The Blaze has a poll to show they don’t like atheists – surprise!

There has been a shift in the American public: now over half would be willing to vote for an atheist for president. We’re still at the bottom of their preferences, but it’s nice to know that we have edged up into a majority not hating us reflexively.

But not at the Blaze! Glenn Beck’s site is still full of people who hate atheists, and I feel bad for them. Maybe we should go balance out their poll.

Would you vote for an atheist presidential candidate?

Absolutely. 19.72%

No way. 74.35%

I’m in the middle on this one. 5.93%

More chattering atheists

Among the habits of our recently enrolled group of youtubers is participation in the MagicSandwich show on blogTV, which this time is firing up in about a half hour (at 7pm central time). Listen in if you’re interested.

Also, tomorrow at 9am Central, Stephanie and Brianne will be interviewing Katherine Stewart, author of The Good News Club: The Christian Right’s Stealth Assault on America’s Children, on Atheist Talk radio.

They should all be good conversations!

Smart move

I’m going to be participating in yet another conference in April, at the University of Minnesota. In a very smart move to distinguish themselves from all the rest, though, they’ve got a very specific theme: it’s SkepTech, and it’s going to be about the role of technology in disseminating information about atheism and skepticism.

You’ve now got plenty of lead time. Start planning your trip to Minneapolis now.

Speaking of trolls: Ron Paul!

I’ve never understood the appeal of Ron Paul. I mean, I loved my crotchety nasty racist old Grandpa, but I also recognized his failings, and would never have voted for him for local garbage collector, let alone president. But once you strip away the filial affection and the personal history of good moments, which Ron Paul completely lacks, there’s nothing left but a hypocritical and bigoted elf with an incomprehensible libertarian agenda, so no, please, don’t put him in a position of any influence at all.

Wonkette has an excellent summary of Ron Paul’s contradictory and un-American positions. Read it, Paulites, and go away.