Matt and Shannon Cherry held a “naming ceremony” for their daughters at the recent Atheist Alliance International convention. Most of these types of ceremonies are religious in nature, but this was a chance to hold a secular celebration for the family. Matt Cherry wrote about the event for the On Faith website: … there is [...]

This is a video created to promote Jim & Casper Go To Church. It made me laugh And it summarizes the “eBay Atheist” story in under two minutes! [tags]atheist, atheism, I Sold My Soul on eBay[/tags]

Well done, sir: I’m sorry, Sam, but complaining about your name and fishing about in a dictionary for happy words you can appropriate is such a Republican thing to do. I much prefer the forthrightness of an out & proud movement. I’m now thinking that Sam Harris missed a golden opportunity to make a much [...]

Somehow, I blame Rex Grossman for this.

Yesterday, seconds after stating that “Global warming is nothing more than a disguised liberal plot to advance their politics” and “global warming is simply a masked and camouflaged way to get liberals to where they want to be: power over as many aspects of your life as possible,” Rush Limbaugh got even crazier. I know. [...]

Reader Ash would like to remind any UK readers that Steven Pinker, author of The Blank Slate and the upcoming new release The Stuff of Thought, will be speaking in Brighton next Monday night. If you’re looking for intellectual stimulation (or trying to impress a girl by making her think you’re into things that are [...]

Recently, The New York Times ran an article on Ben Stein‘s deceptive movie Expelled. The article focused on how the religious producers lied about their intentions when they interviewed prominent scientists. American Humanist Association director Roy Speckhardt has a response letter in today’s NYT: To the Editor: There’s a hidden question in “Scientists Feel Miscast [...]

Sam Harris said that we should stop using the “atheist” label at the Atheist Alliance International convention. Ellen Johnson, president of American Atheists, has a slightly different opinion. In the recent Humanist Network News, she writes this: … We give ourselves a name because we are proud of who we are. A group needs to [...]

Google does answer all of my questions… It remembers all my searches. And like many Christian churches, it sells advertising. The parallels are endless, I tell you. So go worship at The Church of Google. And while you’re at it, read the hate mail section. (Thanks to Max for the link!) [tags]atheist, atheism, Church, Jesus[/tags]