Atheist teen girl suffers threats for opposing prayer banner

 I am going to post this column by Blair Scott of  American Atheists, in its' entire length, because while I should be amazed that an atheist teen who dares to stand up to theocracy in America, gets death threats, I really am not. Atheists commonly get...

Christian rightwing not aware that the "war on Christmas" is myth

This is a funny and amusing column by Rob Boston of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. It highlights the fact that the supposed war on Christmas by secularists/humanists such as myself, is in their imagination. ""To be more accurate, I should point...

Is Penn State as bad in abuse coverup as the Catholic Church? No

I was listening to conservative talk radio, and boy, do I have a lot to say in response. One host stated that the Catholic church was treated worse than Penn State, when it comes to sexual abuse of children, and its' coverup. Give me a break! The Penn State scandal...

Freethought Society Mocks Christmas Tree Tradition

A Tree of KnowledgeAtheists in Philadelphia have apparently chosen Christmas time to start their own tradition of putting up a cut pine tree…only instead of Christmas decorations, the tree is adorned with book covers.The Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia's ‘A...

Ontario group threatens court action over Lord's Prayer

"Ontario municipal councils risk being taken to court if they continue to start their meetings with the Lord's Prayer, says an Ottawa-based group of atheists and agnostics. Using the traditional Christian prayer...

And in this Corner an “Eccentric Misfit” Atheist…

"On his blog, “One Cosmos,” Robert Godwin has posted an extended piece about atheism entitled “Atheism and Other Religions.” The piece is interesting and worth a look. However, although far more learned and coherent than most theistic blathering, it still...

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