Mike Gillis is co-creator, and co-host of Ask an Atheist. He hosts the Radio vs. the Martians! and Mike and Pól Save the Universe! podcasts. He also enjoys comic books, the Planet of the Apes, and the band Queen.
“Give me priests who are fat and corrupt and cynical,” he told Haldon, “the sort who like to sit on soft satin cushions, nibble sweetmeats, and diddle little boys. It’s the ones who believe in gods that make the trouble.” — Tyrion Lannister in A Dance with Dragons I make no secret of the fact […]
We want to thank all of the kind folks on Facebook and Reddit who’ve been forwarding our articles around the interwebs for the past week. We’re proud and excited to see that people are interested in the sort of content we provide, but did you know that Ask an Atheist is also a radio show? […]
When I hear still-politically powerful Christians whine about how schools are no longer allowed to take their side in theological debates and how put upon they are, I can’t help but be reminded of Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Veruca was a spoiled little girl who often bullied her parents into […]
We get a number of comments on the blog entries, including this one in response to Beth’s piece on why we’re thrilled that New York has legalized same-sex marriage: Here’s the thing. Even Obama says that a “Marriage” should be between a man and a woman. Why do gays have to have “Marriage”. Why can’t […]
Mike here. Hey folks, I want to thank you for sticking with us for the past couple weeks without any new posts on the website. Believe me when I say, it’s not you, it’s us. It’s always been a skeleton crew working on the website — with Sam as our chief engineer and Beth and […]