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Atheists are Cowards?

Posted on January 22, 2012 by ylooshi

The author(s) of Blazing Cat Fur seems to have his or her panties in a wad over atheists. I realize it’s not hard to imagine that right-wing, conservative, religionist blogger might find himself in that predicament, but in this case … Continue reading →

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Godless: the movie

Posted on January 5, 2012 by ylooshi

Staring Dan Barker, Daniel Dennett, Lawrence Kraus, PZ Myers, and many others in a conversation about one of “least trusted group in America” which “is also one of the fastest growing minorities.” I just ordered my copy. Godless Related articles … Continue reading →

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It’s true: atheists don’t give as much as the superstitious…

Posted on October 3, 2011 by ylooshi

…but not for the reasons you might think The Giving USA Foundation published a report in 2010[1] that concluded about $227 billion was donated to charity by individual Americans in 2009. The donations went to religion, education, human services, health, … Continue reading →

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The Atheist Reader’s Choice Awards

Posted on January 13, 2011 by ylooshi

If you don’t know, About.com’s reader’s choice awards are being compiled. Now’s the time to nominate your favorite atheist sites, podcast, books, etc. for 2010. My nominations are: Best Agnostic or Atheist Book of 2010: The New Atheism: Taking a … Continue reading →

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Non-Atheist Skeptics: a.k.a. Hypocrites

Posted on November 25, 2010 by ylooshi

Jeff Wagg created, earlier this year, IndieSkeptics, a blog that hosts skeptics that want to write articles on topics of skepticism but, “for a variety of reasons, they don’t.” I like the concept and, as a skeptic, love seeing additional real … Continue reading →

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Atheists are Among You

Posted on September 19, 2010 by ylooshi

Atheists come in all stripes. Chances are that if you’re a religious person, even a deeply, devoutly religious person who rarely has a kind word to say about atheists in general, you know an atheist whom you would consider trustworthy … Continue reading →

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The Real Reason for the Real Estate Crash is Atheism?

Posted on August 22, 2010 by ylooshi

From the Not-So-Bright-Theist dept. http://www.freerealestatetip.com/2010/08/help-what-can-i-do-about-the-atheists-driving-down-the-price-of-real-estate-in-my-neighborhood/ Help! What can I do about the atheists driving down the price of real estate in my neighborhood? I own a luxury apartment building in which I only rent to good Christian families. However, there … Continue reading →

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Religious Freedom in the Military

Posted on August 22, 2010 by ylooshi

Cover of Stripes (Unrated Extended Cut) Much of this post started as a comment to the post below about Major General Chambers. I’ve left the comment and reposted it here since I realized that it might do better standing on … Continue reading →

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Billy Graham’s Wrong Idea: Atheists are Immoral

Posted on August 12, 2010 by ylooshi

Clearly Billy Graham‘s “letters” in his column with the The Oklahoman are shills; made up personae who “write letters” that are convenient devices for Graham to build an opinion on. I could be wrong. Perhaps “S.K.” is a real person who genuinely … Continue reading →

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We Are All Atheists…

Posted on August 8, 2010 by ylooshi

Image via Wikipedia … some of us just accept it. Among the recent billboards and bus ads that are popping up around the globe in an effort to raise public consciousness about atheism is one that reads, “we are all … Continue reading →

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