It never stops in Texas. Now Wednesday April 17th, the Texas state legislature will hold a hearing “relating to prohibiting discrimination by public institutions of higher education against faculty members and students based on their conduct of research relating to intelligent design.” What’s that mean? Well, I’m not sure, but I would guess that it […]
Fight HIV with Dogma Debate and Aron
Madness, Mayhem, and Charity with Dogma Debate will ensue in 45 minutes at 7:00PM central. Aron may drop in too to multiply the madness and mayhem. http://vaughnlive.tv/fighthiv What would be worth donating to see them do or stop doing? All to help fight HIV. International Aids Vaccine Initiative http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/devchelle/mmc2013 International HIV AIDS Alliance http://www.justgiving.com/MMC2013 Ebay Auction […]
Talkin’ Politics at NAPCon
I don’t usually like to talk about politics because it is largely a matter of opinion, and I prefer to deal in matters of fact. As an activist in the atheist community, I have noticed that people are usually happy to hear me talk about science, even though scientists are, well they have low tolerance […]
You have no right to make others pray to your god.
So the city council of Rowlett Texas wants to open every meeting with a prayer, and the townspeople intend to hold a “prayer vigil” tonight to support that idea. Because of course we evil atheists are gonna be there to ruin everyone’s fun again. They think we want to deprive them of the right to […]
50th Anniversary of American Atheists
Tomorrow we’re heading down to Austin for the national convention of American Atheists. I’m really stoked about this weekend. I love Austin, and overall, I’m happy to represent that organization particularly in this state, and especially in that town, where it all began fifty years ago.
Someone advertising his ignorance of how science works
A couple weeks ago, I got a few emails from someone betting me $10.000.00 that I couldn’t prove evolution before a hand-picked Superior court judge. I said that I could actually. However there was a catch. I had to put up $10,000.00 of my own money, and risk that to bypass -and ignore- the peer […]
Should I give them a Bigfoot sighting?
I’m trying to talk myself out of going to the Bigfoot Believers conference today, (Saturday). It would be such a waste of time and money. Plus imagine the sort of granola required to make up that audience. But morbid curiosity and my desire to be an asshole to gullabelievers are beckoning. I couldn’t help but […]
Michael Nugent on choosing not to make a jerk of yourself.
Nugent suggests 8 choices that he thinks may help move the secular community beyond the rifts that have developed. I blame Rebecca Watson! You know she will inevitably be blamed anyways, so now that that is out of the way. (joking, of course) I do attempt to do everything he has listed when I discuss controversial topics […]
What’s in a name?
This weekend, I went to NAPCON, the 2nd annual convention of the National Atheist Party. While there, I mentioned that the party should change their name to the American Secular Party. Most of those attendance seemed receptive to that idea, but not everyone. The most resistance came from Justin Light, the representative from California. Initially […]
Should the National Atheist Party change their name?
While I am proud to be associated with the National Atheist Party, that name is in conflict with our core value as atheists. Because we are among the greatest defenders of the separation of church and state, we know that perspectives on religion should not be politicized. Atheism should no more be equated with a […]