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Guest Post: Everyday Atheism For Beginners

Courtney Heard ¡ ¡ 4 min read

Guest Post: Everyday Atheism For Beginners

GM Note: This is a guest post from Adam. You can and absolutely should follow Adam on Twitter: @adsnads76. If you would like to guest blog on Godlessmom.com, please contact me. I’ve been an atheist for so long, I barely remember what it was like to be upset with a God who wasn’t there. My atheism requires so little of my time and attention these days, it barely registers most of the time – just one of its many attractive features. It most certainly isn’t the character trait that most defines me.

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Your Stories Of Atheism: Brand New Atheist Chooses To Remain In The Closet

Courtney Heard ¡ ¡ 11 min read

Your Stories Of Atheism: Brand New Atheist Chooses To Remain In The Closet

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.The first story this week comes from someone who wishes to remain anonymous:My lack of faith is probably more luck than anything else. My father was what I would describe as an atheist but never used the word and would never discuss the subject with me other than to tell me it was up to me to make my own decisions.

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Atheist Life Hacks: How To Avoid Looking At A Sparkly Banana Hammock

Courtney Heard ¡ ¡ 7 min read

Atheist Life Hacks: How To Avoid Looking At A Sparkly Banana Hammock

When you’re young and you’ve just started a new marketing firm, you can tend to be naive about who you take on as a client. The day I learned this, I was humbled. Indeed, as I sat in a dim room with my boyfriend, a strange, naked man, Enya playing in the background, punching myself in the temples, I was very humbled. And on the verge of a goddamned breakdown, no holy.It was a lovely summer morning when my boyfriend and I headed out to meet our new, prospective client. He’d explained to us that h

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Atheists, Is It Time We Ease Up On Our Persecution of Christians?

Courtney Heard ¡ ¡ 5 min read

Atheists, Is It Time We Ease Up On Our Persecution of Christians?

You can’t really get out of bed anymore without hearing piles of Jeebots insist they are being persecuted all over the world. Writhing together like swarms of morons, they cry, “Why did you kick God out of school?” and “We’re an oppressed minority!”. Sure, they are in actual fact, the vast majority in the USA and many other countries. Sure there are more churches than schools in many places. Nevermind that Christ-lovers can freely marry, have never been forced to sit at the back of the bus, and

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Jeebot Makes Excellent Point About Why Atheists Should Not Want To Save The World

Courtney Heard ¡ ¡ 3 min read

Jeebot Makes Excellent Point About Why Atheists Should Not Want To Save The World

I know Godless Mom has torn apart some pretty … imbecilic jeebots here on Godlessmom.com but today, I bring you a blog post from a christicle who has made an excellent, referenced point with zero assumptions and no gross over-exaggerations at all. LOL. Had you going there for a sec, didn’t I?Listen, I try. I try to find coherent blog posts and articles about atheists from a religious perspective. I search and search, and come up fruitless. I guess, though, that when you suspend reality in favour

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My Six Favourite Things About Religion

Courtney Heard ¡ ¡ 6 min read

My Six Favourite Things About Religion

It’s funny how many people out there presume to know me based on a blog post, a single tweet or even my profile picture. They insist I’ve not read the Bible or the Quran or whatever holy book they’re hawking. They claim I’ve not been open-minded enough, or that I am forcing atheism down my son’s throat. They seem to think I am angry at God, or that I must have had a bad experience with religion in order to be an atheist. They assert that I cannot see clearly, think logically or make sound decisi

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Courtney Heard ¡ ¡ 1 min read

Every Atheist Parent Needs: Martha Speaks

One afternoon when I was cooking dinner and my little guy was surfing through Netflix Kids, I began to overhear words like “logic”, “evidence” and “proof” come from the show he was watching. Naturally, it piqued my curiosity but I was cooking something that needed my attention. So, I made a mental note to check it out when I was done. Of course, I totally forgot. A couple of days later though, Godless Son used the word “recommend” correctly in a sentence. Impressed, I asked him if he learned it

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Atheist Life Hacks: 6 Different Styles Of Debating Theists

Courtney Heard ¡ ¡ 2 min read

Atheist Life Hacks: 6 Different Styles Of Debating Theists

As Godless Dad always says, if you mess with the donkey, you get the ass.When theists successfully draw me into debate, they awake a sleeping donkey, and often get the ass… but, they also get some other personalities. Check out my wardrobe of debating styles:1. The Hippie Princess – When you catch me in this mood, you might find it comparable to running your fingers through Abbie Hoffman’s Yippie fur sweater. It’s warm, it’s fuzzy, and all it wants is peace. I break out tactics like calling you

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A Prayer To God

Courtney Heard ¡ ¡ 4 min read

A Prayer To God

Sup, God? It’s me, Godless Mom.I am not a believer in you at all, based solely on the lack of evidence to support your existence. I assume, because you are said to be a loving, merciful and benevolent God, that you have no problem, whatsoever, understanding that position.With that said, I do have some questions for you that I’d like answered, beyond the usual “mysterious ways” explanation, because frankly, it’s not winning you any more supporters and with atheism rising steadily, I would also as

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Why Do Atheists Hate God?

Courtney Heard ¡ ¡ 4 min read

Why Do Atheists Hate God?

Godless Mom woke up to 4 or 5 Jeebots spamming her mentions on Twitter this morning, all filled with hateful Christian rhetoric and so, I am in a foul fucking mood. Most days, it doesn’t bother me, but every once in a while, the horseshit climbs nose-high and it’s all I can smell.It’s a good thing for you, because it means I’m going to sacrifice a Jeebot at the altar of Godlessmom.com and you’re probably going to get a kick out of it. At least, that’s my aim.I’ve chosen for you today, a Mr. Don

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Believers: 10 Simple Ways To Avoid Sounding Stupid When Talking To Atheists

Courtney Heard ¡ ¡ 9 min read

Believers: 10 Simple Ways To Avoid Sounding Stupid When Talking To Atheists

Listen, I get it, believers. Atheism is super scary. It feels like a threat to your own faith, like a threat to the future of faith. You want to lash out against it, fight its snowballing growth. You don’t want your grandkids to grow up in a world without God, so you feel the need to stand up and take on the fight. An effective fight cannot be fought though, believers, unless you understand what you’re fighting, and boy oh boy, is it apparent you don’t understand atheism.I’m here to make it easi

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Every Atheist Needs: Angels In America

Courtney Heard ¡ ¡ 1 min read

Every Atheist Needs: Angels In America

This is, quite literally, the single most brilliant show I’ve ever seen. It’s more than outstanding, it goes beyond what anyone could describe as great. It transcends what you ever thought television was capable of. The acting, the subject matter, the sets and effects, it simply rises above the medium and shakes you to your core.Angels in America is an HBO television miniseries that aired in 2003. It was adapted from the play by Tony Kushner. It stars Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Mary

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Godless Mom is a secular lifestyle blog written by Courtney Heard, exploring evidence-based wellness, ethical living, philosophy, culture, and the realities of life without religion.

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