Mar 15 2012
Reddit’s atheist community has been extremely kind to the Rock Beyond Belief festival.Without their overwhelming support and pleas for me to keep them informed, I might have given up. But a recent picture in a news story made me think back to a surreal moment on reddit. One of my favorite things that I learned …
Feb 14 2012
An associated press article that ran in dozens of newspapers nationwide tells the story of US Army Major Ray Bradley. Major Bradley is currently fighting to get ‘humanist’ on the military’s official list of recognized religious preferences. RALEIGH, N.C. – Soldiers who don’t believe in God can go to war with “Atheist” stamped on their …
Feb 10 2012
The above image is part of that mandatory Spiritual Fitness training you (yes, you) can help us debunk! Participate in that survey to help scientists help foxhole atheists. We are still banned on post because of a single sentence in the Chaplain regulations (AR 165-1) “DFGLs will not conduct services before approval by the IMCOM or MEDCOM Command …
Feb 07 2012
We broke so much ground last year, and attracted national media attention. We were on the cover of the New York Times, and when the Associated Press got hold of us – we were on the cover of hundreds of newspapers. All the while, the Chaplaincy’s regulations were preventing us from meeting on post. We’ve …
Feb 07 2012
I’m extremely comforted that the lessons learned at Fort Bragg’s MASH are contagious. Once you organize, a meaningful community quickly follows. It’s amazing how fast Travis Air Force Base organized into something with tangible accomplishments, like the first ever atheist holiday display on a military base – next to the Nativity Scene and Menorah. USAF …
Feb 06 2012
No apocalyptic doomsayer has ever been correct about doomsayings. It seems that a failed end-times prophecy should logically teach adherents a valuable lesson in gullibility (a word that emphatically is in the dictionary, but unfortunately spelled incorrectly in many dictionaries.) You’ve heard the saying about cockroaches surviving even a nuclear world war? Well, much like cockroaches, the …
May 13 2011
“Why We Believe In God(s)” – provides a brief and accessible guide to understand why and how the human mind generates, accepts, and spreads religious beliefs.
Feb 06 2011
Frostcall’s Tom and Wendy have been extremely kind to Rock Beyond Belief, devoting several episodes to our project, even before we gained the current momentum we are enjoying. The Frostcall podcast is consistently entertaining, and has enjoyed steadily increasing popularity in the crowded field of atheist radio shows. It’s perhaps because of the unique perspective the hosts share, recent …
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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