Discovery Institute, reporting from their non-existent labs.

Last updated on: December 20, 2012 at 9:48 am By JT Eberhard

The Discovery Institute is a creationist think-tank, which means they don’t do any real science, which means they don’t have any labs (what use would they have of them?). So why, in their recent video, is one of their *ahem* researchers bashing evolution from the credibility-enhancing confines of a laboratory? Turns out, the laboratory was green-screened using a stock image from Shutterstock. As a think tank focused on intelligent design, the Discovery Institute presumably has no need for physical laboratories—its... Read more

Activism Alert: Be Counted!

Last updated on: December 19, 2012 at 10:28 pm By Anne

This may not seem like much, but it really does matter. Atheist Alliance International has a new project: a census of the world’s atheists. The purpose of the project is to collect demographic information on the world’s non-religious people. The data collected will definitely help the secularist movement. We will have numbers – even if they are self-reported – to back up our demands on social, political, and legal issues. When we are able to demonstrate the strength of... Read more

Dr. Dave has been kidnapped.

Last updated on: December 19, 2012 at 12:23 pm By JT Eberhard

Ok, maybe you read my post about angry atheists being happy around the holidays. But what about Dr. Dave, the resident cynic and misanthrope here at WWJTD? Surely he finds a way to be a grumpy grinch come the holidays. Well, he just changed his facebook profile to this. Even better is the conversation on the picture. Commenter #1: The child looks to be kidnapping him instead… Dr David Burger: I was barely able to hold on, I feared for... Read more

Blues band makes the right call in animal cruelty incident.

Last updated on: December 19, 2012 at 10:39 am By JT Eberhard

Michaelyn sent me a story about cruelty to animals by a fraternity at the University of Kansas. Lawrence police said Monday that they were investigating the fraternity for possible animal cruelty involving a live turkey at a party Friday night. Witnesses at the fraternity house at 1425 Tennessee St. told The Star they saw several fraternity brothers kick in a cage holding the turkey. The turkey was rented for the evening and was not scheduled to be slaughtered. The party... Read more

Dad on gun control.

Last updated on: December 19, 2012 at 10:21 am By JT Eberhard

Normally, whenever some of my dad’s work gets onto the blog it’s because I saw him dropping the hammer on somebody on facebook or in the forums of our local newspaper. But today he sent me this piece that he specifically wrote up about gun control. Gun Control…Where do you even start? Disclaimer: I am a gun owner, second amendment believer, and I am for better gun control laws. “Assault rifles”. One of the excuses of those who seem to... Read more

Atheists raise funds for Sandy Hook victims.

Last updated on: December 19, 2012 at 10:48 am By JT Eberhard

Those of you who saw Obama’s speech at the Sandy Hook vigil the other night know that the tragedy is awash in religion. The President’s talk was at an Interfaith vigil that put the emphasis on Interfaith as, once again, atheism was left out. This is sad, considering that on the odds some of the victims and their families were non-believers. So I’m happy to point out that Adam Brown (of Atheism Resource and We Are Atheism) has launched a... Read more

How an angry, bitter, atheist activist spends the holidays.

Last updated on: December 19, 2012 at 9:57 am By JT Eberhard

You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who spends more time combing the news, reading of the folly of religion, and being good and pissed as I. So what do mean-spirited killjoys like myself do around the holidays? Watched Love Actually with my fiancee (she’d never seen it). Now she wants to get married twice. Watched The Hobbit with my family (and my fiancee). I had heard reports that it was mediocre, but we all enjoyed it very much. Due to... Read more

Giant bubbles.

Last updated on: December 18, 2012 at 9:20 am By doctorburger

DrB– This is a video of a guy making giant soap bubbles on a beach. That is all. You can find me on twitter, @DrDavidBurger Read more

Best ugly sweaters ever.

Last updated on: December 18, 2012 at 10:27 am By JT Eberhard

My Friendsmas gift to Michaelyn was a pair of matching ugly sweaters for the two of us. They have dinosaurs. Because we’re not already gooey enough. Read more

James Dobson won’t be outslimed by Mike Huckabee.

Last updated on: December 18, 2012 at 10:20 am By JT Eberhard

Presumably envious of Mike Huckabee’s ability to blame completely unrelated things for a madman’s shooting rampage, James Dobson has decided to tell us why Adam Lanza committed his crime. It wasn’t parent issues, bullying, or any number of other psychological factors. Nope! It was the political opinions of people who never even knew who he was. Our country really does seem in complete disarray. I’m not talking politically, I’m not talking about the result of the November sixth election; I... Read more