I believe in a Secular America.

An awesome video by Jared Scheib and one of the finalists in the Richard Dawkins Foundation’s Ten Point Vision of a Secular America contest.You can see the rest at that link and vote for your favorite one.

An answer to the question “How do Atheist families celebrate Christmas?”

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The following answer is totally and unequivocally true:

“To XMAS and Beyond!” by The Thinking Atheist.

The Thinking Atheist does a short video on the history of Christmas:

I’m always amused when Christians ask me why I celebrate Christmas. Given how much of it has nothing to do with Christ the real question is why they celebrate it.

SEB Mailbag: “Why does it matter?” edition.

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The old mailbag has been less confrontational as of late. And the trend continues with Brandon Postler asking a good question:

Why do atheists in general seem to jump at the chance to argue? I’m an atheist and I just find it tiring. I really, truly, believe in NOTHING except for the fact that I . . . → Read More: SEB Mailbag: “Why does it matter?” edition.

Catholic church shrinking in Brazil as more become non-religious and secular.

Hmmm… God looks kinda familiar…

The Catholic church has been having a rough time of it lately. What with the pedophile priest scandals around the world and the increasing number of Catholics leaving the faith in the U.S. and Europe. Now they have more bad news coming out of Brazil which was once considered . . . → Read More: Catholic church shrinking in Brazil as more become non-religious and secular.

There’s finally a group that’s hated more than Atheists: The Tea Party.

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Being an atheist brings with it a certain amount of… disapproval… by the general public. It’s something that I, and many other atheists, have mentioned on more than one occasion. Polls regularly show that atheists are less electable to public office than Muslims and are often ranked as having the lowest approval ratings.

If you’re . . . → Read More: There’s finally a group that’s hated more than Atheists: The Tea Party.

Lawsuit over the World Trade Center cross causes outpouring of Christian love.

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Remember way back during the cleanup of the Twin Towers after the 9/11 attacks all the attention that was given to a piece of crossed steel beams that had broken in just such a way and landed in just such another way that they ended up forming a crude cross? You know, the one that . . . → Read More: Lawsuit over the World Trade Center cross causes outpouring of Christian love.

What’s the greatest threat to Christians today?

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According to Christian apologist Josh McDowell it’s… THE INTERNET! Duhn duhn duhhnnnnn!

“What has changed everything?” asked the apologist from Campus Crusade for Christ International as he spoke on “Unshakable Truth, Relevant Faith” at the Billy Graham Center in Asheville, N.C., Friday evening. His answer was, the Internet.

“The Internet has given atheists, agnostics, skeptics, . . . → Read More: What’s the greatest threat to Christians today?

A comment on the latest drama in the atheist/skeptical community.

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Considering how badly I got raked over the coals by various feminists for my last attempt at discussing issues involving male privilege, it’s probably a sign of diminished intelligence that I would step into that lion pit again, but here I go.

This time out it’s not about a web comic, but a shit-storm in the skeptical/atheist community . . . → Read More: A comment on the latest drama in the atheist/skeptical community.

And we had such high hopes too.

It would’ve been nice, but it was not meant to be.