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Humanists dissed by ACLU in Mississippi: Your opinion needed.
Posted by Greg Laden on April 2, 2010 I don’t know what to think about this. Remember the prom, where the lesbian girl wanted to wear a tux (gasp!) and bring her girlfriend (gasp) so the local already known to be wacked out school district shut the prom down? You may also know that the ACLU organized an alternate prom, and has been…
Why should there be an “Atheist Sumer Camp” like Camp Quest?
Posted by Greg Laden on March 17, 2010 I recently posted an appeal for help for Minnesota’s Camp Quest, and one commenter noted that atheists should not have summer camps. Others have chimed in with reasons why that commenter was wrong. Here, I’d like to tell a simple story of one girl’s experience and why it may have been better for her to…
What does an atheist firing squad look like?
Posted by Greg Laden on February 8, 2010 Perhaps not what you’d think. This is not about appeasement. It is about not being a racist slob.
Ethics and morality sans religion
Posted by Greg Laden on January 20, 2010 You probably don’t know that I went to Harvard, because I rarely mention it, but I did, and when I was there I literally worked and studied around the Divinity school. The lab I worked in was on one side of the Div School, and the Peabody Museum (home of the Anthro Dept) was on…
Religion and Science: The Non Debate
Posted by Greg Laden on January 19, 2010 There is an interesting conversation developing on The Intersection (What Should Science Organizations Say About Religion? Answer: A Lot) to which this is my response: The conversation you have modeled here (people talking past each other … see the original post) is very close to what actually happens in an NCSE like conversation, except that…
Using Social Media to Promote Atheism
Posted by Greg Laden on January 5, 2010 Social Media and Atheism …. an Atheist Talk Conversation with Mike Haubrich, Stephanie Zvan and Greg Laden. We talk about trolls too. The rug really ties the conversation together. Click Here to see or download the MP4. Embedded version may or may not be below the fold:
Question with boldness even the existence of a God;
Posted by Greg Laden on January 4, 2010 .. because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homepage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear. – Thomas Jefferson
Who was the most influential female atheist of 2009?
Posted by Greg Laden on January 2, 2010 Go Vote for somebody in this poll: Who was the most influential female atheist of 2009? …here’s a poll focusing just on the female voices of atheism. Who do you think was the most influential female atheist of 2009? … HERE
Atheists Can Not Legally Hold Public Office
Posted by Greg Laden on December 15, 2009 There are six or seven states where you must believe in god (well, swear on the bible that you believe in god) in order to hold public office. I may have to boycott the Science Online 2010 conference, because it is in one of those states!
Ray Comfort Stole Someone Else’s Text for his Origin Intro!!!
Posted by Greg Laden on December 13, 2009 This is the problem with Christians. They think they have a special pass to do whatever they want as long as it done in the name of their god. Now don’t get me wrong here. The average Christian does not think he or she is above the law on a day to day basis. But…
My baby was designed by god just like a banana
Posted by Greg Laden on December 1, 2009 When my baby nurses from his mom, he can see her face and bond with her because he was designed to do so by god. Like how a banana is designed by god to fit comfortably in the hand for eating, or maybe just carrying around. What am I talking about?
Let the War on Christmas Begin. Atheist style.
Posted by Greg Laden on November 22, 2009 This week is Thanksgiving in the United States. This means that over the coming weekend many Americans will be putting up Christmas decorations in and outside their houses. Many children will be putting finishing touches on their letters to Santa. The shopping malls will start to fill and while economists examine and measure the retail…
The Top 15 Excuses Religious People Give for the Horrible Behavior of their God
Posted by Greg Laden on November 17, 2009 From an “unknown greater good” to “evil is necessary to prove God’s existence” it’s all a lot of hooey and post hoc justification. August Berkshire has a new version of his list, here.
PZ Myers Caught Red Handed!!!!!
Posted by Greg Laden on October 22, 2009 Those of us who live in Minnesota have suspected this for a long time. It is all visible in the following video. PZ is the one with the two big zeros on his shirt:
I’m pretty sure Oprah would prefer to be white. Right? I mean, who wouldn’t?
Posted by Greg Laden on October 22, 2009 Below the fold is the video of Oprah and her encounter with Atheists. “So you don’t believe in a higher being? … I’m puzzled. I’m confused. You don’t believe in god …? Maybe you believe in you don’t know you believe … maybe it’s more spiritual …” Oprah, has anyone ever told you that they…
OMY did you just see that???????? Holy crap!!!!!!
Posted by Greg Laden on October 21, 2009 For reasons you need not know, I just did something very odd … watched about ten minutes of Oprah. And I watched as she sat and had a bite to eat with a table of atheists. Whoa…..
Silence = Death
Posted by Greg Laden on October 15, 2009 I have been to Uganda a number times, but only illegally or by accident, in which case I was in the remote bush, or in transit, stopping at Entebbe Airport, so I can’t say that I know much, directly, about the culture there. However, I have spent months in Kenya and years in Zaire/Congo, and…
Why I want to read Chesley Sullenberger’s book
Posted by Greg Laden on October 13, 2009 Chesley Sullenberger is the pilot who successfully crash-landed his plane in the Hudson River after both engines were lost to goose strikes. His book, Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters, is out today. A while ago he was asked at which point he started praying as the plain went down. He said …
Dawkins on O’Really
Posted by Greg Laden on October 11, 2009 Hat Tip Julia
Don’t ever try to Jew down an atheist.
Posted by Greg Laden on October 7, 2009 Have you arrived to read this post because you don’t like the sound of the title? Does it piss you off? Good.
Ted : Dawkins
Posted by Greg Laden on October 7, 2009 Call to arms.
New Atheists Ruin Movie for Catholics.
Posted by Greg Laden on October 2, 2009 Though its trailer gives no clue as to its true agenda, this venomous supposed comedy is set in a world where lying is unknown and every word spoken is accepted as truth and where — not accidentally, the screenplay implies — God does not exist. Until, that is, failed documentary screenwriter and all-around loser Mark…
Holy Christ on a Stick! I’ts goddamn blasphemy day!
Posted by Greg Laden on September 30, 2009 Blasphemy Day is the 30th of September. Don’t read this blog post in Ireland because there’s a 25 thousand pound fine there for the blasphemer .
Chance of god existing = 50% – 50%
Posted by Greg Laden on September 28, 2009 If you really want him to exist. If he wants you to want him to exist. Or to want you to think that he wants him …. Oh, never mind, just watch. Hat Tip Colloquy
Americans Who Don’t Identify with a Religion No Longer a Fringe Group
Posted by Greg Laden on September 25, 2009 You’ve certainly heard of the ARIS 2008 survey from Trinity College. One of the more interesting aspects of the survey is the demonstration that there is a sex difference in patterns of religions identification. Below I give some links where this has been discussed, but I want to note that in many discussions one of…
Origin of Stupididty
Posted by Greg Laden on September 22, 2009 TenderThunderfoot’s Bitch Writes Darwin’s Book. Hat Tip: Davem
High School is … Interesting.
Posted by Greg Laden on September 21, 2009 Imagine finding the following quote on the wall of your teenage child’s social studies classroom: “No, I don’t know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered as patriots. This is one nation under God.” – George H.W. Bush What would you do?
The Secular Pinky Swear (Pass it on)
Posted by Greg Laden on September 21, 2009 Tired of seeing the Religious Right claim the moral high ground through abstinence pledges that don’t work? As a humanist, you know that ancient creeds are no basis for morality, and that attempts to control teens through fear, intimidation, and outdated doctrines and institutions are futile. Statistics show that teens who take abstinence pledges (such…
Kirk Cameron: “An entire generation brainwashed by atheistic evolution”
Posted by Greg Laden on September 20, 2009 Yay!!! Wooohooo!! Yipeeeee!!!! OK, let’s see what Kirk has to say about it:
Atheists are Idiots
Posted by Greg Laden on September 17, 2009 Steve Harvey is cool with me being an idiot. And you too, likely (being an idiot that is).
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