Monthly Archives: December 2011

Weapons in the ‘War on Christmas’

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Dr Rotwang! has a list of weapons atheists can use in our “War on Christmas.” I’m a personal fan of this one since I deploy it more than any other one: WTF-1 LOOK OF SKEPTICAL DISBELIEF Still standard-issue, this year’s … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor, War on Christmas | 18 Comments

Apatheists: The People Who Just Don’t Care About Religion

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

This issue is hard to contemplate since (I assume) most of you who read this site have a particular view about religion. Maybe you want to convince people God exists… or maybe you want to cure people of that irrational … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 30 Comments

What’s Happening with Christopher Hitchens’ Body?

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

We have an answer, courtesy of Steve Wasserman, Hitchens’ literary agent: “In accordance with Christopher’s wishes, his body was donated to medical research. Memorial gatherings will occur next year.” I wouldn’t have expected anything less. Please consider donating your body … Continue reading →

Posted in Death, General | 32 Comments

If We Let Gay People Get Married…

Posted on December 25, 2011 by M J Shepherd

Posted in General, GLBT, Humor | 20 Comments

That’s What Christmas is All About

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Click to enlarge! By the way, the person who drew that image, Tony Piro, is offering $1 to Doctors Without Borders for every 500 views that cartoon gets, so share it and make sure you link to his site when … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 10 Comments

How Did the Second Harvest Food Bank Charity Drive Go?

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Last month, I mentioned that the Atheists, Humanists, & Agnostics (AHA!) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison were in a (friendly) battle against Christian and Muslim groups on their campus in order to raise money for the (non-sectarian) Second Harvest Food … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Generosity, General | 8 Comments

This Is What Vacation Bible School is Like?

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Peter, the Preacher’s Kid, is back and he’s talking about the time he went to Vacation Bible School. VBS has never been so hilarious: I attribute a lot of my weirdness as a kid to my strong religious upbringing. That … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor | 17 Comments

Are Holiday Sports Strengthening Secular Culture?

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Megan Wells

Frank Deford at Sports Illustrated has an article up about the role of sports in holiday celebrations. “[S]ports are pretty agnostic when it comes to religion,” he says, and he has a point. From Thanksgiving football to the five games … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Sports | 13 Comments

Public Elementary School in North Carolina Offers Bibles to Kids

Posted on December 24, 2011 by katherine

Ginger Strivelli, a parent in North Carolina, got in touch with her local chapter of the ACLU after her fifth-grade son came home from his public school with a copy of the Bible without her prior knowledge or consent. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, Lawsuits | 33 Comments

Grace and Mark Driscoll Write a How-Not-To Book on Marriage

Posted on December 24, 2011 by amanda

Are you “single?… Seeing someone and contemplating marriage?… Newly married and still filled with wedded bliss?… A parent or grandparent concerned for the marriage of your child or grandchild? Divorced…?” Are you any of those things and in need of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, General, Love | 118 Comments