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Chesterfield County Christians continue "crusades"
If your first reaction on hearing about the case of 16-year old atheist Jessica Ahlquist and her victory against the promotion of Christianity in her public school was, "Rhode Island? Really?" you're...
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The Catholic Church has become "of" this world
On January 20, the Obama administration added preventative health care services for women to its Affordable Healthcare Act. These services would...
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Buncombe bullies for Jesus
When Ginger Strivelli’s son came home from North Windy Ridge Intermediate School in Buncombe County, North Carolina with a Bible, she was upset. The Gideons, who clearly have too many Bibles on their...
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Special rights for zygotes?
Oklahoma is poised to pass the first "Personhood" bill in the nation, making zygotes and embryos full-fledged people.According to Senate Bill 1433, zygotes in Oklahoma will haveprotectable interests...
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Cardinal Dolan tips his hand
Cardinal Timothy Dolan let slip the gist of the Catholic Church's war on religious freedom when he spoke at a public policy meeting with Church leaders in New York on Saturday.Dolan was elevated to...
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Reason Rally a great success (Photos)
Yesterday, thousands (some estimates have the total at above 30,000) of atheists, agnostics, Humanists, and secularists gathered at the National Mall in Washington DC, with the Washington Monument...
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Update: Justice for Trayvon?
Update 04/12/2012:George Zimmerman has been arrested in Florida and charged with second degree murder, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. According to his attorney, he will plead not...
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Thinking kills religion
We often lament scientific studies that tell us things we already know. For instance, that drinking alcohol can lead to unsafe sex. But a recent scientific study, that does, indeed, tell us what we...
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Profile of gay student in yearbook stirs controversy
Remember Lenoir City High School in Tennessee? That's the school that wouldn't allow Krystal Myers to publish her article, "No Rights: The Life of an Atheist" in the school paper. The article went on...
View ArticleGay marriage's slippery slope
One man's downward spiral into moral depravity is another man's upward reach toward freedom.Social conservatives will always be on the wrong side of history because social conservatism is rooted in...
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Christianity is the problem
Pastor Worley’s "flock" stands strong behind him and his ridiculous notions about homosexuality. Liberal Christians speak out against him, and for that, rationalists are glad. So far no word from Pat...
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Southern Baptists know nothing about civil rights
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) adopted a new resolution this week on gay rights that basically states those rights simply do not exist.The SBC was organized in 1845 to unite Southern Baptists...
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Pennsylvania atheist not happy with "year of religious diversity" resolution
Seeming to attempt to put to right his vote for the "Year of the Bible" resolution adopted in January, Rep. Mark Cohen (Dem) proposed a "Year of Religious Diversity" resolution.The resolution states...
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Rep. Walsh looks very unreasonable
COMMENTARY--During a news conference, following a debate he had with Democrat Tammy Duckworth, Illionois Republican Rep. Joe Walsh made the following comments about his staunch anti-choice position,...
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Cocoa, Florida turns cops into fashion police
COMMENTARY--The Cocoa, Florida city council last week voted to ban saggy pants on city streets and public spaces. The ordinance bans pants or skirts that expose skin or underwear more than three...
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Dennis Prager on gay marriage: some bigots are good people
COMMENTARY--Dennis Prager continues to try to defend his abhorrence of marriage equality in his latest column: Why a good person can vote against same-sex marriage.His excuses are vague,...
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Rick Warren compares homosexuality to a chocolate craving
COMMENTARY--Evangelical pastor Rick Warren appeared on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight on Tuesday to tell gays that, while their "impulses" are natural, they don't have to actually act on them.Morgan first...
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Guns aren't the problem, but they certainly don't help
COMMENTARY: We’re all upset. Liberals, conservatives, and libertarians, Christians, Jews, atheists, Muslims, and others are upset about the latest school shooting. And we all tend to view the tragedy,...
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Almost half of Americans still cling to ghosts for comfort
According to the latest ghost poll, this one conducted by HuffPost/YouGov, Lee Speigel reports that forty-five percent of Americans believe in the existence of ghosts.If you’re of the half-empty sort,...
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Justice Scalia: minority rights dependent on majority vote
On Wednesday, Justice Antonin Scalia told an audience at Colorado Christian University that the Constitution does not prohibit government from favoring religion over non-religion. The Washington Times...
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