• March 31st, Day 91

    Updated: 2012-03-31 21:58:58

  • Cristina Rad Speaks at the 2012 American Atheists Convention

    Updated: 2012-03-31 20:00:59
    Cristina Rad, better known as ZOMGitsCriss, spoke at the American Atheists convention last weekend:As always, if you notice a particularly great clip, leave the timestamp and summary in the comments!(via xxxThePeachxxx)

  • John Wayne and Jesus: a toxic mix

    Updated: 2012-03-31 19:15:27
    AN ELDERLY right-wing Texas lunatic set about a young gay man with her cane because she believed he was “going to kill her son” with AIDS. According to this report, the Jesus- and John Wayne-loving Obama hater – Wanda Derby, 71, of Richland Hills, is currently free on $11,500 bail after being charged with the [...]

  • John Wayne and Jesus: a toxic mix

    Updated: 2012-03-31 19:15:27
    AN ELDERLY right-wing Texas lunatic set about a young gay man with her cane because she believed he was “going to kill her son” with AIDS. According to this report, the Jesus- and John Wayne-loving Obama hater – Wanda Derby, 71, of Richland Hills, is currently free on $11,500 bail after being charged with the [...]

  • Dying Responsibly

    Updated: 2012-03-31 16:38:12
    Yesterday the New York Times published a must-read op-ed by Susan Jacoby about the costly disconnect between Americans’ values and their practices when it comes to end-of-life health care. Just a few key statistical takeaways: A third of the Medicare budget is now spent in the last year of life, and a third of that goes for care in [...]...

  • Evil Big Thing

    Updated: 2012-03-31 15:30:09
    Rock Beyond Belief is ON in less than 2 hours! If you can still get to Fayetteville, North Carolina for this afternoon, head on over to Fort Bragg asap! The event’s MC, FtB’s own Ed Brayton, is already there and dressed for the occasion: (via Hemant) I had the pleasure of spending nearly the entirety of [...]...

  • Rock Beyond Belief

    Updated: 2012-03-31 11:14:00
    Home About Comment Policy Disclosure Advertising Inquiries Contact skip to main skip to sidebar March 31, 2012 Rock Beyond Belief Labels : Atheist Movement Rock Beyond Belief 2012-03-31T06:14:00-05:00 vjack Atheist Movement| Comments Tweet Rock Beyond Belief is happening today at Fort Bragg , NC . In addition to providing a strong counter-point to the Christian Rock the Fort concert , the group behind Rock Beyond Belief hopes to provide a positive : message In the spirit of Richard Dawkins’ Out Campaign , we are embracing the fact that just by coming out and saying we are non-theists , and also we are your firefighters , your military members , and your neighbors and friends” that we help to shed the negative connotations and debunk the myths associated with being a . non-believer You can

  • There’s a Death Cult for you

    Updated: 2012-03-31 03:40:55
    According to this report from CNN, Authorities in the northern Mexican state of Sonora have arrested eight people accused of killing two boys and one woman as human sacrifices for Santa Muerte — the saint of death — officials said … C...

  • Donald Sadoway on the Battery of the Future

    Updated: 2012-03-31 01:57:21
    I’m no tech guy, but Bill Gates on the Twitter recommended this talk by an MIT Professor with a “thrilling” “game-changing” new battery, so I figured it might be worth your attention. Your Thoughts?...

  • Pete Stark’s Message at the Reason Rally

    Updated: 2012-03-31 01:00:09
    Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) — the only openly non-theistic member of Congress — was one of only two politicians who spoke (via video) at the Reason Rally. These were his comments: Best line (1:29): “I’ve noticed that, ironically, the more … Continue reading →

  • Videos of Richard Dawkins, Adam Savage, and Jessica Ahlquist at the Reason Rally

    Updated: 2012-03-31 00:00:13
    Mark Rosengarten took some great videos of speeches at the Reason Rally — these three in particular:Richard Dawkins:Adam Savage:Jessica Ahlquist:(Thanks to Graham for the link!)

  • Hezekiah Ahaz Speaks!!

    Updated: 2012-03-30 23:48:13
    http://fundamentally-flawed.com/pods/?p=episode&name=2012-03-30_episode_41__hezekiah_ahaz_special.mp3   ENJOY!!

  • Hezekiah Ahaz on Fundamentally Flawed

    Updated: 2012-03-30 23:40:03
    I’m uploading the 41st episode of Fundamentally Flawed right now, meaning you’ll all be able to listen to Hezekiah Ahaz aka Trinity aka Richard (brother of Nide it turns out, why he didn’t just say that to start with I don’t know) trying to convince Jim, Paul Baird and I that his god exists for [...]

  • Oh Toddlers, They Can Climb Up Anything

    Updated: 2012-03-30 23:37:46
    Or, at least this 22 month year old can: Makes you think, should we all be learning to climb (with careful guidance and precautions), instead of being discouraged from it, while we’re still so adaptable? Your Thoughts?...

  • Filipino Freethinkers Host Their Third Forum

    Updated: 2012-03-30 20:17:49
    The Filipino Freethinkers are putting together an event on Sunday, April 1st called “R.S.S. (Reason, Science, and Secularism) Forum 2012.” It’s free to attend — just RSVP: [The event will] feature discussions on on the reproductive health bill, freedom of … Continue reading →

  • Rock Beyond Belief Happening on Saturday

    Updated: 2012-03-30 20:00:33
    Rock Beyond Belief is happening on Saturday, a one-of-a-kind event that honors atheists in the military. You would think this wouldn’t be controversial, but no doubt you’re still going to hear pushback against the very idea that godless people would … Continue reading →

  • New Atheist Billboard in California: God Is Imaginary 

    Updated: 2012-03-30 19:40:01
    The Backyard Skeptics just put up this billboard in Westminster, California:God Is Imaginary –- Choose Reality — It is better for everyoneThe billboard was paid for by an anonymous donor and American Atheists.(via Skeptic Money)

  • nakedpastor: Question Hatched

    Updated: 2012-03-30 17:00:17

  • God in America

    Updated: 2012-03-30 11:24:29
    I was just watching the last part of a TV special series called “God in America” on local TV here. It’s quite interesting, and has clarified and explained a few things to me, with regards to the USA’s unhealthy infatuation &#823...

  • God moves in miceterious ways!

    Updated: 2012-03-30 09:49:06
    HAVING inflicted all sorts of woes on Tesco for donating £30,000 to London Gay Pride without seeing any signs of contrition or repentance, a mightily peeved Almighty has brought out his latest weapon again the supermarket giant: MICE! An infestation of the little critters of a Tesco Metro in Covent Garden, London, is God’s latest [...]

  • The Good Atheist Podcast: Bonus Show 98

    Updated: 2012-03-29 03:11:10
    This week, I recap my experience at the Reason Rally and Greydon Square’s wild after-party. {Notes will be made available after I awaken from my coma).

  • Secularism on Campus: 4/3/2012 at Clapp Hall\, University of Pittsburgh

    Updated: 2012-03-28 14:00:07
    Where: Clapp Hall, University of Pittsburgh (4249 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213) When: 4/3/2012 RSVP at: http://www.meetup.com/Steel-City-Skeptics/events/55658362/ This timely event about Secularism on Campus celebrates the growing numbers of secular students on campuses today. Speakers include several leaders of local … Continue reading →

  • Doing Something New for Atheism

    Updated: 2012-03-27 10:17:00
    Home About Comment Policy Disclosure Advertising Inquiries Contact skip to main skip to sidebar March 27, 2012 Doing Something New for Atheism Labels : Atheist Movement Doing Something New for Atheism 2012-03-27T05:17:00-05:00 vjack Atheist Movement| Comments Tweet The Reason Rally may be over , but I have a feeling that the spirit of the event is going to live on among those who were there and those of us who they inspire . Could there possibly be a better reason to hold events like this Greta Christina was clearly inspired by what she experienced at the Reason Rally , and she's come up with a simple but powerful suggestion for every one of us , whether we were able to attend the rally or not . To those who attended the rally , she says If you came to the Reason Rally , and you do just

  • Still in Washington, back on Wednesday

    Updated: 2012-03-26 15:30:21
    With the Reason Rally all wrapped up, I’ve decided to stay an extra day in order to visit Washington’s endless museums. My guide Ashley has been awesome so far, and her hospitality cannot be overstated. I’ll be posting all about the Rally and Greydon Square’s after-party on my lengthy trip back to Canada-city. Tuesday’s show [...]

  • Dawkins as 'Most Respected Figure in Atheism'

    Updated: 2012-03-23 01:42:00
    Home About Comment Policy Disclosure Advertising Inquiries Contact skip to main skip to sidebar March 22, 2012 Dawkins as Most Respected Figure in Atheism' Labels : Atheist Movement Dawkins as Most Respected Figure in Atheism' 2012-03-22T20:42:00-05:00 vjack Atheist Movement| Comments Tweet I was just looking through some articles about the Reason Rally because I was curious to see what the corporate-owned media was saying about it . Dan Merica's article at CNN's Belief Blog caught my eye because of the title , Atheist rally billed as coming out' moment for nonbelievers . I was curious what you thought about the following claim from Merica's : post Richard Dawkins , who is widely regarded as the most respected figure in atheism , is lending his voice to this event because he says freedom

  • Reason Rally Meetup

    Updated: 2012-03-22 16:16:20
    Judging from the forums, I’m assuming that some of you are bad at internet stalking and still have no idea what I look like. You’ll be pleased to know that my cartoon avatar is a pretty spot on representation of me in a 2D Universe, complete with smugness. I’m finishing my about me page (it’s [...]

  • Poll: Which Biblical Patriarch wins the “Worst Role Model” award?

    Updated: 2012-03-22 02:29:39
    ABRAHAM 1. Defrauds two Pharaohs (wife/sister scam) 2. Rapes, impregnates a slave girl 3. Abandons illegitimate child 4. Condemns descendants to 400 years of slavery in exchange for land 5. Attempted murder of first born son .. JACOB 1. Tricks brother out of birthright 2. Deceives father to steal brother’s blessing 3. Rapes, impregnates slave [...]

  • The Good Atheist Podcast: Episode 163

    Updated: 2012-03-21 03:30:50
    This week, I make a special announcement, we discuss the “purity” tests for Reason Rally, and why no one is actually rational. Be sure to check out the notes below for more content. See you all at the Rally Saturday - Bradley Dean and his scary org, “You Can Run But you Can’t Hide” - [...]

  • Tatchell is Secularist of the Year

    Updated: 2012-03-20 09:25:32
    PETER TATCHELL, the controversial human Rights campaigner, was named Secularist of the Year at the weekend at a National Secular Society event in London. He was presented with the £5,000 Irwin Prize by the author and freedom of expression campaigner Nick Cohen at a formal lunch attended by a number of prominent scientists, journalists and [...]

  • Drunk on Invisible Wine

    Updated: 2012-03-19 14:58:14
    Why not? They seem to be having a lot of weirdo fun at this big fancy tea party. It seems though that some of them forgot their dolls, and I don’t see a lot of security blankets around, do you? Here’s a thought: after you’re done playing pretend, do you mind not trying to convince [...]

  • Creationist files lawsuit after being laid off from NASA

    Updated: 2012-03-16 16:22:42
    For those of us not blinded by faith, Intelligent Design is nothing more that the “intellectual” leftovers of creationism. While its proponents will argue that there is no specific mention of God, once you read ID literature and listen to its defenders, a clear pattern emerges: ID is simply creationism that’s been dressed up for the prom. [...]

  • The Good Atheist Podcast: Episode 162

    Updated: 2012-03-15 19:23:46
    This week, Ryan joins me for a cheery discussion about death, how Planned Parenthood wants to addict your kids to sex, and a trio of scary teenage girls who perform exorcisms on friends. We’re also proud to announce notes are included in all the shows now! Topics include: - “Slammer Virus”, Ryan’s old band - The crazy [...]

  • Foundation Beyond Belief Needs Your Help to Fight Leukemia

    Updated: 2012-03-14 15:54:49
    With an ambitious goal of raising 1 million dollars, the Foundation Beyond Belief is going to need all the help it can get (especially since it’s obvious they haven’t spent a dime on production value or marketing). The good news is that they found a backer willing to match 500,000 worth of donations, so technically, [...]

  • The Good Atheist Podcast: Bonus Show 97

    Updated: 2012-03-13 19:42:49
    This week, Carisa joins me as we talk about the viral video campaign known as “Kony 2012″, and we also answer a fans email asking “Where do you get all your information”. For those of you who want all those links we mentioned, you’ll find them all in the notes below: Atheist Feed Pharyngula Friendly [...]

  • The Far Right Zone

    Updated: 2012-03-13 17:02:06
    Fan of the site George and his pals have been busy making hilarious videos, and this one was too good not to share. Their comedy troupe, called the Cult Comedy Picture Show, is starting to have a pretty decent list of funny videos. If you like their stuff, please be sure to visit their fanpage [...]

  • Jesus, the Easter Bunny and other Delusions: Just Say No!

    Updated: 2012-03-12 17:50:29
    Skip ahead to minute 10 if you want to avoid the painful introductions that always come with this kind of event. Is there a way to communicate to the intellectual community that we need to sexify our videos a little? Dr. Peter Boghossian’s talk is entertaining and funny, but you would never know that if [...]

  • How Should We Measure the Success of the Atheist Movement?

    Updated: 2012-03-11 15:56:00
    Home About Comment Policy Disclosure Advertising Inquiries Contact skip to main skip to sidebar March 11, 2012 How Should We Measure the Success of the Atheist Movement Labels : Atheist Movement How Should We Measure the Success of the Atheist Movement 2012-03-11T10:56:00-05:00 vjack Atheist Movement| Comments Tweet I need a mental health break , some time away from thinking about anything related to the bigotry and discrimination atheists face in the modern U.S . I've got some other tasks that require my full attention and cannot be postponed any longer . Thus , things may be a bit quiet around here for the next week or . so The question I'd like to leave you with is : this How do we measure success with regard to the atheist movement That is , on what basis should we evaluate our

  • Ronald Reagan on Separation of Church and State

    Updated: 2012-03-11 13:54:00
    Home About Comment Policy Disclosure Advertising Inquiries Contact skip to main skip to sidebar March 11, 2012 Ronald Reagan on Separation of Church and State Labels : Church and State Words of Wisdom Ronald Reagan on Separation of Church and State 2012-03-11T08:54:00-05:00 vjack Church and State|Words of Wisdom| Comments Tweet We in the United States , above all , must remember that lesson , for we were founded as a nation of openness to people of all beliefs . And so we must remain . Our very unity has been strengthened by our pluralism . We establish no religion in this country , we command no worship , we mandate no belief , nor will we ever . Church and state are , and must remain , separate . All are free to believe or not believe , all are free to practice a faith or not , and those

  • If you can’t Stand the Heat…

    Updated: 2012-03-11 03:05:02
    Internet fame is not always desirable. Take these two: they just released a little song about how great it is that Rick Santorum despises gay people and abortions (cheerfully dubbed “doing what’s right”), and they received so many “dislikes” (about 10k) that they had to remove that feature entirely. The comments are also moderated, so [...]

  • The Fabric of the Cosmos

    Updated: 2012-03-09 15:55:05
    Do you know what you’re doing for the next few hours? Watching Brian Green explain how the Universe works, that’s what!

  • Atheism: A Relationship With Reality

    Updated: 2012-03-09 12:14:00
    : Home About Comment Policy Disclosure Advertising Inquiries Contact skip to main skip to sidebar March 9, 2012 Atheism : A Relationship With Reality Labels : Atheism Reason Atheism : A Relationship With Reality 2012-03-09T06:14:00-06:00 vjack Atheism|Reason| Comments Tweet I do not have a list of silly things evangelical Christians say . But if I did , I am fairly confident that the thing about having a personal relationship with Jesus would be near the top . I have addressed this claim before and I will not repeat myself here except to point out that I would far rather have a relationship with reality than one with a fictional or long dead . man No Forbidden Questions recently tackled this absurd claim , : concluding John Hinckley , Jr . had more of a relationship with Jodie Foster than

  • The Good Atheist Podcast: Episode 161

    Updated: 2012-03-08 19:02:09
    After months of trying to wrangle this interview, I finally have Greydon Square on the show to talk candidly about his past, the assault of Brian Sapient, and the future of his music. At 2 hours, get ready to sit back and enjoy the show. If you love the show, remember to become a patron. [...]

  • Translating Republican Talk About Religion

    Updated: 2012-03-08 11:16:00
    Home About Comment Policy Disclosure Advertising Inquiries Contact skip to main skip to sidebar March 8, 2012 Translating Republican Talk About Religion Labels : Church and State Politics Translating Republican Talk About Religion 2012-03-08T05:16:00-06:00 vjack Church and State|Politics| Comments Tweet Always Question Authority posted this gem . It translates religious freedom to the freedom to spread Christianity and war on religion to the conviction that our laws and culture should be based on one's interpretation of the Christian bible . That sounds about . right Subscribe to Atheist Revolution Translating Republican Talk About Religion 2012-03-08T05:16:00-06:00 vjack Church and State|Politics| Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Older Post Home Sponsors Recent Posts Loading . Search

  • Mormons: Still Believing in Things Shown to Be False

    Updated: 2012-03-07 10:51:00
    : Home About Comment Policy Disclosure Advertising Inquiries Contact skip to main skip to sidebar March 7, 2012 Mormons : Still Believing in Things Shown to Be False Labels : Religion Mormons : Still Believing in Things Shown to Be False 2012-03-07T04:51:00-06:00 vjack Religion| Comments Tweet We often say that all religions are equally absurd and that the only reason some seem more absurd is that we are less familiar with them . Islam will seem strange to someone living in a thoroughly Christian culture , and Christianity will seem odd to someone raised in a thoroughly Islamic culture . But one of the things most religions have going for them is the difficulty in disproving them . That is , most of the popular religions have survived in part because they do not base themselves on concepts

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