April 2009 Blog Posts (303)

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Faith-Based "Fuck You"

My son and I struggle with hunger, like 1 in 8 Americans. Since I got laid off in February we've struggled. All the social services in my state (Florida) are out of money at this point - you call and ask for help and they say "Try again next month." It's discouraging. So I swallowed my nontheist pride and shamelessly whored myself out to every church in town, begging for things like food and help wtih my electricity.



You wanna know what the majority of these 501(c)3 non-profit… Continue

Added by Angie Jackson on April 28, 2009 at 3:38pm — 4 Comments

Dan Barker

I went to hear Dan Barker speak last night at Kansas State University and to talk with the student Freethinker group about Recovering From Religion. They had a great turnout and Dan's speech was fun. The student Freethinkers are very active. Jessica and Ray have done a good job of getting the word out.…

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Added by Darrel Ray on April 28, 2009 at 12:31pm — 1 Comment

Am I a Militant?

I was reading Pharyngula this weekend, when I read a post regarding the distortion of atheists’ goals by an English newspaper. While I agree with Mr. Meyers argument that the goals of the atheist community are being skewed by the Telegraph, since atheists’ views are misrepresented all the time I can’t say I was surprised by it. But something did stand out to me. More

Added by Randy Keating on April 28, 2009 at 9:49am — 2 Comments

Isn't this enough?

An homage to the unconditional love of reality. One of the wittiest and best-done bits I've seen in ages and ages. (Caution: Rated R for language. Deep breath, you'll be okay.)





(See more at The Meming of… Continue

Added by Dale McGowan on April 28, 2009 at 7:17am — 2 Comments

"The Obsessive Atheist" Louder Voice 3

I've come to like the term Obsessive Atheist. Perhaps I'll create a blog site with that title :)

My old high school buddy on Facebook, the Assemblies of God preacher, has struck a nerve again.



I'm posting the thread with him and one of his sheep (without names) here:



Preacher:It is written in 1 Corinthians 16:22-If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema.(cursed) Maranatha.(Our Lord come). The apostle Paul did not candy coat the Word of God… Continue

Added by Mike Haynes on April 28, 2009 at 1:06am — 2 Comments

Look At Me, Momma. I Got A Blog!!

Actually, no. Don't look. You don't know I'm an Atheist yet. . .



Now, since this is the beginning of my blog... I think... I should probably start at the beginning. And naturally, at the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, riiiiight? :D



So I'll start at Genesis, and see how far I get before I get bored with myself.





First off: What up with Lilith?



It's impossible to get the full story unbiased or full, but I've known the basics for… Continue

Added by Jezzy on April 27, 2009 at 11:18pm — 11 Comments

Jumping the Fence

What makes former atheists switch sides become theists? Were they really atheists in the first place or do the likes of people such as Lee Strobel simply claim former atheism in an attempt to give their theism more credibility? Or an attempt to lure real atheists into theism by claiming to have solid enough evidence to convince an atheist of the supernatural? Are there really any true atheists who become theists by choice?



Atheists switching sides seems far outside the realm of logic… Continue

Added by DeafAtheist on April 27, 2009 at 10:30pm — 5 Comments

1st ever delivered from dogma show went well

The first ever Delivered From Dogma Freethinker Standup Comedy Show was preformed Sunday April 26th 2009 at Jazzbones in Tacoma Washington to an awesome and very receptive audience of atheists, agnostics and freethinkers.



Special thanks goes out to our Guest Host my Brett "HamBone" Hamil, who had the crowd roaring with laughter from the very word go.



Riggs then preformed a solid 30 minutes of material that as he put it "...we can't really practice when we are in Montana!"… Continue

Added by Jeremy on April 27, 2009 at 8:38pm — 1 Comment

Prepare to have your minds blown. Edit: answered first question

P.S. Pruett will be answering to my answers, as well as my husband's and others, to 10 Questions for Atheists. Keep your eyes open for the responses.



First question





I'm thinking that my answer was probably the weakest one on the list.… Continue

Added by Rev Hellbound Alleee on April 27, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Hitchens in Space (for a laugh)



makes me laugh every time I watch it..... sorry if its been posted… Continue

Added by Lorien on April 27, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Discussions with Theists

I'm a nursing student with an education that covers the basics of chemistry, physics (hs level), microbiology, anatomy, psychology, history (world and US), government, math (though calculus), english (advanced) and ethics (301).



I do not have any degrees (yet) and as I mentioned I am working on a degree to get my license as a practicing RN.



I'm an atheist.



What all this boils down to is that I do not have a degree in physics, evolutionary biology or theology. I… Continue

Added by Tak G. on April 27, 2009 at 4:49pm — 4 Comments

New Information vs. Old Information (Originally posted by me on Facebook)

One thing I hear frequently from Christians is the idea they have that God wants (Insert thingy here). Usually people come up with this after praying, or say that God speaks to them in a quiet voice. I wanted to write a note to suggest to those people that they should perhaps consider that the voice comes from another source.



My daughter once suggested to me that perhaps this is our dreaming world, and that when we dream, that is reality. I've heard this to suggest things like astral… Continue

Added by Brian Fields on April 27, 2009 at 2:58pm — 3 Comments

The Marvelous English Language

Yesterday i went to attend the burial ceremony of the person i don't know.He was a brother to my Landlord.I have been in his house for now four years,in this period,he do lost many relatives and every time death comes,they alert me in hope that i will join them,i always end up not turning up,not because am busy,but i just don't like attending burial ceremonies,not sure why and i hate them.In addition to that,we had to travel 130 kilometers from Kampala to the ancestral home of my landlord,our… Continue

Added by Micheal on April 27, 2009 at 1:22pm — 2 Comments

Response to USA Today editorial (http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/04/post-christian-not-even-close.html#Register

This is my response to the editorial:



From my research (both quantitative and qualitative) and my personal experience I am certain that there is a fairly high percentage (10%? more?) of people who claim to believe in God and/or a church and are in actuality non-believers The vast majority of these are "religious by marriage", that is, their spouse is a believer and, rather than upset marriage and family, they choose to stay deeply closeted.



I agree, of course, that the… Continue

Added by tom arcaro on April 27, 2009 at 7:35am — 11 Comments

Amen,and oink oink...

...do people who die of swine flu go to hog heaven?

Added by Scorpion Moon on April 27, 2009 at 7:05am — 5 Comments

Atheism With Emotion

So often as Atheists we are told we are all intellect and just have to get out of our minds and feel. We have to feel the presence of God, and if we only felt what these people feel then we would know beyond a doubt that God is real. I can tell you that I have felt it. I lived it for many years. I was a Sunday School teacher, youth group leader, children's church worker and left all that to go to Bible college. I've been there and it's true: it feels real. Very much… Continue

Added by Jill Alexia on April 27, 2009 at 4:26am — 5 Comments

Christianity and the bible are scientifically proven... don't you know that?

The following conversation is real. It was held with an acquaintance of mine via Facebook. I'm Jared. I decided to leave her spelling errors for effect.



8:34pmBlayr

are you religous?



8:34pmJared

haha

i'm atheist



8:34pmBlayr

have you always been?



8:34pmJared

have you always been christian?

i was a baptist

and baptized



8:34pmBlayr

so what made you… Continue

Added by fluocantus on April 27, 2009 at 12:27am — 7 Comments

This isn't really about atheism, but it's still really cool.

Wow, just wow!

Added by vivian on April 26, 2009 at 10:11pm — 2 Comments

Possible Florida Plate.

I actually like this plate, I could put a bumper sticker above it that says, "This is what happen to the last person that tailgated me!".…





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Added by vivian on April 26, 2009 at 9:30pm — 2 Comments

Not All Dogs Go to Heaven

Family Guy episode that features atheism.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/64995/family-guy-not-all-dogs-go-to-heaven#s-p1-so-i0

Added by Lojiko on April 26, 2009 at 6:18pm — No Comments

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