Monthly Archives: March 2010

The First Atheist Blogger?

Posted on March 4, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack I may have found a new hero. In a post at Religion in American History, I just learned about an atheist newspaperman who I’d never heard of before. His name was Charles Chilton Moore (1837-1906), an atheist who … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, History | 54 Comments

Atheist T-Shirt Winners

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Congrats to Rebecca from Michigan and Matthew from TX for winning the atheist t-shirt giveaway! And thanks to the 372 of you who participated and to Atheistyle for giving away the shirts!

Posted in Giveaways | 10 Comments

Brain Games

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Daniel Florien

I saw an ad for Lumosity a few weeks ago and it’s the first ad I’ve clicked on in years. It’s a service that uses games to help your brain (like reflexes, memory, problem solving, etc). It tracks your progress … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | 24 Comments

Flat-out Wrong

Posted on March 3, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack They’re the fringe of the fringe. Even creationists don’t want to be affiliated with them. But the Flat Earth Society is back, and it has a new president, Daniel Shenton. Shenton has resurrected the Society after it went … Continue reading →

Posted in Oh the Stupidity!, Science | 67 Comments

My Name Is John Daker

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Daniel Florien

If you don’t know John Daker, you’ll be pleased to make his acquaintance. If you do know him, then you’ll be happy to see him again: I give him credit for perseverance…

Posted in Humor, Videos | 22 Comments

And Then God Created Saturn…

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Daniel Florien

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Posted in God, Humor, Science | 20 Comments

Re-Unification Church

Posted on March 2, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack NPR has a story about the Unification Church of Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the problems it’s having with losing members and the attempts it’s making to win them back. The text and a link to the audio are … Continue reading →

Posted in Cults | 12 Comments

A Disgrace To Humanity – Child Indoctrination

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Daniel Florien

These are some excerpts from Jesus Camp. I still haven’t seen it, but I want to: (see also Part 2 & Part 3)

Posted in Bible, Christianity, Fundamentalism, Videos | 139 Comments

Atheists’ Briefing with White House Update

Posted on March 1, 2010 by kruthar

by Jesse Galef – The atheist movement made a big step last Friday when the Secular Coalition for America arranged a policy briefing with White House officials.  A delegation of about 60 nontheists convened in the nation’s capital to engage … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Politics | 27 Comments

Heal this Marriage

Posted on March 1, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack I feel a little bit dirty for posting this, but here goes: Wife of televangelist Benny Hinn files for divorce The wife of televangelist Benny Hinn has filed for divorce from the high-profile pastor, whose reputation as an … Continue reading →

Posted in Cults, Current Events | 17 Comments