Category Archives: Atheism

2009 Bad Faith Awards

The New Humanist 2009 Bad Faith Award polls are now open. Lots of unreasonable people to choose from, though my list would have been quite different. I mean, how can a list like that not have Ray Comfort on it?
Who gets your vote?

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Interfaith Families in the Holidays

by Jesse Galef
As if celebrating the holidays isn’t hectic enough for most people, we atheists have to decide which days to celebrate and how.  Thanksgiving and Veteran’s Day are easy ones – they’re good secular values.  I celebrate the secular version of Christmas – celebrating the spirit of giving – but I often have to [...]

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Hemant Mehta Gets Interviewed, Defends Reality

by Jesse Galef
My friend Hemant Mehta (FriendlyAtheist) had a great interview with blogger Nancy Duke on the Chicago Coalition of Reason billboard, atheism, and religion.  The questions gave away her semi-hostile position, but I feel like Hemant did a great job answering in a positive way:
ND: What is ChriFSMas?
HM: Christmas for the Flying Spaghetti Monster [...]

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Yet More Vandalism

by Jesse Galef
Just in case you wanted another opportunity to discuss the vandalism of atheist ads, there’s another incident in Boston:

It… kind of makes sense? Not completely sure what they were going for.
My friend Hemant over at FriendlyAtheist pointed out a hilarious coincidence that the vandals could have exploited: If they put a single [...]

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Indianapolis Schools Ban Atheism Websites

by Jesse Galef
The Indianapolis Public School system has a policy to ban certain websites from being viewed at school.  I certainly hated it when I was in high school (we found ways to bypass it if course) but it’s a reasonable idea.  And the list of subjects banned is pretty straightforward: Pornography, Social Networking, Atheism [...]

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Cincinnati Atheist Billboard Taken Down

by Jesse Galef
What is so threatening about our billboard ads?
I don’t understand why religious individuals get so offended by the words “Don’t believe in God? You are not alone.” or “Millions are good without God.” They have an absolute right to be offended and an absolute right to speak out against our [...]

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Sunsara Taylor and the Ethical Society of Chicago

Long story short, The Humanist Ethical Society of Chicago invited Sunsara Taylor to speak at a conference. Later they learned she was a communist, and dis-invited her.  Taylor showed up anyway and made a statement before the program about how she didn’t think she was treated very ethically. What happened was crazy:
On Sunday, November 1st, [...]

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The Price of Atheism

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