- Maybe Christmas Should be Time to Reconsider Consumer Culture
Some people want to tie the recent Black Friday pepper sprayings and other bad behavior to the dismal economy. They have a point in that dire economic circumstances can make people more desperate, increasing the chances of bad behavior. But most of the… - Idiot of the Week: Rick Perry (Yet Again)
When you are a moron with a solid record of idiocy and Christian extremist pandering who somehow finds yourself losing the contest for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination, what do you do? More of the same, of course. After holding a Christian…
- Only 38% of Americans Think Some God is Behind Natural Disasters
I was reading a post from Austin Cline this morning about a 2011 poll from the Public Religion Research Institute and the Religion News Service showing that 38% of Americans believe that natural disasters are signs from some sort of god. While I was encourage…
- Action Alert: Ask Obama to Recommit to Ending Federally Funded Discrimination
Americans United for Separation of Church and State has issued an action alert asking Americans to contact President Obama about ending federal funded discrimination using a handy form they have set up. From the alert:In a campaign speech in Zanesville…
- Leave the Nativity Scenes Alone: Objections From Atheists
Most atheists understand why it is inappropriate for public school officials to lead children in prayer during school hours. Most atheists understand why it is inappropriate for local or state government officials to erect a Ten Commandments monument…
- Socrates Was Right About the Unexamined Life
In Apology, Plato quotes Socrates as saying, “The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being.” I couldn’t agree more. That is not to say that one cannot be happy living an unexamined life; many people manage to do it every day. But for the…
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