Monthly Archives: November 2011

Our Side is Stacked

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Love this image The caption: When a theist starts a debate with an atheist… (via Reddit)

Posted in General, Humor | 26 Comments

Ask Richard: My City Government is Now Running the Christmas Festival

Posted on November 14, 2011 by richard wade

Note: Letter writers’ names are changed to protect their privacy. Hi Richard, I live in a Midwestern suburb in the heart of the Jesus-belt. Our community is predominantly white, predominantly conservative, and predominantly Christian. Every year, on our historical Main … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, General, Richard Wade, War on Christmas | 13 Comments

The Reason Project’s 2012 Video Contest

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Sam Harris‘ Project Reason just announced its annual video contest — first prize gets $10,000. You can’t submit videos until June 1st of next year, but if you have any ideas, feel free to leave them in the comments. Maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Contests, General | 1 Comment

Survey Says Catholics Are Becoming Less Catholic

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

The National Catholic Reporter has put out their fifth survey cataloguing Catholic attitudes and practices in America. We should be throwing a party to celebrate these results. When asked what aspects of Catholicism are important to them, most Catholics fall … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Demographics, General | 46 Comments

American Atheists’ New Christmas Billboard Campaign

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Christmas is near and that means it’s time for American Atheists to reveal their next billboard campaign! (The War on Christmas begins earlier each year, doesn’t it?) First, some background. Last year, AA President Dave Silverman put up this billboard … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 91 Comments

How the Pre-Game Prayer at Penn State Should Have Gone

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

If you were watching the Penn State vs Nebraska football game yesterday, you witnessed the scene before the kickoff: That was a pre-game prayer for both teams led by Ron Brown, an assistant coach at Nebraska. Lord, we know we … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Sports | 50 Comments

Growing up in a Faith-Healing Cult

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

This is a guest post by Rachel Holierhoek. Rachel is a Secular Humanist living in Canada with her partner, Roy, and their four children. … We were different. We were the only ones in our small town who belonged to … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 19 Comments

What Convinced You to Become an Atheist?

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

If you’ve got a few minutes to spare, Greta Christina is compiling a list of reasons people change their minds about religion: I’d love to see some good sociologists tackle this question, and get a good, large, somewhat statistically representative … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 43 Comments

You’ll Want to Enlarge This Image

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

The text reads: Dear Evangelical Christians: God here. First, I do not exist. The concept of a 13,700,000,000 year old being, capable of creating the entire universe and its billions of galaxies, monitoring simultaneously the thoughts and actions of the … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 81 Comments

A Finch Ain’t One

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

The Secular Student Alliance affiliate at East Central University in Oklahoma is on a roll. First they held a Blasphemy Bake Sale. Second, they’re advertising their meetings with these hilarious flyers: Other SSA affiliates are already using the template Finally, … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor, Secular Student Alliance | 13 Comments