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Courtney Heard · 2014-07-31 · 10 min read

Atheist Life Hacks: How To Say Goodbye

I swear that I had a week’s worth of funny, goofy posts for you this week, but then bullshit happened and then this morning I awoke to some awful news that an old friend had been killed in a freak accident. While I had never been particularly close to her, many of my friends were and are suffering a great deal right now. It brought back memories of losing my own close friend back in 2007 and since writing is my therapy, I thought I’d just get it all out.I met her in a crappy bar, on a rainy nigh

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Courtney Heard · 2014-07-30 · 9 min read

Richard Dawkins, The Amazing Atheist & Our Obsession With Rape

When I first read the Amazing Atheist’s comments targeted at a rape victim on Reddit, my stomach turned. When I first read Richard Dawkins’ tweet containing a comparison of different types of rape, I wanted to argue… but then I thought about it, as we atheists are prone to do, and with the help of TJ’s last video, came to understand it.You see, I’ve experienced both stranger rape and friend rape, but I’ve never enjoyed the idea of being a victim. In fact, in both instances I didn’t want to tell

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Courtney Heard · 2014-07-29 · 6 min read

This May Horrify A Catholic Mom, But As An Atheist Mom, I’d Be Proud

When I think of condoms, I think about the single invention could save our planet and our species. Generally, with a “bow-chicka-wow-wow” in the background. Thinking about a pecker poncho usually brings a grin to my face, even if it’s not on the chiseled body of Alexander Skarsgard, because in this tiny little banger balloon, lies the solution to many of the world’s most concerning problems… most importantly, preventing me from becoming a grandmama before I wanna be.The Catholic Church, as we kn

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Courtney Heard · 2014-07-26 · 6 min read

Your Stories Of Atheism: Sons, Daughters & Godel

This is an ongoing series featuring your stories of how you came to identify as an atheist. If you want to send me your story, you can submit it here. To read past stories, click here.


Sorry I missed last week, it was the day of my brother’s wedding in Mexico.This week’s first story comes from an atheist mother of two kids, one believer and one not. Her name is Carla:I live in rural East Texas, where there is a church about every 4 blocks. I was raised in a Christian home. My mom was a strong

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Courtney Heard · 2014-07-25 · 2 min read

Follow Friday: My Buddy The Rat, Mr. McAfee & A Documentary Binge #FF

You may have noticed that I posted my Atheist Life Hacks yesterday, when I usually post them Friday. That’s because I want to do a more in-depth Follow Friday here on my blog. I find that not many people actually follow the people I recommend if I send out a Follow Friday tweet and I sincerely think you’re missing out. I always put thought into who I recommend you follow, so I hope that these posts will help you find some new, informative, fun and followable people all over the interwebs.I thoug

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Courtney Heard · 2014-07-24 · 10 min read

Atheist Life Hacks: Putting The Fear Of God Into A Mexican Cabbie

If there’s one thing I cannot stand, it’s people telling me how dangerous Mexico is. Especially people who’ve either never been there, or only visited in the reclusive, fenced off all-inclusives that have nothing to do with real Mexico. Every time I head back to visit the town I lived in for two straight years, the town my brother lives in, the town my friends live in, I get earfuls from people telling me how dangerous it is and how I’m brave for going and taking my kids.Let me tell you somethin

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Courtney Heard · 2014-07-23 · 7 min read

Deepak Chopra, Oprah and a Challenge That Has No Hoprah

Oddly, the two people in the public eye that I cannot stand the most are Chopra and Oprah. The fact that Oprah and Chopra rhyme with each other would likely trigger Chopra to insist it’s no coincidence, that it’s Oprah’s quantum field tickling souls or some shit. Oprah and Chopra, Chopra and Oprah. The world would be a far, far better place without the empty-smiled, dead-eyed, plugged-eared Chopra and Oprah who think and act as though Oprah and Chopra know it all well enough to have millions of

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Courtney Heard · 2014-07-22 · 4 min read

Atheists: Do You Apologize For The Religious?

Last Wednesday, I peeled myself off the beach in Playa Del Carmen to trudge to the corner store for some cold beers and a couple of Fantas for the kids. On the way back, as I crossed La Quinta (the main tourist strip in Playa), a Catholic procession made it’s way down the road. I stopped and waited, the scent of incense swirling around in the soupy air, and short Mexican women in white dresses and neon embroidery carried idols of saints next to robed altar boys and priests and trumpets and drums

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Courtney Heard · 2014-07-21 · 4 min read

Every Atheist Needs: Tierra De Animales

As you may or may not know, I’ve been in Mexico for the past two weeks. My family and I used to live there, my son was born there and my brother just got married there. We traveled down to attend the wedding.I moved back to Canada about 5 years ago. When I lived in Playa Del Carmen, stray dogs and cats were a huge problem. They were everywhere. Dogs and cats that were extremely diseased and lots of them injured and sick. They wandered the streets and along the Carretera Federal getting hit by ca

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Courtney Heard · 2014-07-06 · 9 min read

Guest Post: Bridging The Chasm

GM Note: This is a guest post from Blake Seidler who is gentle with people but ruthless with ideas. You can follow him on Twitter: @BlakeSeidler. If you would like to guest blog on Godlessmom.com, please contact me.According to 2011 polling, roughly three-quarters of atheists in the UK were once religious. I suspect that this proportion would only be higher if the same polls were done in the US, where until recently practically everyone has identified as a religious adherent of some kind. Of cou

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Courtney Heard · 2014-07-05 · 5 min read

Your Stories of Atheism: Three Teens Find The Truth On Their Own

This is an ongoing series featuring your stories of how you came to identify as an atheist. If you want to send me your story, you can submit it here. To read past stories, click here.This first one is from Lindsay:I was raised a Christian and spent many Sunday mornings at church. I sang the songs and participated in discussion, but never felt that connection with “God” that my parents insisted I had. It was in high school when I began the harrowing journey from Christian to Atheist, jumping fro

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Courtney Heard · 2014-07-03 · 4 min read

An Atheist On Activism, Human Rights & Getting To Know Heroes

I don’t believe in fate. That much is probably obvious. I do think that a mind that believes something strongly enough will work, sometimes subconsciously, to make things happen. I think when like-minded people suddenly find themselves amongst each other, the reality is, their like-minds brought them there. Fate… fate is just a cop-out.My whole life, I’d been less than thrilled with small talk. I don’t like chatting about the weather, talking about make-up or hair, or wasting my precious and lim

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The Latest From Godless Mom...

Atheist Life Hacks: How To Say Goodbye

Richard Dawkins, The Amazing Atheist & Our Obsession With Rape

This May Horrify A Catholic Mom, But As An Atheist Mom, I’d Be Proud

Your Stories Of Atheism: Sons, Daughters & Godel

Follow Friday: My Buddy The Rat, Mr. McAfee & A Documentary Binge #FF

Atheist Life Hacks: Putting The Fear Of God Into A Mexican Cabbie

Deepak Chopra, Oprah and a Challenge That Has No Hoprah

Atheists: Do You Apologize For The Religious?

Every Atheist Needs: Tierra De Animales

Guest Post: Bridging The Chasm

Your Stories of Atheism: Three Teens Find The Truth On Their Own

An Atheist On Activism, Human Rights & Getting To Know Heroes

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