Atheist feminist rage activated: Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, said the proposal would guarantee free coverage of birth control “while respecting religious concerns.” Churches and religious organizations that object to providing birth control coverage on religious grounds would not have to pay for it. Under the proposal, female employees could get …
Category Archive: atheism
Jan 23 2013
I get email?!?!?!
“Hi Jennifer, Have a good time! I have seen your blog and wondered about your activities. you are active, honest, lover of nature, and a girl with grate fillings. After reading your blog, I have wondered how such woman with such open mind, can disclaim her creator or her God !!!!?? Do you really deny …
Dec 14 2012
The practical reason why atheists should care about diversity
I’ve long argued why increasing diversity if the right thing to do for ethical reasons – hey, we shouldn’t be unintentionally excluding people based on their race or ethnicity, right? But as those arguments don’t seem to work for some atheists, let’s turn to the numbers: Within three decades, there will no longer be a …
Aug 30 2012
Is Atheism+ Divisive?
No. I wanted to give Greta’s piece a standing ovation after reading it, and I wish I could force everyone who’s made the claim of “divisiveness” to read the entire thing. But if you read anything, let it be this: The people who are hand-wringing about how Atheism Plus is “divisive” are basically saying that …
Aug 28 2012
Richard Dawkins disappoints me yet again
From Veronica at Purple NoiZe: Good for you Lucy. Good for you. There are numerous women who have, but I’m glad you’re not one of them. The problem, however, with this tweet is of course the second sentence. Lucy seems to be saying that either is the abuse imagined, i.e. that the recipients interpret the …
Aug 27 2012
Go check out the Atheism+ website & forum!
AtheismPlus.com is now (sort of) ready for your viewing pleasure. As you can see, it’s still pretty empty – expect more meat on the bones in the coming weeks. But what is ready is the Atheism+ Forum, which will be a safe, highly moderated space for discussion. You can read our proposed forum rules here …
Aug 23 2012
Responding to common misconceptions about Atheism+
This will be briefer than I like since I’m swamped between my real job and trying to move Atheism+ forward, but I want to address some of the common misconceptions about Atheism+ that have been thrown at me. 1. Atheism+ is just secular humanism! Just call it what it is! I think there are some …
Aug 20 2012
Atheism+: It’s time to walk the walk
Hundreds of you are excited about Atheism+. I’m excited about A+. This is our chance for a new wave of atheism – a wave that’s more than a dictionary definition about not believing in gods. This is our chance for progressive atheists to come together and deal with issues that we see as a natural …
Aug 20 2012
Why Atheism+ and not Humanism?
People keep asking me “Why Atheism+ and not just Humanism?” So I want to give a quick response: Honestly, I see A+ as Atheism + Humanism + Skepticism. Not all humanists are atheists or skeptical, not all skeptics are atheists or humanists, not all atheists are humanists or skeptics…but I want to bring it all …
Aug 19 2012
Atheism+
Yesterday I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I finally hit publish on “How I Unwittingly Infiltrated the Boy’s Club & Why It’s Time for a New Wave of Atheism.” The cynical part of me wondered why I had wasted five hours of my Saturday for the same torrent of hateful comments. How masochistic …
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