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 – […]

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 […]

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 […]

First, please forgive me for linking to The New American.  I know, I know.  Trust me when I say that this article is actually pretty even-handed, and it leads me to a digression that has nothing to do with Ron Paul. Recently the atheist-visibility organization New York City Atheists protested NYC’s decision to rename one […]