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Foundation Beyond Belief is Coming to Australia…

With nearly a quarter million dollars raised for secular causes over the past two years, the Foundation Beyond Belief is growing quickly — and we’re about to expand to another country altogether: The way our 501(c)(3) status works, we can … Continue reading

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Responding to Christian Protestors at a Planned Parenthood

You might think Mike Lee, the Religious Antagonist, comes off as a jerk since he’s disrupting a group of praying Christians… but then you see who he’s talking to and that feeling completely evaporates. There’s something beautiful about the way … Continue reading

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Teddy Roosevelt: ‘In God We Trust’ on Money is ‘Sacrilege’

When the phrase “In God We Trust” was going to be placed on the $20 gold coin in 1907, President Teddy Roosevelt was against it (PDF): “My own feeling in the matter is due to my very firm conviction that … Continue reading

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I Went to a Rick Santorum Speech and Lived to Blog About It

I arrived a half hour early to the Mabee Center at Oral Roberts University, which turned out to be a good idea. There were already hundreds of people crowded into the lobby waiting for a “town hall” sponsored by the ORU College … Continue reading

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It Took a While, but She’s Finally Coming Out

This is a guest post by Lisa Buchs. Lisa writes and reads in Boston and works in non-profit development. Her thoughts on writing and life can be found at Marigold. … I have been very, very slowly coming out of … Continue reading

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Words You Don’t See in the Media: ‘A Self-Proclaimed Christian’

Vjack at Atheist Revolution points out the obvious double standard in how the news media talks about atheists versus religion people. For example, atheists tend to be described with adjectives… “self-proclaimed,” “self-identified,” “avowed,” etc. Can you imagine what would happen … Continue reading

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I’m Traveling This Spring…

For several weeks now — and for hopefully one more — I’m spending a lot of time after school coaching my Speech Team kids, getting them ready for the State tournament (they compete today to see who qualifies). After that, … Continue reading

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Let’s Hope God Never Becomes a Firefighter…

… because if he ever does become one, we’re all screwed: (via DarkMatter2525)

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Court Says Company Was Right to Fire Anti-Gay Counselor

An federal appeals court in Georgia recently affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of the case of Marcia Walden, a counselor employed by contract with the Centers for Disease Control, saying she did not have a valid free exercise claim against the … Continue reading

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When God is Taken Off the Logo…

(In response to this post.)

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