In the latest Scientific American, Michael Shermer warns fellow atheists “we should be cautious about irrational exuberance.” We need to remember the following five rules: 1. Anti-something movements by themselves will fail. 2. Positive assertions are necessary. 3. Rational is as rational does. 4. The golden rule is symmetrical. 5. Promote freedom of belief and [...]

Of all the images they could’ve used, they went with this one… What have these kids been doing?! And look at them — they’re coming for you next! (via Bjorn) [tags]atheist, atheism, Jackson Christian School[/tags]

First Richard Dawkins’ documentaries… now this. There was no manger, Christ is not the Messiah, and the crucifixion never happened. A forthcoming ITV documentary will portray Jesus as Muslims see him. I do like the question at the end of the article: However, Patrick Sookhdeo, an Anglican canon and spokesman for the Barnabas Fund, which [...]

If you’re close to Chicago, consider coming to The Wheaton Atheists’ Meetup on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. (CT) in Carol Stream! Details are here. It’s not very often that we have social gatherings in the area for atheists… at least not many that include “younger” people. But this is a chance to fix that. [...]