Monthly Archives: October 2011

Turkish Cartoonist Faces a Year in Prison for ‘Blasphemous’ Cartoon

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

This was the cartoon published by Turkish cartoonist Bahadır Baruter in the weekly humor magazine “Penguen”: The guy on the phone is talking to God, “asking to be pardoned from the last part of the prayer because he has errands … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor, Politics | 17 Comments

That’s One Way to Support the Special Olympics…

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Michael Park is an atheist who’s trying to raise money for the Special Olympics Connecticut by doing something you will never ever ever see me do: rappel down a tall building: … when my employer offered the opportunity to support … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Generosity, General | 6 Comments

Respecting the Atheist at the Table

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Usually, when I get an email from an atheist about a group of Christians, it’s rarely positive… but reader Ryan sent along this story that makes you appreciate how tolerant some people can be. It’s about his Catholic friend “Sarah” … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 33 Comments

Church Commits Tax Fraud… and the Christian Post Blames Atheists for Pointing It Out

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Remember a couple months ago when the Freedom From Religion Foundation put this billboard (and several others) up in Columbus, Ohio? Matrix Media Services, working with Clear Channel, placed that particular billboard in a location that turned out to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 64 Comments

Are You An Atheist-Friendly Lawyer?

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

If you are, then American Atheists is looking for you: When someone emails us asking about an atheist-friendly lawyer in Cincinnati or Seattle or Omaha, we want to be able to direct that person to a lawyer that fits their … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 23 Comments

I Hope They Serve Tater Tots…

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

This hotel in the Dominican Republic must be catering to atheists: (via Reddit — Thanks to Juan for the link!)

Posted in Babies, General, Humor | 11 Comments

28 Members of Congress Don’t Believe in God

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Paul Harris at The Guardian (UK) has an article about how the rise of atheism in recent years is putting the ‘religious right on the defensive’… and he got this quotation from Herb Silverman, president of the Secular Coalition for … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | 44 Comments

How Do You Talk To a New Age Believer?

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

As far as I know, no one I’m close to believes in New Age bullshit. Hoagy Wilson seems to be surrounded by that nonsense, though, and he’s written an ebook explaining how to deal with it. It’s called How to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, General, Pseudoscience | 41 Comments

This Is *Exactly* What I Imagine Hell To Be Like…

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

I guess I’m supposed to be scared watching these Christians reenact life in Hell, so explain to me why I’m laughing… (You might want to lower the volume over the last 15 seconds. Goddamn, that’s annoying.) (via Christian Nightmares)

Posted in General, Humor | 75 Comments

How Do You Handle a Possibly Proselytizing Teacher?

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

What would you do if your child came home with this assignment from his high school’s World History class? (I’m going to ignore the precarious position of the male child…) And what if this followed another assignment in which the … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General | 54 Comments