Jesus Christ Banned from Prayer by Pennsylvania House Speaker

THE LAST DAYS are unfolding according to the Word of God.  "Jesus Christ"  was declared an offensive term by Democrat Pennsylvania Speaker of the House House Keith R. McCall.  Once the...

Atheist Summer Camp for British Kids

A group of 24 British children will take part in the UK's first summer camp for atheists. Camp Quest in the southern county Somerset will focus on swimming, canoeing, unicorn chasing and moral philosophizing. It's true. Most importantly to the program, it will introduce the...

If God had Broadband?

OK, so it’s hard to imagine the supreme being huddled behind a computer checking emails from his flock. But let's suspend disbelief, just for a moment.... Let’s imagine for a second that every time a prayer is uttered a message is sent to God (OK, so it’s a pretty...

Atheist bus ad campaign provokes bitterness in Barcelona

Following its launch in London, the atheist bus ad compaign has spread beyond the UK, now landing on the shores of predominantly Catholic Spain. Barcelona will begin running the ads on its buses in Spanish, and...

Humanists Launch Godless Holiday Campaign

""Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness' sake," proclaims a new holiday ad from the American Humanist Association. Already appearing today in the New York Times and Washington Post, the message will soon be blazoned on the sides, taillights, and interiors of over...

Does Religion Make You Nice?

I've certainly never made a connection before between religion and niceness. But apparently some new research does. "Many Americans doubt the morality of atheists. According to a 2007 Gallup poll, a majority of...

Gott ist tot

GOTT IST TOT, -FRIEDRICH NIETSCHE- ”THE GAY SCIENCE”Gott ist tot, or "God is dead" is a quote from the world-known philosopher Friedrich Nietsche. The quote was never meant as a insult of Gods pure physically...

Anything is possible - possibly

"The last time I was on AE, a woman used ["anything is possible"]. I asked her if she understood that what is possible has no bearing on what is real. A friend of mine indicated he would have rather asked the woman if it’s possible she is wrong. I liked his reply better,...

All aboard the atheist bus campaign

"It's real, it's happening: you can sponsor the first atheist advert on a bus – and Richard Dawkins will match your money By Ariane Sherine, http://www.guardian.co.uk/Tuesday October 21 2008 07.00 BS ...

Atheism, a challenge to the faithful

I pesonally believe in one god...i do believe that god is watching us...He rule this EARTH... He gave us a chance to make the Earth a better place to live rather than to live in Mars... He gave us food, oxygen, etc... I respect to those who don't believe to a God, is...

It's Christian Bashing Week!

How's that headline? Do I have everybody's attention now? Good. Because a headline like that should get your attention. Would anybody tolerate "Gay Bashing Week" or "Woman Bashing Week?" The very idea is ludicrous. Yet, Dinesh D'Souza can print an article entitled "Atheist...

War on Reason Quote of the Day

"First in a Series of Quotable Attacks on Upcoming Ben Stein MovieToday’s quote comes from a blogger responding to a suggested link to Ben Stein’s EXPELLED: No Intelligence Allowed."Ben Stein lost any...

Pot…Meet Kettle

Response to Bruce Walker's "The Godless Delusion"Kelly O'Connor Bruce Walker's anti-atheist diatribe, printed in a magazine that touts itself as The American Thinker, is the ultimate in irony. This story is the clear byproduct of one who appears to be incapable of...

The Triumph of Reason

 Response to Katha Pollitt's "The Atheist's Dilemma" From The Nation, Dec 3, 2007 http://www.thenation.com/doc/20071203/pollitt In this issue of The Nation, Katha Pollitt posits that what people like to refer to as the "New Atheism" is destined for failure. She...

No Faith in Science

I have faith (pun intended) that at some point in his studies, Paul Davies has held a dictionary in his hands, and possibly even opened it. These days, it’s even less cumbersome with the advent of online dictionaries and the added benefit of providing multiple sources...

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