Apr 15 2012
Now this was actually fun, you guys should try it: Go to www.kiva.org. Pick a business or family that’s looking for a small loan in a high-poverty and/or underbanked area. Make a contribution of $25 or more. What’s fun is that this is loan, not a donation, so the money comes back again. If you …
Feb 11 2012
I don’t feel like taking on anything super-heavy today, so let’s see if I can start some kind of meme. Name three fiction books you’ve read more than three times, and why. The book I’ve read the most is the Bible, due to my Christian past. I lost count of how many times I read …
Jan 28 2012
As you’ve probably heard, Alain de Botton has announced plans to build a “Temple to Atheism” somewhere in London. Seems a rather silly idea to me. What’s next, a museum for non-stamp-collectors? Given that atheism is the absence of belief in God, the most suitable “temple” ought to be—no temple at all. And we’ve already …
Oct 26 2011
Looks like there’s some kind of Facebook feud going on between the Secular Student Alliance and Campus Crusade for Christ. Currently the Secular Students are running at about 14K “likes” versus Campus Crusade at a little over 4x that number. That’s actually not too shabby for a secular organization. I’m sure we can do better …
Oct 02 2011
Here is an interesting report about the effect of religion on volunteerism in Britain and the USA. A new study released in Britain shows that atheists are just as likely to volunteer in the community as Christians. In the United States, however, religious people are three to four times as likely to volunteer, marking a …
Oct 02 2011
If there could ever be such a thing as a good religion, I think it would have to be based around three core principles: integrity, community, and purpose. Integrity: being true to yourself and those around you. Community: living with peace, tolerance, and charity towards those around you Purpose: making life better for yourself and …
Sep 06 2011
Greta Christina has an excellent idea. I think you can be an angry atheist — fiery, furious, enraged about religion both in its theory and its practice — and have your response to that anger be to organize the atheist bowling team. The atheist picnic. The atheist sewing circle. The atheist potluck supper. The atheist …
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