• Worst Tramp Stamp ever

    Updated: 2010-07-31 15:50:04
    I love tramp stamps, but this one would probably make me go softer than the Pillsbury Dough Boy. Just goes to show that when it comes to tattoos, most people have no taste!

  • Moral Structure. Part 1 by Drafterman of AvC

    Updated: 2010-07-31 14:34:32
    This is very long but in my opinion an excellent read, so I'll be publishing it in several parts.IntroductionDefinition of Morality For the purposes of this paper, morality will be defined as a normative “code of conduct that, given sp...

  • Blaghag Blogathon

    Updated: 2010-07-31 14:00:39
    Jen McCreight is doing a 24-hour blogathon today to raise money for the Secular Student Alliance! Last year, she raised just over $500. This year, she’s trying to reach a whopping $3,000. (As I write this, she’s a third of the way there.) Take some time to visit her page and, if you can, contribute [...]

  • Idiot of the Week: Iowa Republican Party

    Updated: 2010-07-31 11:15:00
    : Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 31, 2010 Idiot of the Week : Iowa Republican Party Labels : Idiot of the Week Idiot of the Week : Iowa Republican Party 2010-07-31T06:15:00-05:00 vjack Idiot of the Week| Comments Idiocy on the part of the Tea Party movement is nothing new . We have seen plenty of it , and we are sure to be treated to more as the 2010 midterm elections near . But just when I think I'm starting to habituate to it , something like this comes along . A new effort by the Iowa Republican Party to revoke President Obama's citizenship is underway . They want to revive an unratified 13th Amendment because they think it would strip Obama of his citizenship for winning a Nobel . Prize Because we do not already

  • Malta Humanists

    Updated: 2010-07-31 08:39:55
    Raphael Vassallo met with the British Humanist Association earlier this year to discuss setting up a humanist association in Malta. Via IHEU he now reports on Malta Humanist Association’s first half year. Outspoken atheists do exist [in Malta], but are a tiny minority. And while no direct discrimination exists on paper, popular prejudice against atheism [...]

  • The Good Atheist Podcast: Episode 101

    Updated: 2010-07-31 02:38:36
    This week, Jeff co-hosts with me, and we talk about friendship, and why it’s like heroin! We also talk about why TV’s are terrible, and how religious Jeff used to be, once upon a time. Don’t miss out!

  • the eclipse at anakena beach, easter island

    Updated: 2010-07-31 01:00:00
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  • the god of the old testament

    Updated: 2010-07-31 00:47:00
    'the god of the old testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal,...

  • July 30 Atheist Cartoon: The Other Ground Zero

    Updated: 2010-07-30 19:25:30
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  • Photo

    Updated: 2010-07-30 15:47:45
    I don’t talk too much about my personal/work life on this site, but I figured I’d share some of the things that are going on right now: I’m the new head coach of my high school’s Speech Team (a.k.a. Forensics)! I competed in this when I was in school and have been an assistant coach [...]

  • Atheists Should Be Wary of Threats to Privacy

    Updated: 2010-07-30 12:37:00
    Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 30, 2010 Atheists Should Be Wary of Threats to Privacy Labels : Society Atheists Should Be Wary of Threats to Privacy 2010-07-30T07:37:00-05:00 vjack Society| Comments One of the biggest tech stories over the last few years has been the not so gradual erosion of privacy . First it was hackers , illegally accessing databases of customer information and credit card numbers . Then Facebook revealed their determination to share all information provided by users with advertisers and whoever else will pay for it . Now Twitter , Foursquare and countless others are pushing location based services so users may share information with the world about their precise location throughout every minute

  • Link blog: illness, psychology, humour, science

    Updated: 2010-07-30 12:15:06
    On Self-Delusion and Bounded Rationality or "Flowers for Carl Sagan", or something. A short story on whether it's always a good idea to know the truth.(tags: psychology rationalism rationality philosophy reason science fiction humour)A L...

  • Gove half-heartedly backs “atheist schools” – but do atheists want them?

    Updated: 2010-07-30 11:31:41
    The Government is ready to back the creation of atheist schools as part of its series of reforms, the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, said yesterday. He told MPs: “It wouldn’t be my choice of school but the whole point of our education reforms is that they are, in the broad sense of the word, small [...]

  • It’s OK for Muslims to drink crap coffee

    Updated: 2010-07-30 09:34:41
    INDONESIA’S top Islamic body announced earlier this month that it may issue a fatwa forbidding  followers from drinking the world’s most expensive coffee ­– extracted from the dung of a civet cat, or kopi luwak. But we have just learned that Ma’aruf Amin, chairman of the Indonesian Council of Ulama (MUI) has had a change [...]

  • It’s OK for Muslims to drink crap coffee

    Updated: 2010-07-30 09:34:41
    INDONESIA’S top Islamic body announced earlier this month that it may issue a fatwa forbidding  followers from drinking the world’s most expensive coffee ­– extracted from the dung of a civet cat, or kopi luwak. But we have just learned that Ma’aruf Amin, chairman of the Indonesian Council of Ulama (MUI) has had a change [...]

  • Pareidolia strikes again! Newspaper poll on teaching Creationism.

    Updated: 2010-07-30 03:30:38
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  • Kindle 3 Due August 27

    Updated: 2010-07-29 18:32:00
    Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 29, 2010 Kindle 3 Due August 27 Kindle 3 Due August 27 2010-07-29T13:32:00-05:00 vjack Comments Amazon is set to release the new Kindle 3 on August 27, and it is now available for pre-order . Early reviews are making it sound pretty impressive . There are now two models : one with wi-fi only 139 and one with both wi-fi and free 3G 189 Both are slightly more compact and lighter weight than the second generation device but have double the storage capacity , better contrast screens , longer-lasting batteries , and have been described as a bit faster see Yahoo News Many of the changes seem fairly minor , but reviewers familiar with the previous generation have been quite positive about their

  • I Am Fascinated With Idiocy

    Updated: 2010-07-29 11:37:00
    Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 29, 2010 I Am Fascinated With Idiocy Labels : Reason I Am Fascinated With Idiocy 2010-07-29T06:37:00-05:00 vjack Reason| Comments When I first started doing the Idiot of the Week series here at Atheist Revolution it was intended to be nothing more than a humorous poke at people who did or said something stupid . I thought it would be fun to break up my usually serious tone with some Hey everybody , look at the moron sort of material . Even atheists need a good laugh every now and again Not surprisingly , most of the winners have been Christian extremists , but I have tried to acknowledge others who needed someone pointing at them and . laughing I have considered abandoning the series

  • Protecting Our Children From Bible School

    Updated: 2010-07-28 10:27:00
    Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 28, 2010 Protecting Our Children From Bible School Labels : Activism Protecting Our Children From Bible School 2010-07-28T05:27:00-05:00 vjack Activism| Comments Imagine that you're flipping through your local newspaper and come across an advertisement for summer bible school . Many churches hold these kind of programs during the summer , and they tend to be popular with parents looking for some peace and quiet when school is out . I was even forced to attend one for a couple . summers Most of us would just grimace in disgust upon seeing such an ad and move on . Not Andy Laughing in Purgatory He decided to write a letter to the editor of the paper that ran the ad . And what a letter it

  • Hiding One's Faith to Get Ahead

    Updated: 2010-07-27 11:18:00
    Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 27, 2010 Hiding One's Faith to Get Ahead Labels : Media Hiding One's Faith to Get Ahead 2010-07-27T06:18:00-05:00 vjack Media| Comments Many atheists hide their lack of faith for fear of negative consequences e.g . being fired from their jobs , family conflict , physical assault , social ostracization I would imagine that Muslims living in rabidly Christian communities might feel similarly . But it rarely occurs to me that some prominent Christians might have to hide their faith for fear of not being perceived as the right kind of Christian . According to Think Progress , Glenn Beck may be just such a case The article describes how Beck , who makes Mormon promotional videos in which he

  • But I Really Want It!

    Updated: 2010-07-26 10:35:00
    Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 26, 2010 But I Really Want It Labels : Atheism But I Really Want It 2010-07-26T05:35:00-05:00 vjack Atheism| Comments One of the most frustrating aspects of growing up has to be the realization that one is not going to get everything one wants no matter how badly one wants it . We're all familiar with the image of the young child with hand outstretched toward the object of his or her desire , shrieking , But I want it Below a certain age , the child does not understand that wanting something badly is no guarantee that he or she will get it . Some of us outgrow this others do . not Maybe this isn't entirely fair , but I sometimes see the Christian as having something in common with the

  • Blogging Tip #20: Handling Christian Trolls on Atheist Blogs

    Updated: 2010-07-25 12:56:00
    : Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 25, 2010 Blogging Tip 20 : Handling Christian Trolls on Atheist Blogs Labels : Blogging Blogging Tip 20 : Handling Christian Trolls on Atheist Blogs 2010-07-25T07:56:00-05:00 vjack Blogging| Comments Although many of the blogging tips I provide here are aimed at atheist bloggers , most have a wider applicability to all sorts of blogs . This one is a bit different because it focuses on how to handle Christian trolls on atheist blogs Start by accepting that Christian trolls require some sort of response . I realize it may be tempting just to ignore them because they provide entertainment for some readers . Moreover , there is nothing quite like a Christian troll to generate lots of

  • Idiot of the Week: Tzvi Segal

    Updated: 2010-07-24 11:17:00
    : Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 24, 2010 Idiot of the Week : Tzvi Segal Labels : Idiot of the Week Idiot of the Week : Tzvi Segal 2010-07-24T06:17:00-05:00 vjack Idiot of the Week| Comments Contrary to popular belief , not all idiots call the United States their home . For this week's honoree , we must travel to Israel . District court judge Tzvi Segal made legal history this week by sentencing Sabbar Kashur to 18 months in prison for rape by deception . Evidently , Mr . Kashur introduced himself to the victim as Daniel a traditionally Jewish name After they had consensual sex , she learned that he was not in fact . Jewish This would have been the point in the trial that most judges would have thrown the case out ,

  • Sherrod Case is About More Than Critical Thinking

    Updated: 2010-07-23 19:13:00
    Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 23, 2010 Sherrod Case is About More Than Critical Thinking Labels : Politics Sherrod Case is About More Than Critical Thinking 2010-07-23T14:13:00-05:00 vjack Politics| Comments American Atheists' Blair Scott has suggested that the recent Shirley Sherrod debacle provides a good example of what happens when critical thinking is largely absent He's right . This case does reveal a notable absence of critical thinking . But that is not the real lesson , at least not for me . I think that what we need to take from the Sherrod case is that what is often dismissed as mere racism is part of a political strategy that we don't like to . discuss We do not like to talk about the so-called Southern

  • If You Could Deconvert Someone...

    Updated: 2010-07-23 11:52:00
    . Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 23, 2010 If You Could Deconvert Someone . Labels : Morality If You Could Deconvert Someone . 2010-07-23T06:52:00-05:00 vjack Morality| Comments This one is inspired by an excellent pair of questions asked of me on my Formspring account The initial question was as : follows If you knew someone who you thought you could deconvert and not fundamental or evangelical about their beliefs but it gave them comfort of seeing lost friends again would you do it This question makes one assumption that I question that it is possible for one person to deconvert another . But we can set that aside and answer as if such a thing was possible . My brief answer was that I would choose to deconvert the

  • Europe Did Not Become Secular Overnight

    Updated: 2010-07-22 11:36:00
    Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 22, 2010 Europe Did Not Become Secular Overnight Labels : Atheist Movement Europe Did Not Become Secular Overnight 2010-07-22T06:36:00-05:00 vjack Atheist Movement| Comments While reading an encouraging post about how Australia is following the lead of many other Western nations in leading faith behind at Rationalists's Blog I found myself wondering when the U.S . might join the progress . We continue to trail the pack by a large margin , so much so that we are widely regarded as a bunch of Jesus freaks by the rest of the world . But then I remembered that none of these now largely secular countries became that way overnight . I've never been known for my patience , but I find it helpful

  • The Good Atheist Podcast: Bonus Show 58

    Updated: 2010-07-22 02:58:27
    This week, Ryan and I talk about Jehovah Witnesses coming to my door to convert me (and the hilarious ways I tried to cause them to have doubts in their beliefs). we have another Interview with God where he answers some of your questions, and we also talk about a young atheist in the Maldives [...]

  • What is God?

    Updated: 2010-07-21 10:38:00
    Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 21, 2010 What is God Labels : Atheist-Theist Dialogue What is God 2010-07-21T05:38:00-05:00 vjack Atheist-Theist Dialogue| Comments What is God If you don't have a fairly clear answer to this question , then I have one additional question for you . How can you claim to worship something you can't define and don't particularly understand More importantly , if you aren't sure what this God is , how is worshipping it any different from worshipping nothing What is God Is it an idea you've derived from one of the many versions of the Christian bible Since these bibles were written by men how can you be so sure that the idea they describe is accurate What leads you to think that their

  • Do Christians Interfere With Your Ability to Buy Beer?

    Updated: 2010-07-20 10:30:00
    Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 20, 2010 Do Christians Interfere With Your Ability to Buy Beer Labels : Society Do Christians Interfere With Your Ability to Buy Beer 2010-07-20T05:30:00-05:00 vjack Society| Comments I live in a dry county . That means that I cannot buy beverages containing alcohol within the county because stores are not permitted to sell them . The fact that I can be in a normal county where alcohol sales are permitted in about 15 minutes makes this a minor hassle . And since I work in and do virtually all of my shopping in the nearby normal county , the hassle is barely noticeable . At least , it is until I stop to think about . it The county in which I reside remains dry because the large numbers of

  • Why it Matters Whether Atheism is a Choice

    Updated: 2010-07-19 10:41:00
    Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 19, 2010 Why it Matters Whether Atheism is a Choice Labels : Atheism Why it Matters Whether Atheism is a Choice 2010-07-19T05:41:00-05:00 vjack Atheism| Comments When I asked my Twitter followers whether they thought atheism was a choice most said that it did not seem like anything they had deliberately chosen . Instead , they described it as a reflection of the available data i.e . they don't believe in gods because they've never encountered any evidence that gods exist and not because they made a conscious choice to be an atheist The fits my experience too . Now it is time to take a brief look at why it matters whether atheism is a . choice Suppose we decide that one's initial

  • Humanist Symposium #57 is Up

    Updated: 2010-07-18 20:03:00
    Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 18, 2010 Humanist Symposium 57 is Up Labels : Promoting Atheism Humanist Symposium 57 is Up 2010-07-18T15:03:00-05:00 vjack Promoting Atheism| Comments The 57th edition of the Humanist Symposium has been posted at Unequally Yoked . Be sure to check it . out The Humanist Symposium is always in need of bloggers interested in hosting future editions . If you'd like to support the carnival and bring some extra traffic to your blog , you can find more information here Posted in Promoting Atheism What next Post a comment Email this post You can also bookmark this post using your favorite bookmarking : service Related Posts by Categories Widget by Hoctro Jack Book Humanist Symposium 57 is Up

  • We Need Secular Community Resource Centers

    Updated: 2010-07-18 12:50:00
    Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 18, 2010 We Need Secular Community Resource Centers Labels : Atheist Movement We Need Secular Community Resource Centers 2010-07-18T07:50:00-05:00 vjack Atheist Movement| Comments Alonzo Fyfe Atheist Ethicist has come up with a wonderful idea : secular community resource centers While marveling at a massive mega-church near his home , he began to imagine what could be accomplished by using such money and energy for something useful . How many times have you looked at a church and had exactly the same thought Alonzo's description of what such a secular community resource center could be like sounds great . Here are some excerpts from his post , accompanied by some additional : thoughts It

  • New Vatican Guidelines are Tiny Step

    Updated: 2010-07-17 18:19:00
    Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 17, 2010 New Vatican Guidelines are Tiny Step New Vatican Guidelines are Tiny Step 2010-07-17T13:19:00-05:00 vjack Comments A recent statement by Survivors of those Abused by Priests SNAP characterizes the new Vatican abuse guidelines as a tiny step closer to action . The crisis isn’t due to inadequate church policies . It’s due to reckless , secretive and self-serving church officials , who seem to consistently value their own comfort and reputations over the safety of their flocks . Tweaking existing church policies won’t have real impact on bishops’ behavior and won’t make the changes that kids need to be . safe A discouraging assessment but one with which I . agree What next Post a

  • Idiot of the Week: James Hartline

    Updated: 2010-07-17 11:51:00
    : Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 17, 2010 Idiot of the Week : James Hartline Labels : Idiot of the Week Idiot of the Week : James Hartline 2010-07-17T06:51:00-05:00 vjack Idiot of the Week| Comments James Hartline is a Christian extremist based in San Diego , CA . He's managed to convince himself that he is being used to confront the powers of darkness in San Diego and has made a name for himself on some of the usual platforms e.g . the 700 Club , American Family radio , etc . Like many who do what he does , Mr . Hartline has realized that making absurd claims loudly enough will produce an audience . And like many other Christian extremists , he crosses into idiocy on a regular . basis It was not surprising that Mr .

  • Why Do We Deny Teachers Basic Constitutional Rights?

    Updated: 2010-07-16 11:18:00
    Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 16, 2010 Why Do We Deny Teachers Basic Constitutional Rights Labels : Education Why Do We Deny Teachers Basic Constitutional Rights 2010-07-16T06:18:00-05:00 vjack Education| Comments We in the U.S . enjoy many rights , one of the most important of which involves the right to free expression . As long as we do not incite violence or encourage others to engage in serious criminal acts , we are free to write what we wish and to speak our minds . Well , not exactly . You may remember how a middle-school teacher in North Carolina was suspended simply for complaining about some unnamed Christian students on her personal Facebook page . Despite the fact that the school district had no policy

  • Texas Freethought Convention

    Updated: 2010-07-15 10:59:00
    Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 15, 2010 Texas Freethought Convention Texas Freethought Convention 2010-07-15T05:59:00-05:00 vjack Comments For those of you within reasonable driving distance from Dallas , TX , the Texas Freethought Convention has been scheduled for October 8-10. You can find more information at the convention website It is always good to see evidence of a reality-based community here in the . South Technorati : Tags freethought Texas Texas Freethought Convention What next Post a comment Email this post You can also bookmark this post using your favorite bookmarking : service Related Posts by Categories Widget by Hoctro Jack Book Texas Freethought Convention 2010-07-15T05:59:00-05:00 vjack Subscribe to

  • Taking Back America for Atheists

    Updated: 2010-07-14 11:08:00
    Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 14, 2010 Taking Back America for Atheists Labels : Atheist Movement Taking Back America for Atheists 2010-07-14T06:08:00-05:00 vjack Atheist Movement| Comments My feelings toward patriotism have never been particularly positive . From what I have seen here in the U.S . it tends to take the form of fierce nationalism , American exceptionalism i.e . we're above international law and mindless redneckery I know that isn't a word , but how else do you describe the drones chanting USA USA at pro-wrestling matches There's also the constant god talk that tends to be intertwined with patriotism . Can you imagine what would happen if an American president forgot to end a speech with the required

  • Deluxe Jesus Action Figure

    Updated: 2010-07-13 10:36:00
    Home About Comment Policy Blogroll Store Mobile Disclosure Contact Me skip to main skip to sidebar July 13, 2010 Deluxe Jesus Action Figure Deluxe Jesus Action Figure 2010-07-13T05:36:00-05:00 vjack Comments PZ Myers Pharyngula did an insensitive thing in a recent post He shared the following image from Nick Scipio without telling readers where they could get their hands on one . Yeah , I know you're wondering why any self-respecting atheist would spend his hard-earned money on something like this . I'm not sure what to say . I have a strange sort of compulsion to get my hands on this sort of thing . I know it doesn't make a lot of sense , but when I see something this incredibly awesome , all self-control goes out the window . I suppose I can forgive PZ . He didn't know about my illness .

  • Why is everything with a Christian slant so terrible?

    Updated: 2010-07-12 01:58:55
    This is just painful…

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