Category Archives: Love

Gay Marriage Won’t Threaten Your Marriage

Posted on February 19, 2012 by M J Shepherd

(In response to this post.)

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Atheists Make Better Lovers, Says Billboard

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

The Backyard Skeptics and American Atheists have joined forces to put up this billboard in Westminster, California just in time for Valentines Day: It reads: “Atheists make better lovers. (After all, nobody is watching.)” “Atheists make better lovers because they … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheist Advertising, General, Love | 98 Comments

Purity Bear Tells You to Stay Abstinent Before Marriage… AGAIN!

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

The Purity Bear is back. And this commercial is even worse than the first. First of all… no. Just no. That bear is weird and creepy and doesn’t make me take the message seriously. Also, “I feel like we really … Continue reading →

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Kissing: Did Christians Advance or Hinder It?

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Jason Torpy

    What is the history of kissing anyway? Everybody does it, or wants to (asexuals excepted). But where does it all come from? The Today Show webpage at MSNBC took a retrospective to review this ubiquitous cultural practice. How … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Love, Military Atheists, PictureoftheDay | 19 Comments

Scary Christian Valentines…

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

Happy Valentines Day! Here’s hoping your special someone isn’t a fundie… Visit Ape, Not Monkey for the punchlines

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Swan Pride

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

Here’s a terrific music video with an even better message: Support marriage equality. The band, Bye June, conveys the message via shadow puppets and swans. The obstacle to the swans’ love? Not a surprise… The lead singer/songwriter, Gil Kline, said … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT, Love, Pop Culture | 3 Comments

Is Jesus Getting in the Way of Your Relationship?

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

Natasha Scripture — who, despite her name, isn’t very religious — wonders whether her boyfriend’s faith ought to be a dealbreaker for her: When I first told my friends I was dating an actual Christian, they were all uppity about … Continue reading →

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Love and Infatuation

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

I’m always impressed by how Zach Weiner manages to begin his cartoons one way before taking it in a completely different direction: You can read the rest of it here (Thanks to Dawn for the link!)

Posted in General, Humor, Love | 7 Comments

The Folks at Liberty Counsel Are Either Completely Oblivious or Awful Spin Doctors

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Hemant Mehta

By now, you’ve probably seen this hilarious attempt to preach abstinence… by way of a bear: That video, intended to promote the Day of Purity, was all over the blogosphere a couple of weeks ago. Everyone was mocking it. Even … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Love | 39 Comments

NASA Releases New, Stunning High-Res Images of Earth

Posted on January 26, 2012 by jesse galef

by Jesse Galef – I’m not usually one to feel that sense of awe about the universe. But… wow. This new image NASA released yesterday as part of their “Blue Marble” project is incredible: (I also found the absolutely enormous, … Continue reading →

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