Nov 04 2011
These yellow ribbons, stickers, and magnets are pointless and only benefit the makers of ribbons, stickers, and magnets. Find a soldier, veteran, or military spouse and just say “Thank you.” Bonus points: beer is another way to spend about the same amount of money as the ribbon would have cost. That’s why I’m dubbing this …
Nov 03 2011
Amazingly, this just happened. I already typed this into YouTube’s description, so forgive the 3rd person narrative. The Chaplain respectfully leaves off “so help me god” for the deployed atheist soldier’s re-enlistment ceremony. Chaplain (Colonel) Strohm is overseeing Sergeant Justin Griffith’s re-enlistment ceremony. The Chaplain is a devout Christian with decades of active-duty service. Sergeant …
Nov 01 2011
… Seriously. The “Pray for our troops” ribbons, stickers, and magnets have only proven to help the makers of ribbons, stickers, and magnets. For the same price, you can just buy one of us a beer. I showed a few (religious) soldiers this today. Typical reply: “Hell yeah!” We already have armor and technology to …
Oct 30 2011
The following is sent in by David Z. – A former Marine Corps NCO. He’s sent me some pretty amazing stories that I’ve shared here, including being briefly arrested for not attending an inter-faith event during his training, and his run-in with future-WWE wrestler, Randy Orton – who beats people up for Jesus. In case …
Oct 29 2011
I’ve been deployed to the sandbox for several months. So I made this: What do you think about my Portal Potty? Don’t get the joke? You must not have played the science and physics-based video game Portal (or it’s incredible sequel – what an ending!) That’s okay, you don’t have to play it to get …
Oct 27 2011
EllenBeth Wachs, the Florida atheist who has been harassed and arrested by a religious zealot in the Polk County Sherriff’s Dept recently shared something with me. It involves B-list Hollywood actor Daniel Travanti of Hill Street Blues ’fame’. He played Captain Frank Furillo, if you were trying to remember this ‘Where are they now’ thespian. Apparently he sent a …
Oct 26 2011
I’m sure you’ve seen the original. Even many religious people identify with it. The sentiment “don’t you dare tell my kids about your god(s)” is pretty much universal. It’s funny, but one of our more sarcastic skeptics, Len, had an issue with it on Facebook. Religion appears to more closely resemble another body part instead. Obviously, …
Oct 22 2011
A friend left this quote on my facebook wall. “The sermon was based on what he claimed was a well-known fact, that there were no Atheists in foxholes. I asked Jack what he thought of the sermon afterwards, and he said, “There’s a chaplain who never visited the front.” -Kurt Vonnegut Hocus Pocus
Oct 15 2011
I still love you, Penn – but I have to rebut you here. Penn released this video in May: Penn Jillette mentioned my activism’s news coverage in the New York Times and the Rock Beyond Belief festival (which is most certainly ‘back on’, but was not at the time of this video.) This is a …
Oct 09 2011
This is that rare combination of well-informed reporting and genuinely funny brash sarcasm. Raleigh-based A-News is the DIY equivalent to the Daily Show / Colbert Report for atheists. I have no idea why this show isn’t already massively popular. This entire episode is dedicated to the recently reinvigorated struggle for acceptance by foxhole atheists. Is …
The free festival on Fort Bragg's Main Post Parade Field was a massive success! Expect updates, highlights, and other footage over the next few months.
UPDATE: A second festival is in the works for Camp Pendleton - a large Marine Corps base near San Diego, CA. Summer 2013
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