Keeping Atheism Simple

Keeping Atheism Simple
Several months ago I came across a discussion wherein a (self-proclaimed) pastor had managed to start an argument amongst atheists by registering a complaint about atheists who claimed there were no gods. It took the atheists maybe a page or two, but they did forget the pastor. I don’t think more than one or two ...

Fear, Respect and God

First, it was very confusing for the people in the beginning of the ages in biblical history. God seemed to be a wrathful God, killing thousands, and thousands. Unfortunately, people later developed the wrong perception of God Himself. What the people didn’t realize that God was trying to teach them something. To fear Him, then ...

Iraqi Police Murder Teenager

According to a news report by KNX, the Iraqi police removed a young man from his home and executed him in the street for alleged homosexual activity. Ahmed Khalil was accused of corrupting the community and creating a scandal because he had sex with men. “Ahmed was, in fact, a victim of poverty. He sold ...

Teacher Fired Over Fertility Treatment

In another damned if you do, damned if you don’t situation another Catholic schoolteacher has been fired. In the past teachers have been fired for being pro-choice, for having children outside of marriage and now for having twins via in vitro fertilization. After five years trying to conceive, Kelly and Eric Romenesko decided to try ...

Review: The God Who Wasn’t There (DVD)

While I quit believing in God nearly 20 years ago I never thought to question the literal existence of Jesus. If anything I thought he was merely the equivalent of a traveling evangelist who said some nice things. Over the last few years I’ve come to realize that the story of Jesus is much more ...

On Voting Atheism

On the NoGod blog Dave Silverman asks: What about you? Do you “vote your Atheism”? Will Atheism and your commitment to the First Amendment separation of government and religion be the major factor in which candidates you support in 2006 and beyond? GAMPAC, The Godless Americans Action Committee is calling upon Atheists, Freethinkers, Humanists and ...

Was I a true Christian?

Every now and then I get asked this question and my answer is probably not. I converted to Christianity as a young child of five or six. I remember sincerely believing that there was a man named Jesus who had died for my sins. All I needed to do was come forward and those sins ...

The Atheist’s Nightmare

Do atheists scare you? Are you intimidated by us? Do you ever feel at a loss in the face of our intellectualism? Do you yearn for something, anything that’ll wipe that look off our face? Well, fear not beloved! Behold, the Atheist’s Nightmare*! *Guaranteed to astound or your intelligence back!

It’s About Time

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a suit against the VA and it’s about time. The god crap was annoying enough when I was in the service and I’m quite thankful that I don’t need the services of the VA as I’ve been aware of their blending of god and state due to both ...

You Don’t Say?

“Unwanted Pregnancies Rice for Poor Women” The National Center for Health Statistics and other sources led researchers to conclude that between 1994 and 2001 the rate of unplanned pregnancies increased by almost 30 percent for women below the poverty line while the rate for women above the line fell by 20 percent during the same ...