Monthly Archives: October 2011

A Couple Updates on the American Cancer Society Fiasco

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

No, the American Cancer Society still hasn’t come to its senses. They still refuse to recognize an atheist National Team. But at least the story is getting picked up by more media sources… The Young Turks covered it yesterday and … Continue reading →

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How Humanists Get It Right

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

This is an article by Michael Werner. It appears in the November/December 2011 issue of The Humanist. You can read other articles from this issue and subscribe to the magazine by going to their website. … A fellow humanist once … Continue reading →

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A Blasphemous Bake Sale in Oklahoma

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Last week, the Secular Student Alliance affiliate at East Central University in Oklahoma held a Blasphemy Bake Sale! The cost for the items was your soul… or your best offer (Click on the image for a larger version) This. Is. … Continue reading →

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A Secular Lobbyist Offers Advice to Young Activists

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Serah Blain, a lobbyist for the Secular Coalition of Arizona, gave a short talk for the University of Chicago Secular Alliance last week and they’ve put the video up online. The audio’s a little tough to hear but a transcript … Continue reading →

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Are You a Victim of Atheist Discrimination?

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

A writer from BBC News is working on an article about atheist discrimination in the workplace and it’d be great to tell some of our stories in the hopes that other people will understand what some atheists have had to … Continue reading →

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Relay For Life Controversy Discussed on Ask An Atheist Podcast

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Todd Stiefel and I appeared on the Ask An Atheist podcast over the weekend to talk about the American Cancer Society’s rejection of an atheist National Relay For Life team. You can listen to the podcast here. Thanks to Sam, … Continue reading →

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Atheists Doing Volunteer Work

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

I don’t have a better title for this. There’s just a lot of it going on lately. The Atheists, Humanists, & Agnostics (AHA!) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison cleaned up garbage on State Street on Sunday. Why? No special reason. … Continue reading →

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Sean Faircloth Talks About His New Book

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Sean Faircloth‘s new book Attack of the Theocrats! won’t be out in hardcover until February, but the Kindle version is already available! Sean just released a promotional video about it: He’s been the opening act during Richard Dawkins‘ recent book … Continue reading →

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A Follow-Up to the Halifax Transit Religious Ad

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

A few days ago, I posted about this ad seen on a Halifax, Nova Scotia bus: But weren’t religious ads banned? Wasn’t an atheist group rejected for their own ad campaign? Isn’t the transit authority breaking its own rules? Lori … Continue reading →

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A Successful Humanist Community in Boston

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Over at Harvard, Humanist chaplain Greg Epstein has been hosting a series of Sunday gatherings featuring talks and discussions: At a recent meeting, Epstein and his acolytes — they included students and people whose college years were far behind them … Continue reading →

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