Life Without a Net
Greta Christina
Women in Atheism: What do they *really* talk about?
For many weeks now, I’ve been hesitant to comment on what has become known as “Elevatorgate.” If you’ve been under a rock, here’s the synopsis. Atheist blogger and feminist Rebecca Watson was propositioned in an elevator by a drunk guy late at night after a speaking gig at a conference. ”Elevator Guy” politely (but awkwardly) asked … Continue reading
American Atheists 2011 Wrapup
This year’s American Atheists Convention was held in Des Moines, practically dead center of both Tornado Alley and the Republican Christian Midwest. Ironically, we felt the impact of both over the weekend. On Friday, nearby St. Louis suffered through the worst tornado in fifty years to hit the area. Flights were delayed, re-routed, or cancelled, … Continue reading
Marriage
If someone were to go through my entire blog and collect everything I’ve said about marriage, I’d come out looking as if I’m anti-marriage. I suppose to some degree I am. There are many trappings of marriage that I think are culturally irrelevant or even harmful in today’s world. I’ve written in some depth about … Continue reading
Religious Belief and Moral Compasses
Greta Christina has written an excellent article about the Catholic child rape cover-up and the seemingly inexplicable apathy by… well… nearly everyone including Catholics. Read the entire thing HERE. The general point of the post is to ask current Catholics, “Why are you still Catholic?” It’s a good question to ask. Let’s imagine for a … Continue reading
Greta Christina: Open Letter to Believers
As much as I enjoy being the guy who comes up with the really eloquent ways to say things, I also love tipping my hat to someone who does it better than me. Here’s the beginning of an “Open Letter to Believers,” by Greta Christina. I encourage all my readers to go there and read … Continue reading
For Theists: Why Evidence Matters
My favorite atheist blogger, Greta Christina, recently posted an article on Alternet about the different kinds of “evidence” theists offer when they are challenged on their belief in God. One of the comments set off my “Emotional Bullshit Alarm,” and now that I’ve had a couple of days to stew about it, I’m ready to … Continue reading
Greta Christina — Top One Reason Religion is Harmful
I know I’ve directed your attention towards this argument before, but I honestly believe it is the coup de grâce in the debate over whether or not faith based belief is inherently beneficial or harmful. Before I go on any further, I need to make my standard disclaimer. In deference to Greta’s post, I used … Continue reading
Greta Christina’s Atheist Memes
My favorite Sex and Atheism blogger, Greta Christina, has started something neat on her blog. She’s doing an “atheist meme of the day,” with the idea that we, the growing and influential non-theist community, can counteract a lot of the misinformation being spread by Glenn Beck, Rush, and all the other pundits. Today’s meme … Continue reading
Greta Christina: Same Sex Marriage in Maine
Maine is currently the consensus ground zero in the battle over same-sex marriage in the U.S. For the first time, it appears that public opinion, not judicial order, could win the day. You see, Maine has a voter-veto policy, by which the public can vote down any law passed by the legislature. Prop 1 is … Continue reading
Greta Christina and Good Atheist Sex
I’m not really fond of telling people what they should do. My normal method is to tell people what the facts are, and then let them reach their own conclusions. I’m particularly shy about telling people what they should or should not do sexually. After all, most of what science tells us about … Continue reading
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