USA & Canada

Well played, Zach Weiner: And that’s only the beginning. If we begin packing the envelopes now, the Tea Party will be out of commission come November… (via SMBC)

How desperate do you have to be to think that a telephone pole covered in vines is really a sign from Jesus? Contrary to the man’s assertions, driving more slowly past the pole doesn’t make me any more gullible. And why the hell is MSNBC wasting time on this guy? (via Atheist Media Blog — [...]

I’m doing a little bit of traveling over the next few weekends (and a little beyond), so if you’re in these areas, here’s the basic information on my upcoming talks. Hope to see you there University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL When: Saturday, September 11th at 6:00 p.m. Where: USA Humanities Building — Auditorium [...]

Christopher Hitchens has been writing a lot about his illness lately, and in his latest Vanity Fair piece, he mentions a close Christian friend: Dr. Francis Collins is one of the greatest living Americans. He is the man who brought the Human Genome Project to completion, ahead of time and under budget, and who now [...]

Pat Condell has been releasing some less-than-stellar videos about his opposition to the (close to) Ground Zero Mosque (and community center). At least, I haven’t been a fan of them. But until I saw this excellent video by The Amazing Atheist, I hadn’t seen a response to him that I liked quite so much… Note [...]

August Berkshire is the president of Minnesota Atheists. He’s written some very popular pieces on this site, including “34 Unconvincing Arguments for God,” and he’ll be speaking at the Project 42 Freethought conference in Fargo, North Dakota on September 18th. August’s latest piece explains The Seven Cs of Atheism (PDF): Conservative Atheism is a conservative [...]

I can’t tell if the driver is an oblivious Christian or a clever atheist… but I love the juxtaposition (Photo courtesy of reader Lorelei, who spotted the car in Lihue, Kauai in Hawaii.)

Tell me again why so many religious people think they stand upon some “moral high ground” because of their faith…? (via Atheist Cartoons)