Author Archives: gwesley

Calling All Atheist Writers

Posted on April 16, 2009 by gwesley

Hello, everyone, Trina here. As many of you know by now, I am the National Atheism Examiner (columnist) for Examiner.com. I want to share with you briefly how it is that I ended up with that gig before I get … Continue reading →

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Erasing ‘Blue Laws’ to Help Economy

Posted on February 22, 2009 by gwesley

Hello everyone. Trina here. I just ran across an article that I wanted to share with you. It grabbed my attention because it is about “Blue Laws.” I can remember when I first moved to Texas several years ago (I don’t … Continue reading →

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There was a Ring of my Bell…

Posted on February 21, 2009 by gwesley

Hi. Good Saturday morning to you all. Trina here, bringing you a little Saturday morning silliness. Just two weeks ago, I told you all that there was a knock at my door. Well, this fine, brisk Saturday morning, my doorbell rang. … Continue reading →

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Comfort Wants to Debate Dawkins

Posted on February 20, 2009 by gwesley

Hi, all… it’s me, Trina. So, as I am sure many of you have heard, Ray Comfort has joned the Examiner as the “Creationism Examiner.” Of course, I haven’t seen much along the lines of creationism in his articles so far, but … Continue reading →

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There was a knock on my door…

Posted on February 7, 2009 by gwesley

At 9:55 this morning there was a knock on my door. I was kind of surprised because people don’t generally just drop by my house. I went to answer the door, accompanied, of course, by the curious resident pit bull … Continue reading →

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A cold day in Hell?

Posted on January 20, 2009 by gwesley

I cannot tell you how many times in my life, especially when I was a young girl, that I heard people say, “it will be a cold day in Hell when a black man becomes president.” Oh, how I would … Continue reading →

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I Am an Atheist and I Am an American

Posted on January 20, 2009 by gwesley

As Mike has done, I am posting an article here that I included in my Atheism column a couple of days ago. I will have some fresh content later for this site. I have not had the opportunity to post here as … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Instances of Christian Bashing

Posted on January 10, 2009 by gwesley

Did you know that there exists an organization called Christian Anti-Defamation Commission? Well, it’s true. They have some gems on their site including Seven Reasons Barack Obama is not a Christian. My immediate thought on this title was, “do they … Continue reading →

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Indianapolis Newspaper Rids Itself of Prayer

Posted on January 7, 2009 by gwesley

The Bible Belt Blogger, Frank Lockwood, reported that the Indianapolis Star has decided to stop running its daily Christian prayer, a piece that has been included in the paper every day since 1963. The prayer held a prominent front page … Continue reading →

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Common causes of atheism: Is there a cure?

Posted on January 6, 2009 by gwesley

*cue sarcasm* I had a great deal of fun on conservapedia.com today. And, I learned a lot! I discovered that what I have, this “atheism,” actually has several causes. To my dismay, though, there doesn’t seem to be a cure. … Continue reading →

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