My friend August sent along this image from some book in Polish.I didn’t realize my name needed translating:Then again, I guess that’s closer than most people get… 
The University College London Union Atheists, Secularists & Humanists are preparing for their organizational fair at the beginning of the year and they plan to hand out condoms with skeptic-friendly phrases on them: Right now, here’s what they’re considering: Science: keeping you safe since 1919. Nothing gets past reason. Protect thy neighbour as thyself. We [...]
Libby Anne has a great post on the effects of Calvinism on child rearing, “Little Bundles of Sin”: Evangelical Child Rearing. Basically, when viewed through the lens of Reformed Christianity, children are little unregenerate heathens without a speck of good in them, and they remain that way until they’re old enough to repent and make [...]
Atheist Revolution Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism in . America Pages Home About Disclosure Privacy Advertising Contact August 31, 2012 A Question for Atheists About Thanksgiving I received the following question from a reader , and I thought it was one that would benefit from some input from the rest of : you I am an outspoken atheist and all of my family members know my position on god religion . My question is every year I go to my cousins house for Thanksgiving dinner and they insist on a group prayer poor people are catholics and I don't want to participate . At the same time this is family and I don't want to offend . This coming holiday I am considering not going I really don't like that option My wife says I should just suck it up and stay
From Muckraker A progressive group called on Republican National Committee leader Pat Rogers to step down on Friday after emails showed him telling New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez’s staff that meeting with a group of American Indians “dishonored” Gen. George Armstrong Custer, the 19th century commander who killed scores of American Indians. “The state is [...]
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An atheist friend has an interesting question for me. I didn’t know what to say to her, so, with her permission, I offer the question to you: Random question: is there an atheist version of a Godparent? I know that anyone can be named as a legal guardian in the event that we die, but [...]...
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You can see Part 1 of this video here.[Hemant adds: I know I'm biased about Math, but I love this video from Edward!] A lot of people talk about whether or not morality is real and whether it is binding on people. Many of these discussions are more obscure and less productive than they should be because one of the most fundamental semantic questions gets unaddressed. Even to properly pose this question, I am finding one needs to [...]...
: . Atheist Revolution Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism in . America Pages Home About Disclosure Privacy Advertising Contact August 30, 2012 Atheist Tactics : Persuasion vs . Social Control Many of the disagreements atheists have about our tactics have to do with how we communicate and the fact that different methods of communication may be better suited for some goals than they are for others . For example , don't be a dick is excellent advice for accomplishing some goals but maybe not for others . In this post , I take a look at two goals for communication within the atheist community and between atheists and religious believers . By understanding what we are trying to accomplish , we could be in a better position to select effective . tactics
This week Ryan joins me as we talk about the early history of Humanism, and my general opinion about this new “Atheism +” thing. Come and get your fix!
. Atheist Revolution Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism in . America Pages Home About Disclosure Privacy Advertising Contact August 27, 2012 Atheist Community vs . Atheist Movement I'm not sure anybody enjoys admitting they were wrong , but it is something we must do from time to time . I'm recognizing that I've made some mistakes in how I've used the terms atheist community and atheist movement as if they meant the same thing . They aren't the same , and I think it may be important to understand the differences . Doing so may even help to prevent some of the conflict we've . encountered The Atheist Community When I refer to the atheist community I am using the term in a global way to characterize all of us who identify as atheists . If you identify
This week, Leo Igwe joins me as we tackle the problem of child witches and superstition in Africa. Leo is a former representative of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, and a founding member of the Nigerian Humanist Movement.
Atheist Revolution Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism in . America Pages Home About Disclosure Privacy Advertising Contact August 26, 2012 I Am Not Looking for a Substitute Dogma Staks Dangerous Talk had a great post recently about how some in the atheist community seem to want to replace religious dogma with some sort of secular . alternative But lately there has been a growing orthodoxy within our community . People who believe that there is only one reasonable opinion to any given issue and if you deviate from that opinion in only a minor detail , then you are a blasphemous heretic . Of course they would never use those words . But their dogmatic view of reason is little different than the dogmatism of religious believers in my . opinion I have noticed
Atheist Revolution Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism in . America Pages Home About Disclosure Privacy Advertising Contact August 25, 2012 Threatening Others Cannot Be Tolerated in the Atheist Community Hemant Mehta Friendly Atheist brings us the disturbing story of the two American Atheists billboards that went up in Charlotte , NC , ahead of the Democratic National Convention . They are down now after the company owning the billboards received threats . It would have been one thing for American Atheists to stand up to those making threats , but it makes sense that the billboard company would not be ready to do so . After all , it isn't their . fight This incident reminded me of something I've been meaning to address here . Threatening to harm someone is
Atheist Revolution Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism in . America Pages Home About Disclosure Privacy Advertising Contact August 24, 2012 Reactions to Atheism+ I shared my initial reaction to atheism+ here . Some of the posts telling me how wrong I was have raised some good points that require additional thought on my part . Others seemed to be responding to something very different than what I wrote , so I'm not sure how to respond to them . In any case , I thought I'd do a quick link dump of some reactions I've seen to the atheism+ : proposal Atheism Plus Reason Being Humanism and Atheism+ What's the Difference Love , Joy , Feminism Growing Pains Labels Emilyhasbooks The Backlash Against Feminism In Living Color Atheism Plus Atheist Ethicist Atheism
Atheist Revolution Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism in . America Pages Home About Disclosure Privacy Advertising Contact August 23, 2012 It Would Be Nice If Everyone in the Atheist Community Agreed With Me It would be nice if everyone in the atheist community agreed with me and shared my values . It would also be absolutely devastating for the success and survival of the community . You see , I'm not infallible . I'm far from perfect , and I make mistakes Lots and lots of mistakes . I can be overly emotional , insensitive , biased , and thoroughly mistaken about all manner of things . And I can do all that in a single . day Goals of the Atheist Community There has always been a minor tension in the atheist community between those who insist that theAs promised, this week we’re introducing our new schedule, which means Wednesday morning (well, Tuesday late at night, technically), you’ll be able to download the show for your commute or other boring activity you need this show for. This week’s topic: Does religion really poison everything, and how Ryan will one day become the Lawnmower [...]
Atheist Revolution Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism in . America Pages Home About Disclosure Privacy Advertising Contact August 21, 2012 I Might Be Wrong Pick any single post I've ever written on any subject here at Atheist Revolution I might have been wrong I do not know everything , and I make mistakes . But far more important than that , my opinions are are nothing more than my opinions They are not above reproach , even when deeply held . They are merely my opinions , and I do not get to be the ultimate authority on . anything This is how freethought is supposed to work . We are supposed to be interested in open dialogue , even when it involves messages with which we may disagree . We are supposed to remain open-minded and accepting of theI know he’s a bit of an easy target, since every second word out of this man’s mouth is something horribly offensive and totally out of date. We all have that racist, misogynist grandpa we’re embarrassed by, except we don’t normally have to listen to his hateful rhetoric on TV. Pat has a massive audience [...]It’s a bad idea to feed Internet trolls, but every once in a while I get a comment on a random article that I just can’t resist writing a response to. This one appeared in an article entitled “Why is Christianity growing in China“. Here’s this clown’s answer: It will be interesting to see atheists [...]
Atheist Revolution Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism in . America Pages Home About Disclosure Privacy Advertising Contact August 20, 2012 Results of Reader Poll to Gauge Interest in a Forum I had a poll up here recently asking whether readers would use an Atheist Revolution forum Before I took the time to look into what would be involved in setting up such a forum , I thought it made sense to ask whether you thought you might use . it I admit to being somewhat ambivalent about the idea . I think it would be cool to have an active forum where readers could interact on topics of interest . It could be fun , and it would certainly give me some great ideas for posts . On the other hand , it seems like there are already so many atheist forums and social
Atheist Revolution Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism in . America Pages Home About Disclosure Privacy Advertising Contact August 18, 2012 Reducing My Hypocrisy Now that I have identified some of the ways in which I've been hypocritical it is time to begin making some . changes I'm going to make an effort not to look the other way when I see atheists doing things I consider damaging to our community or for which I would never give religious believers a . pass The Idiot of the Week series has been retired . While I will not delete all 124 posts tagged with this label over the years , I have dropped the tag and have no plans to use it again . Calling people juvenile names isn't the . answer I'm going to review some of the recent discussion about civility
Atheist Revolution Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism in . America Pages Home About Disclosure Privacy Advertising Contact August 17, 2012 Source of DMCA Complaints Revealed After Justin Vacula and Girlwriteswhat received DMCA complaint notices additional DMCA complaints were received by Elevatorgate another blog critical of Freethought Bloggers Skepchick . And now , the source of the DMCA complaints has been revealed as Surly Amy Skepchick So now we . know According to the three recipients of the DMCA complaints , none were contacted via email by Surly Amy and asked to remove anything in advance of receiving the . complaints Subscribe to Atheist Revolution Posted by vjack at 9:49 AM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : Atheist
Atheist Revolution Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism in . America Pages Home About Disclosure Privacy Advertising Contact August 17, 2012 Introducing Skeptic Blogs I am happy to welcome a new blog network to the atheist community : Skeptic Blogs The Skeptic Blogs network is the brainchild of noted author John Loftus Debunking Christianity and aims to offer something different from what is found at other blog networks or team blogs . According to their mission statement We seek to collectively provide a positive set of voices on behalf of science , reason , and skepticism . We take aim at critically examining the basis of religious faiths , their holy books , claims of miracles , and of the paranormal , without neglecting the adverse cultural impact theyWe did it folks…again! After the Kickstarter disaster, and the subsequent reboot on Indiegogo, I’m pleased to announce we reached our original pledge of over 18k in less than 20 days. All told, I’ve been campaigning my ass off for about 50 straight days now, and I’m glad I can finally take a little break [...]
Atheist Revolution Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism in . America Pages Home About Disclosure Privacy Advertising Contact August 15, 2012 Atheists Using DMCA Complaints to Silence Other Atheists Just when I think that the door can finally be closed on the freethought bullies saga , something happens that makes me realize that it is not going away anytime soon . An atheist blogger Justin Vacula who has been critical of a few of those writing for Freethought Blogs and Skepchick has been hit with a Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA complaint , prompting Blogger to automatically remove one of his posts . In addition , a YouTube user girlwriteswhat critical of Freethought Blogs has received two DMCA complaints that will force her to reveal her identity toThis week, Ryan joins me as we tackle the problem of child torture in the Democratic Republic of Congo as we wrap up the last days of the Indigogo “Bible Stories” Campaign. We also feature a hilarious letter from a fan asking for their tithing monies to be spent on something useful instead of opulent.
OK, so remember how the US finally jailed their first priest for covering up sexual abuse? We all felt as though this was a positive sign of things to come, didn’t we? Well, as great as that felt, it seems as though justice is slow in coming to the Vatican. Jailing the Pope’s butler for [...]It was only a matter of time before the millions of African men, women, and children slowly dying of AIDS would shame the Catholic Church into changing its stance on condom use. In a new book set to be released, based on conversations with the Pope, Benedict said in some cases, using a piece of [...]This week, Carisa joins me as we talk about global warming, Curiosity rover landing on Mars, and the shooting at a Sikh temple by a white supremacist. Be sure to consult the show notes if you want to see the 7 minutes of terror video.