The title of this post, or other similar statements, are some of the strangest, yet most pervasive, arguments I have yet heard. Skeptico briefly unpacks the statement into an argument regarding the creation of the universe, and comes up with… Continue Reading
P.Z. Myers is a well-known biologist and outspoken critic of intelligent design theory. And a second-tier light in the godless blogosphere. Two days ago, he wrote about a number of Catholics becoming upset when a nutcase held a consecrated communion… Continue Reading
Christians aren’t perfect, and they don’t pretend to be. Rarely, though, do you get to see Christians acknowledging that their evangelism is similarly imperfect and sometimes even hurtful to others. That’s what makes this site extraordinary. No one who posts… Continue Reading
I’m going to listen to a biography of Jefferson on CD over the next week and I hope to learn more about one of the most interesting figures in all of history. Yesterday’s meditation upon the Declaration of Independence only… Continue Reading
Atheists, particularly in the United States, have lost an engaging and effective spokesman today in George Carlin. CNN’s eulogy (linked) does not mention Carlin’s personal non-belief, which is fine; Carlin was a remarkable entertainer for a variety of other reasons.… Continue Reading
An auto dealership in Rosamond is running this ad on our local airwaves: Did you know that there are people in this country who want prayer out of schools, “Under God” out of the Pledge, and “In God We Trust”… Continue Reading
In an interesting post, Kieran Bennett describes reviewing 114 stories of people who abandoned their faith (almost all of them former Christians). He could identify reasons in 94 of them. I am moderately surprised not at the reasons, but instead… Continue Reading
Now that Governor Mitt the Mormon isn’t running for President anymore, and doesn’t need to suck up to evangelical Christians, he can afford to be nice to atheists. Like apologizing for his remarks made during the campaign, which disaffected unbelieving… Continue Reading
Read the whole thing. It’s brilliant. Especially read this if you think atheists take joy in directing their criticism of religion to Christianity. Islam is at least as loopy a set of myths, and it taps in to a group… Continue Reading
Today is the National Day of Reason. Yes, I know many of you observe it as the National Day of Prayer and a large number of civic leaders, from the President on down to local mayors, have held prayer breakfasts.… Continue Reading