- Blogging Tip #20: Handling Christian Trolls on Atheist Blogs
Although many of the blogging tips I provide here are aimed at atheist bloggers, most have a wider applicability to all sorts of blogs. This one is a bit different because it focuses on how to handle Christian trolls on atheist blogs. Start by accepting… - Huffington Post is No Friend to Reality-Based Community
As far as progressive blogs go, Huffington Post is tough to avoid. Many of the stories I see being re-tweeted trace back to HuffPo. They have some top-notch people writing for them, and they are also one of the few left-wing blogs that is big enough to…
- Idiot of the Week: Tzvi Segal
Contrary to popular belief, not all idiots call the United States their home. For this week’s honoree, we must travel to Israel. District court judge Tzvi Segal made legal history this week by sentencing Sabbar Kashur to 18 months in prison for “rape…
- Sherrod Case is About More Than Critical Thinking
American Atheists’ Blair Scott has suggested that the recent Shirley Sherrod debacle provides a good example of what happens when critical thinking is largely absent. He’s right. This case does reveal a notable absence of critical thinking. But that is…
- If You Could Deconvert Someone…
This one is inspired by an excellent pair of questions asked of me on my Formspring account. The initial question was as follows:If you knew someone who you thought you could deconvert (and not fundamental or evangelical about their beliefs - but it gave…
- Americans United Urges IRS to Investigate Okla. Religious Group
The following is a press release from Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Since it involves church state issues likely to be of concern to atheists, I thought it was important to share. July 21, 2010 Americans United for Separation of…
- Europe Did Not Become Secular Overnight
While reading an encouraging post about how Australia is following the lead of many other Western nations in leading faith behind at Rationalists’s Blog*, I found myself wondering when the U.S. might join the progress. We continue to trail the pack by…
- What is God?
What is God? If you don’t have a fairly clear answer to this question, then I have one additional question for you. How can you claim to worship something you can’t define and don’t particularly understand? More importantly, if you aren’t sure what this…
- Do Christians Interfere With Your Ability to Buy Beer?
I live in a dry county. That means that I cannot buy beverages containing alcohol within the county because stores are not permitted to sell them. The fact that I can be in a normal county where alcohol sales are permitted in about 15 minutes makes this…
- Why it Matters Whether Atheism is a Choice
When I asked my Twitter followers whether they thought atheism was a choice, most said that it did not seem like anything they had deliberately chosen. Instead, they described it as a reflection of the available data (i.e., they don’t believe in gods…
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