When I worked at the Vancouver International Airport as an aircraft groomer, I had this coworker, Jarnail. I would often end up on overnight deep grooms with Jarnail as the two of us were among the youngest on staff and could handle a night shift. I would even get off work and go straight to class after. If I attempted that now, I’m almost certain I’d end up hospitalized, but I digress. I worked with Jarnail often, just the two… Read more
April 11, 2019
Kids Don’t Need Heaven To Cope With Death
April 11, 2019 By Courtney Heard
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April 10, 2019
Your Stories of Atheism: I’m A Better Person Without Religion
April 10, 2019 By Courtney Heard
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Your Stories of Atheism are heartbreaking, triumphant, angering and inspiring. They are written by you, for you in this ongoing series about how you came to identify as an atheist. If you want to send me your story, you can email me here. Please note that by doing so, you give me permission to publish it here as part of the series. If you wish to remain anonymous, please say so in your email otherwise, I will use just your first… Read more
April 8, 2019
The Case For Replacing Jesus With Jason Momoa
April 8, 2019 By Courtney Heard
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Alright hetero boys, if you are at all uncomfortable with your sexuality, now’s the time to check out because Mama’s gonna praise the gods of rock-hard man-abs in just a few. Consider this your trigger warning. A while ago, on Instagram, I posted this meme: View this post on Instagram Stop worshipping Cesare. #atheist #atheism #atheistrollcall #atheistpics #pray #faith #religion #godless #goodwithoutgod #heathen #freethinker #christian #christianity #church #jesuschrist #jesus #Christ #bible A post shared by Courtney Heard (@godless_mom) on Nov 5,… Read more
March 28, 2019
How to Know If You’re Scientifically Illiterate
March 28, 2019 By Courtney Heard
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I wrote about this a long time ago, but I thought I would put it in a more accessible and easily consumed video because I feel the message is so important. How do we know if we understand “science” properly? How do we eliminate our own personal bias when it comes to learning new things? How can we tell if what we’re reading is true or not? What makes something a fact? These topics and more are covered in this… Read more
March 27, 2019
Discussing the Christchurch Shootings and How To Change Minds
March 27, 2019 By Courtney Heard
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Over the weekend, I had a live-streamed discussion with my podcast partner and friend, Donovan Badrock, AKA Mr Oz Atheist. We discussed the shootings that occurred recently in Christchurch, New Zealand and then we moved on to talk about effective ways of changing the minds of others. It’s never easy to discuss these tragedies after they happen and we’d so much rather they didn’t happen, but I think it’s very important to talk about the potential causes. Is there a way… Read more
March 26, 2019
10 Burning Questions I Have About Heaven
March 26, 2019 By Courtney Heard
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Of all the ideas that come from religion, Heaven has got to be the least logical to me. It makes less sense than a “secret to success” seminar hosted by Johnny Manziel. If Swiss cheese had as many holes as the story of Heaven, it’d be more like the essence of cheese or the spectre of a cheese that once was. Heaven, to me, leaves me with a ton of burning questions. Ten of the most perplexing are: 1. Are… Read more
March 19, 2019
How Do We Criticize Religion After Christchurch?
March 19, 2019 By Courtney Heard
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In the wake of the devastation in Christchurch, a lot of outspoken atheists have been asking themselves if their open criticism of Islam is stoking the Islamophobia fire. I got this note from an Instagram follower the other day, Hey there! I’m an atheist myself and I have a question. The question is, as atheists how do we support religious freedom and at the same time mock or not respect their beliefs? and it’s a good question. As you know,… Read more
March 18, 2019
My Emotional Story Time, Part 2
March 18, 2019 By Courtney Heard
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In the last part, I told you about a strange job I had working for a foundation that funded addiction recovery home in the US and Canada as well as over 200 orphanages in Africa and Haiti. I encountered offputting chanting and strange things written in the handbook and spoke to a number of critics who claimed the organization was a cult. Unfortunately, in part two, the story gets a lot tougher to tell as I experience loss and the… Read more
March 12, 2019
Cardinal Pell and Morality – Common Heathens Ep. 39
March 12, 2019 By Courtney Heard
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This past weekend, MrOzAtheist and I had the opportunity to sit down and have a chat about humanist morality. We went over some of the most common comments we get from theists on social media regarding morality and its origins, as well as our favourite responses. We also discussed the recent events happening in Mr Oz’s corner of the world, as Cardinal George Pell faces a guilty verdict for the abuse of minors. You can catch the entire stream here… Read more
March 9, 2019
I Think I Might Have Worked For A Cult
March 9, 2019 By Courtney Heard
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It’s story time. I know you’ve heard a lot of stories from my life but this one I’ve kept from you, more or less because I’m scared. If you watch the video, you’ll find out why. This, of course, is just part one of this story because it’s long and has a lot of details but it’s interesting and worth watching. I very much hope this story doesn’t get me in any trouble but I felt it was a good… Read more
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