This cracked me up. Duncan Crary, director of communications for the Institute for Humanist Studies, and Alison Bates, senior campus organizer for the Secular Student Alliance, were featured in Albany, NY’s Times Union newspaper because of their innovative way of getting to work: There’s even a special name for what they do: While most Capital [...]

Jessica Hagy nails it again: [tags]atheist, atheism, humanism, religion, Indexed[/tags]

This one isn’t really news like Zac Efron was. Jodie Foster has been an open atheist for some time. But she is on the cover of the latest Entertainment Weekly (picture via www.icydk.com): Here’s an excerpt from her interview (p. 41): Are you religious? No, I’m an atheist. But I absolutely love religions and the [...]

A month ago, a study was released that showed “Atheist and agnostic doctors are as likely to provide care for the poor as religious physicians.” Now, a study shows that “the least religious of all medical specialties is psychiatry“: Among psychiatrists who have a religion, more than twice as many are Jewish and far fewer [...]

As the Atheist Alliance International conference draws closer, I will be interviewing a number of the speakers/presenters for this website and elsewhere. One interview will be conducted with Michael Estes. Mike is a member of the Atheist Coalition of San Diego. According to his bio, “He was raised as a Baptist until age twelve when [...]

In a piece for the Washington Post‘s On Faith site, Daniel Dennett wrote about religious leaders who had a secret (emphases mine): I get mail all the time from religious leaders who admit to me in private that they do not believe in God but think that the best way to continue their lives is [...]

Read all about it here! Unfortunately, we won’t find out how he did until the show’s airing on September 17th. [tags]atheist, atheism, Christian, Wheel of Fortune[/tags]

The $330,000,000 jackpot in the Mega Millions lottery game had four winning tickets over the weekend. One of them was held by a Wiccan (Emphases mine): Elwood “Bunky” Bartlett says a New Age book store made it possible for him to become an overnight multimillionaire. He and his wife, Denise, were on their way to [...]

You’re all invited to contribute to the (currently experimental) Flying Spaghetti Monster blog! All you have to do is register (on the right side of the page) to post your thoughts. Just remember to follow the ground rules. [tags]atheist, atheism, Pastafarian, FSM[/tags]

The latest Humanist Network News podcast features students who attended the International Humanist and Ethical Youth Organization conference in India last year. You can listen to it below; it’s episode #22. The episode features these segments: Segment 1: International Humanist Youth in India The Society for Humanism (SOCH) Nepal reports on the IHEYO Conference held [...]

NPR ran a terrific interview today with Ellery Schempp (the man who helped put a stop to mandatory school prayer decades ago) and his biographer Stephen D. Solomon. They were promoting Solomon’s new book Ellery’s Protest: How One Young Man Defied Tradition and Sparked the Battle over School Prayer. (via the Secular Student Alliance blog) [...]

A new poll by YouGov in Britain has some surprising results (emphases mine): Only 16% of those polled called themselves atheists; 28% believed in God; 26% believed in “something” but were not sure what; and 9% regarded themselves as agnostics – like [poll commissioner John] Humphrys himself, who had a religious upbringing in Wales but [...]

I was all set to have a relaxing, uneventful long weekend. Grading students’ quizzes, watching the Cubs, reading… My best-laid plans have gone awry. The Exterminator has challenged me to solve his latest puzzle creation. And since no puzzle will defeat me, I have to accept. Unless you can beat me to it. Which you [...]