Guest post goodness below from my roommate and good friend Cambridge, the upbeat mortician. She has recently started a blog about death, which you should read since she’s an expert and all. /bad sales job Hello! I’m JT’s roommate! My name is Cambridge! I touch dead people and get paid for it! I’m currently serving [...]
Guest post: Catholics being irrational about homosexuality. They also dress funny.
November 1, 2012 By 14 Comments
The following is a guest post from Amanda, one of the leaders of CASH, the SSA affiliate at the University of Minnesota. My name is Amanda. In the fight for equality there are firebrands and there are diplomats, and I am definitely a diplomat. I don’t want to fight with anyone, and I have found [...]
Guest post: Sexual Shame in our Politics
October 23, 2012 By 7 Comments
The following is a guest post by Dr. Darrel Ray, founder of Recovering From Religion, The Secular Therapist Project, and author of The God Virus and Sex & God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality. Sexual Shame in our Politics Many people think politicians like Newt Gingrich and David Vitter, should be ashamed of themselves, but that [...]
Interview with Katherine Stewart, author of “The Good News Clubs”.
October 9, 2012 By 6 Comments
Below is a guest post from Katherine Stewart, author of the book The Good News Clubs, which was instrumental in my work with the SSA. Katherine Stewart here, author of The Good News Club: The Christian Right’s Stealth Assault on America’s Children. JT invited me to be a guest blogger. He sang for me arias [...]
Sam Singleton on Polemics
July 24, 2012 By 3 Comments
Another guest blog from Sam Singleton. Check out his website or read his other guest posts: A Case for Mockery Atheism is Just Another Religion Polemicist? Brother Sam Has Been Called Worse Brother Sam is a polemicist. I can say that, as I am not running for office. I accept that the term is usually [...]
A Case for Mockery
May 9, 2012 By 9 Comments
Since meeting him three years ago, I have been a big fan of Sam Singleton – not only for his presence on stage and ability to hold an audience in the palm of his hand, but also for his character off of it. I’ve extended him the invitation to submit a few pieces to this [...]
Dear God, it's not our fault. Sincerely, women.
May 6, 2012 By 18 Comments
The following is a guest post from Camille M. Richoux. Dear God, it’s not our fault. Sincerely, women. I recently had a conversation with a Christian acquaintance, and it was over the subject of feminism. She attempted to explain that ‘true’ feminism, from a Christian perspective, is understanding the purpose given to you by God. The [...]
Help with a study on closeted atheism
May 2, 2012 By 6 Comments
I got an email the other day from Sarah Morehead with the Recovering From Religion Foundation. If you are a closeted atheist, they need your help – and all you have to do is talk about your atheism confidentially. Hiya JT! We (Recovering From Religion) are super excited to be working with Daniel Swann at [...]
Critical thought and kids
March 14, 2012 By 12 Comments
Below is a guest post on parenting from sex blogger Kendra Holliday. Where Did I Go Right? My Heathen Daughter by Kendra Holliday, of The Beautiful Kind I didn’t become atheist until I was 12, when I dropped my baby sister headfirst on a hardwood floor and realized that praying wasn’t going to save her [...]
Ashley on Cultural Appropriation
February 3, 2012 By 23 Comments
Christina here, letting Ashley (from our polyamory adventures!) do a guest post! Here she goes: Hello all! Ashley here. I want to open the doors for discussion on a topic that I hadn’t heard much about until fairly recently: cultural appropriation. Cultural appropriation is the borrowing of an element or elements from a different culture. [...]
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