Atheist Revolution
Blog URL http://www.atheistrev.com
Located Hattiesburg, Mississippi USA
Tags atheist, atheism, religion, politics, progressive, secular, freethought
Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism in America.
Latest Blog Posts
- How to Write an Anti-Atheist Hit Piece on Nov 24, 2009 in Media
Disclaimer: I am using the article referenced in this post to demonstrate the point I am trying to make about the manner in which the sort of anti-atheist hit pieces with which we are all too familiar are written. I am not claiming that the author of...
- Psalm 109:8 Reveals Christian Extremist Hate on Nov 23, 2009 in Prayer Christian Extremism
I have repeatedly used this blog as a platform to call attention to the dangers of Christian extremism in the United States. Unfortunately, this label has still not caught on. Far too many remain content to view religious extremism as something Musli...
- I Am An Atheist Because... on Nov 22, 2009 in Atheism
Image via WikipediaWhy are you an atheist? When someone learns of your atheism for the first time, I think it makes sense to expect that the why question will soon follow. It is a fair question, especially for those of us who live in areas that are e...
- Abstinence-Only Sex Education to Make Comeback on Nov 21, 2009 in Politics
Think Progress is reporting that the Senate version of the health care bill restores funding for abstinence-only sex education after Obama's FY2010 budget eliminate it. I'm sure you will remember that the reason it was cut from the budget in the firs...
- Invitations to Attend Religious Ceremonies on Nov 21, 2009 in Society
A guy at work I do not know particularly well invited me to a religious ceremony for one of his children. I politely declined the invitation because, at least in part, I had plans for the date in question. Later, I found myself wondering whether I wo...
- Teabagging for Jesus on Nov 19, 2009 in Politics Christian Extremism
Start with a fundamental lack of understanding that many of the same services on which one relies are payed for by the same taxes one hates having to pay. Add a deep but highly selective mistrust for government (i.e., it really only applies to Democr...
- When Tolerance is Not Viable on Nov 18, 2009 in Religion
Image by fabbriciuse via Flickr Astreja asks a thought-provoking question over at ExChristian.net, "Where do we draw the line between tolerating or attacking someone else's weird ideas?" I suppose that "tolerating" in this context likely refers to re...
