments

Can Churches Fire Employees Who Are Not Ministers?

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Today the Supreme Court heard a case centering around whether teachers in religious schools should be exempt from civil rights laws. In 1999, Cheryl Perich began teaching at Hosanna-Tabor, a Lutheran Church-run school in eastern Michigan. Initially, she was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, Lawsuits | 31 Comments

An Atheist Goes to a Christian Men’s Conference (Part 1)

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

This is a guest post by Zachary Moore. Zachary is active in the Texas freethought community, serving as Coordinator of the Dallas/Fort Worth Coalition of Reason, Executive Director of the Fellowship of Freethought in Dallas, and Treasurer of Camp Quest … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Infiltration | 74 Comments

John Freshwater’s Appeal is Denied

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Remember John Freshwater, the Creationism-spewing science teacher who branded his students with a cross? He had been fired (after a long court battle)… but he appealed the decision. Today, Judge Otho Eyster denied the appeal. … there is clear and … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, Lawsuits, Science | 12 Comments

An Atheist’s Heartfelt Love Song

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Singer/songwriter Billy Franks has an album called “Sex Laughter & Meditation” and he gave me permission to let readers download one of the songs off that CD. It’s called “Sometimes I Wish There Was a God So I Could Pray … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Pop Culture | 4 Comments

What Would Happen if a Mormon Woman Fell for an Atheist Philosopher…?

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

This is the first line of a description for the book A Lost Argument: A Latter-Day Novel (Strange Violin Editions): The summer after her freshman year at all-Mormon Brigham Young University, Marguerite Farnsworth falls in love with philosophy by way … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Contests, General, Love | 85 Comments

Jesus Harvest Seeds

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Quick: What are these? If you said Candy Corn… you’re apparently wrong. Rebekah Kuschmider of the Washington Times found that out when she went shopping recently: I saw a bag of candy corn in the prematurely erected Halloween display in … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 90 Comments

An Atheist Group Forms at Presbyterian College

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

You wouldn’t think there are a lot of atheist groups at “religious” campuses, but a number of religiously-rooted schools have pretty diverse populations and they support the freedom for atheists groups like ours to thrive. Now, there’s one more to … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, Secular Student Alliance | 15 Comments

American Cancer Society ‘Thwarted’ Atheists’ Fundraising Attempt, Says Religion News Service

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

The first mainstream media article is now up regarding how the American Cancer Society rejected a potential $500,000 from the Stiefel Freethought Foundation because it would have involved atheists doing the fundraising. You can read background on the story here, … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Generosity, General | 13 Comments