I’m sure if you’re at all active in the atheist community, you’re somewhat familiar with the labels that have been assigned to us over the years. There’s “angry” atheists, “militant” atheists, “overbearing” atheists, and on and on and on. In fact, that seems to be a pretty popular tool of the anti-atheists out there – […]
I am happy. In fact, I’m a little ecstatic. You should be too. The fact that New York has legalized same sex marriage SHOULD matter to everyone. When you live in a country and lauds itself for being the best, brightest, and most progressive nation in the entire world, that kind of amped up rhetoric becomes bitterly difficult […]
In North Carolina there has been a bit of controversy stirring for almost a year regarding flags at a veterans memorial. The real trouble started in December, when the King city government decided to start holding a lottery where winners would be allowed to fly a flag representing the faith of the veteran they wished […]
I try to be a glass half full kind of lady, so I think it’s great that the UK scouts are trying to be more inclusive for gays, regardless of what their organization traditionally stood for in the past. More inclusive is a good step, but it doesn’t mean the scouts are any more inclusive […]
One of the concerns which has continually been raised in connection with Harold Camping’s rapture prediction was the fear that it might influence people to harm themselves or others. It worries me that so many people in this country even believe the rapture is actually going to happen at any date, known or unknown, so […]
