Monthly Archives: December 2011

The Battle Over a Public High School’s Prayer Banner Continues…

We’re still awaiting the judge’s ruling on whether Cranston High School West gets to keep its Prayer Banner, but in the meantime, Jessica Ahlquist, the high-schooler who’s leading the charge to take it down, has been talking about the case … Continue reading

Posted in Education, General, Lawsuits | 35 Comments

This Explains the Broncos Game

(via Reddit)

Posted in General, Humor, Sports | 18 Comments

Do the People at LifeWay Christian Resources Do This at Restaurants?

(In response to this post.)

Posted in General, Humor | 8 Comments

Larry King Wants to be Frozen and Brought Back to Life After Death

Brrr! Larry King is hoping for a cold afterlife. The former CNN host told his guests onĀ “CNN Presents: A Larry King Special: Dinner with the Kings” (which aired Dec. 4th) that he wants to be frozen after death “on the … Continue reading

Posted in Death, General, Pop Culture, Pseudoscience | Tagged , | 91 Comments

A New Word Has Been Coined

Word: Hitchling. Part of speech: Noun. Definition: A child void of religious indoctrination who is encouraged to read broadly and to seek the truth unapologetically. Use in a sentence: That hitchling I had for breakfast was especially delicious. (via Socratic … Continue reading

Posted in General, Humor | 15 Comments

Ask Richard: Should I Help My Parents with the Church Christmas Pageant?

Dear Richard, I was raised Catholic, wandered away in my mid-teens, became emphatically atheist toward the end of college. To do my parents justice, they’ve never tried to make me feel bad about it, though Mom does turn on the … Continue reading

Posted in Advice, General, Richard Wade | 22 Comments

Veiled Testimony: Is It Fair If You Can’t See Your Accuser’s Face In Court?

  I have an affinity for cases in which the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment bumps up against some other law, especially some other fundamental right, such as Freedom of Speech. Here is a compelling example of just that … Continue reading

Posted in General, Lawsuits | 102 Comments

New Atheist Billboard in Italy Calls Out Wasteful Government Spending on Catholic Church

We gripe about church/state separation in America, but in Italy, a *lot* of taxpayer money goes toward funding the Catholic Church. The Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics (UAAR) is trying to raise the consciousness of other Italians on this … Continue reading

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General | 7 Comments

Why Didn’t Justin Bieber’s Mom Tell Him About Santa Claus?

Because she knew he would take the next logical step: My mom always told me there wasn’t a Santa. This was her logic: She thought if I grew up knowing about Santa then finding out he wasn’t real, that it … Continue reading

Posted in General, Pop Culture | 23 Comments

A Tree of Knowledge in Kansas City

They may not be able to have one in Pennsylvania, but the Kansas City Atheist Coalition created their own Tree of Knowledge and it looks great The tree’s ornaments are pictures of famous skeptics/atheists who have challenged us to look … Continue reading

Posted in Atheist Generosity, General, War on Christmas | 16 Comments