His father is a pastor for christ sakes and has been raised with the idea of going to heaven.....and now his parents are whoring him out making money off or it! Is it just me or is this looking more and more like another Marjoe?

first off, before we get to the links, TA's Radio Show podcast is returning tonight after a several months long hiatus during which we revamped and re-conceptualized the show. our first guest is former minister and apologist turned atheist author and creator of the popular blog Debunking Christianity, John Loftus! the show begins tonight at 5PM PST/8PM EST and goes for an hour and a half. our host Greg will play his interview with John and take some calls from the audience.…

On Thursday, March 24^th, the following article was printed on YAHOO NEWS, via the Associated Press:

“Who's in hell? Pastor's book sparks eternal debate

By TOM BREEN, Associated Press Tom Breen, Associated Press”  

YAHOO NEWS LINK:…

For me deconversion was the most powerful moment of my life.

I was a Christian in the Presbyterian church for 16 years. I was baptised as an infant and when, in May of 2004 I took the vows of my confirmation and became a member of the church, it was the proudest moment of my life [or so I thought]. I thought that the voice of Jesus Christ spoke to me in my head, especially when I took communion. When my best friend revealed to me that she was no longer Christian I left a little prayer…

These are some really sweet people and some of them, I have known for a long time. It just makes me want to shake them and scream, "WAKE UP! It's has all been a lie!" I'm hesitant though because these are the type of people that their faith runs so deep, any deviance will send them crying and praying. I really wish that they would put this passion toward something productive for our society, instead of just wishful thinking.. which is what I'm doing too, when I say…

The following quote appears in an article from the UK Telegraph that is once again labeling the new atheist movements as all polemicist god-bashers.

"That’s the trouble with the new atheism of the Dawkinite, occasionally ranting, intolerant variety – it is seeking to create a movement based on a non-belief, based on the absence of something (belief in God) rather than on the presence of something (belief in something else). It is entirely negative, allowing itself to be defined by its…

My school (I am a teacher) is in the running for a $25000 multimedia makeover. This means new monitors and projectors for our lab and classrooms. Right now we have a 6 year old projector and all 6+ year old "old school" monitors. I would appreciate your help by voting for my school. Just follow the link http://is.gd/vvs25k. (Here is the raw unedited link:…

I've heard believers say things like "You've chosen to reject god," or "You've chosen to be an atheist." I've never felt like I chose to be an atheist. These days, I like it a lot -- it's liberating -- but in the early days it was tough going. If it had been a matter of making choices, I'm not sure it's one that I would have made. I might have chosen to be a Christian like most of the people I knew, and be accepted into that community. Atheism felt more like something that happened to me,…

One of my dreams in life was to have my own magazine. For years I toiled with what to make a magazine about. After a few false starts, I've finally come up with a concept for a magazine.

I want a magazine by and for atheists, free thinkers, humanists, and sprinkle it with some tech and nerdy stuff. After stumbling upon this website, I've realized that we atheists need as many outlets to broadcast the issues and causes we stand behind as we can get. I would like this magazine to…

We all know that there there were many gods prior to Jesus that did everything else that he did. Appllonious of Tyana, Mithras, Horus... you know the deal. There are around 20 savior gods that share many of his traits. Born of a virgin, God in the flesh or powers of the gods…

I had no reason to believe that my dad's funeral wouldn't be religious. It was at the church where my parents were married and so my mom chose the very same Calvary Temple to have his service. I was asked to read from the bible, if either I or my half sister would read it. Since she made all sorts of excuses not to read it, I ended up doing it. Am I going against my belief or rather non-belief? Yes. Am I being there for my family, especially my newly-widowed mom? Yes. Would I do it again at…

World's Oldest "Standing" Church is in Saudi Arabia - 4th Century Assyrian Church with PICS

Jubail Church is the oldest still remaining church in the world, located in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. It dates to the 4th century. It was discovered in 1986. The government hides it from locals and…

So, I'm watching The 19th Wife on LMN--a movie with murder and Mormons--when the doorbell rings and a couple of young Jehovah's Witness bible thumpers want to read me some scripture and give me a booklet. This isn't the first time this group has visited my house, but it was the first time I was home alone and the one to answer the door. As soon as I knew what was about to happen I regretted my decision to answer the door immediately. They were very young--I'm 22 and they were noticeably…

This was the title from article from the Huffington Post from Rabbi Adam Jacobs and it made me furious. The Rabbi just doesn't get it. Despite his interpretations or misinterpretations about what Harris and Hitchens say about morality, being an atheist does not in any way mean we should be or act amoral.  In fact, the atheists I've met with, spoken to and chatted with on this site indicate that atheists have higher moral standards than many people who live "by the book".  The point is Rabbi,…

A narrative essay by - Heather Spoonheim

God’s stomping grounds are pretty vast these days, at least according to some theists. You see, God isn’t limited by time, dimensions or measure but actually transcends space-time and even the very concepts of space and time. He is not only everywhere at all times, he is in fact the very essence of…

The Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza were all built by 2500 BCE, before the Bible says Noah’s flood occurred.

According to the Bible in the year 2348 BCE the earth was plunged into a global flood which killed everyone everywhere because everyone was doing everything naughty (except Noah and his immediate family).

How do we know the Bible says 2348 BCE for the flood? Because in the 17th century an Irish fellow named James Ussher…

I foudn this article on Yahoo!'s front page earlier:

http://health.yahoo.net/articles/pain/6-alternative-treatments-chronic-pain

It's obviously listed under the "Health" section of the site, though I feel that it should be nowhere near that section at all. Being both an Atheist and a general skeptic, as time passes it becomes increasingly annoying to see articles like…

A clearly non-complaint Russian boy is baptised in an unusually cruel manner:

Apparently this cleanses sin. The BBC ran article on it. And many thanks to Doctor E for the lead,…