Banning Gay Marriage Perpetuates the Human Race?

A federal judge in Nevada, Judge Robert Jones, upheld Nevada's ban on same sex Marriage this week. His justification for the ruling? According to RawStory his reasoning is as follows:

..gay men and lesbians did not qualify for protections under the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause because recent victories in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington proved that LGBT people did not face the same level of discrimination as other groups did.

Why Must Atheists Fight Christmas Displays?

This post is not going to be about christians, jews or any other religious groups. Today we are going to talk about a subgroup of atheists and why they are wrong to support the religious and their continued abuse of public property to bolster their religious beliefs.

City Official declares Atheists "Terrorists"

Every day when I get up and wonder what I'll have to write about, I worry that sanity and rational thought might hit the right wing in this country and leave a void of topics to write about. Unfortunately, that never really happens.  A supervisor in the Leesburg district of Virginia, Ken Reid, proves once again how insanely stupid and ignorant the right can be regarding their religious holidays, separation of church and state and their hatred of free-thinkers.

Let Texas Secede? Screw That!

I'm sure that by now everyone is well aware of all the petitions that people have started on the White House site regarding state secession. There are petitions for all 50 states, at this point, and close to a million signatures combined. To counter these, people have put up petitions to try the signers of secession petitions for treason and even to make it easier for states like Texas to go ahead and leave the union. But should we even be giving these petitions, which are not being started or submitted by the states themselves but rather disgruntled voters, consideration in the first place? The answer is a resounding no. More importantly, as atheists we should be saying hell no! For some reasons why this should be our response, let's look at recent history.

God Will Judge America – It's About Time!

Proving the old adage that the apple never falls far from the tree, Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham, has come out and said that God will judge America for re-electing President Obama.

Freedom From Religion Foundation Suing IRS

The FFRF filed suit last week in Federal Court against the IRS for its failure to enforce federal laws disallowing churches from electioneering. All I can say is it's about time someone did this.

Oklahoma Judge Violates First Amendment in Sentencing of Drunk Teen

This one really makes me angry. A judge in Oklahoma sentenced a 17 year old charged with DUI manslaughter to 10 years of church attendance as part of the deal agreed to by both prosecutors and the defense. In defense of this sentence the Judge Mike Norman has admitted to doing this in the past for child support cases as well, though this was his first time using this as part of sentencing for manslaughter. Doesn't that just make you feel warm and fuzzy all over knowing that church is going to make things all better?