We’re often tempted to see memory as an ever-growing fabric of past actions, thoughts and moods. Sure, the edges might get frayed or a stitch undone every once in a while, but at the day’s end, there it is, an intricately woven tapestry of past events, free to return to and look over anytime we [...]
Last month, Ian Cromwell started a series asking atheists at large to contribute what being an atheist has done to improve their lives. Though I was not raised in a particularly religious fashion—a progressive take on Catholicism, followed by hippie spirituality—my involvement in the secular movement and active identification as an atheist and a skeptic [...]
Hey y’all. I’m Kate, your newest heretic. I’m from Texas, land of perfect barbeque, casual racism, and excessive gun use. Since–hopefully–you’re not trapped in the Lone Star State, you may have seen me around the internet, at Friendly Atheist, Teen Skepchick, or In Our Words Blog, (</shameless plug>). Though I go to school in Chicago, Illinois [...]
This was originally posted on my personal blog, The Demon Haunted World, but with something else in the pipeline, and wanting to make my position on certain issues clear, I figured why not repost on here? Enjoy. I’m tired of not listening to women. Moreover, I’m tired of it being okay to not listen to [...]
Wazzzzzuuuup! I’ve been on a sort of hiatus, in case you didn’t notice. I’ve had a lot on and I’ve been searching for answers… I still don’t have them. Ce sera sera, though ey? Anyhoo, have you ever heard that song, ‘Letter from God to Man’ by Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip? It’s actually [...]
It’s telling that amidst acts of shared tragedy and suffering, the very first thing some think to do is lash out in indulgent attention-seeking bouts of rant. In the wake of the admittedly horrific shooting in Colorado this weekend (in brief, a 24 year-old grad student killing a dozen, injuring more during a screening of [...]
It’s been a rough year, P.R. wise, for organized religion in the States. It seems like every fight they pick, every skirmish they decide to get embroiled in, they only come out looking like the grouchy racist granddad we’re forced to visit once a year, ranting and raving about the evils of common sense while [...]
Every year in July, the Keswick Convention takes place in my hometown. It’s a meet up of Christian evangelicals known around the world, and regularly floods the town with visitors. My Christian stepdad, who attends events each year, estimated around 12,000 people are there this year. This afternoon, out for a walk, I noticed one [...]
Edamaruku, the head of the Indian Rationalist Association, is facing jail over his debunking of a “miracle” at a Catholic Church in Mumbai. He pointed out that “miraculous” water dripping from a statue of Christ at the Catholic Church of Our Lady of Velan Kanni in Vile Parle, Mumbai in fact originated from a leaky [...]
My last post on here was a response to the recent #FTBullies business, but it wasn’t an argument. I wanted to send a positive message, just because, and I think I did – but I also said I’d put up my reaction to what’s been said, especially by Paula Kirby, and actually contribute to the [...]