9 Secular Organizations to Give To This Holiday Season
Here are some deserving organizations with no ties to religion.
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Reasonable Doubt Part 5: Inadequate Counsel
This is part 5 in a series about wrongful convictions in America called Reasonable Doubt.
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Every Atheist Parent Needs: A Magic Set
A magic set is such a great tool to teach critical thought and skepticism.
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Can Atheists Do Christmas Better?
Do you think atheist groups should be fighting nativity scenes on public property? Do you think there are better ways atheists could be spen
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Atheist Life Hacks: How To Name A Dog
A look back at all my beloved dogs and how we named them.
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With A History Like This, Who Wouldn’t Want To Be A Mormon?
With A History Like This, Who Wouldn’t Want To Be A Mormon? Me. I wouldn't.
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Reasonable Doubt Part 4 : Junk Science
This is part 4 in a series about wrongful convictions in America called Reasonable Doubt.
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Enter to Win! Brand New Copy of Waking Up by Sam Harris
Season’s greetings, hellbounds. Godless Mom may have bought you heathens a gift. Now, because I have very little moola to throw around, I could only buy one, so I thought I would give you all a chance to win it for Christmas. Or Hanukkah. Or Kwanza or the winter solstice or Dec. 25th. Whatever it is this season is for you.Before I get started with the giveaway, however, I just want to mention that the signed copy of A Universe From Nothing by Lawrence Krauss, was won at $160 so that should help
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Guest Post: The Ridiculous Truth About God And Graven Images
Hagea Sophia NiceaThis is a guest post from Andy, better known as @virtualatheist on Twitter. Be sure to follow him, as he often posts informative and well-written pieces on his own blog, virtualatheist.com. I’m sure that many of you know about the Council of Nicea that took place in AD 325, where the leaders of the early Christian church took it upon themselves to, you know, decide for their god what he actually meant when he said stuff.After all, being all omnipotent, omniscient and omni-benev
Read essayNew Video: Santa? What Should You Tell Your Kids?
Should you tell your kids the truth about Santa? What are the upsides? What are the downsides? How do you deal with it? Let me know in the comments!#christmas
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8 Tips For Waging The War On Christmas ’14
It’s December now and for the Hellbound that means just one thing: time to get warring on Christmas.Recently, American Atheists put up a few billboards that looked like this:This, as many of you already know, signifies the beginning of the War On Christmas. If you’re new to atheist activism, I’m here to explain the next steps and how you can do your part to make sure you’re waging war on Christmas with the rest of us. 1. Be sure to say Merry Christmas to everyone you see. This throws the theists
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6 UFO Cults That Are Alive And Well
While I was researching for the posts from the last couple of weeks about end of the world predictions, I came to the realization that there are an awful lot of strange cults out there, still drawing people in and promising them spiritual salvation. People are so absolutely desperate in their desire for some sort of meaning to their own lives that’s “out of this world” that they’ll literally buy anything. The most hilarious of these ideas that desperate people get suckered into, are the UFO cult
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