Category Archives: War on Christmas

Another Bold High Schooler Speaks Her Mind About Religion and Politics

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

High-schooler Elise Brown recently wrote this fantastic opinion piece for her community’s local paper regarding celebrating Christmas as an atheist and the importance of religious pluralism in our country. While it’s not online at the paper’s site, she reposted it … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics, War on Christmas | 25 Comments

Weapons in the ‘War on Christmas’

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Dr Rotwang! has a list of weapons atheists can use in our “War on Christmas.” I’m a personal fan of this one since I deploy it more than any other one: WTF-1 LOOK OF SKEPTICAL DISBELIEF Still standard-issue, this year’s … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Humor, War on Christmas | 18 Comments

Atheist Group Defends Itself Against Anti-Menorah Remark

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Suppose a religious group wants to put up a Nativity scene on public property. What’s the typical atheist group’s response? (As if you don’t already know…) Simple: If they want to put something up, then we get to put something … Continue reading →

Posted in General, War on Christmas | 10 Comments

‘Twas the Night Before Reason

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Rudism

Posted in General, Humor, War on Christmas | 20 Comments

Religion is Ruining the True Spirit of Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2011 by jesse galef

by Jesse Galef – That’s right: religion is ruining the true spirit of Christmas. That’s my argument in today’s US News & World Report Debate topic “Has Christmas Become Too Secular?”  Believe me, I had a lot of fun answering. … Continue reading →

Posted in Jesse Galef, War on Christmas | 25 Comments

How Wise Could They Really Have Been?

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Click image to enlarge (via Ape, Not Monkey)

Posted in General, Humor, War on Christmas | 9 Comments

FFRF Places Full-Page Ad in the New York Times

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

In case you missed it, the Freedom From Religion Foundation placed this full-page ad (read: $$$) appeared in today’s New York Times to mark the Winter Solstice: The question is whether the donations and publicity resulting from the ad will … Continue reading →

Posted in FFRF, General, War on Christmas | 28 Comments

A Tree of Knowledge in Kansas City

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

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

‘Keep Christ in Christmas’ Banner is Next Target in The ‘War on Christmas’

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Carrie

I feel like I have read the same story again and again. I don’t understand what people don’t get about the simple words of the First Amendment. Yet once again, we have an issue of a municipality apparently raising a … Continue reading →

Posted in FFRF, General, Politics, War on Christmas | 83 Comments

Arkansas Superintendent Puts Up Nativity Scene in Public School

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Hemant Mehta

Jerry Noble, the superintendent of the Green County Tech school district in Arkansas, must hate his job. He’s doing everything in his power to push his faith onto students, just hoping and waiting for someone to bring on a lawsuit: … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, General, War on Christmas | 34 Comments