Archive for the ‘Atheist Good Guys’ Category

Alex Aan’s trial begins Thursday Via:- Maryam Namazie Alex Aan‘s trial begins tomorrow, Thursday, with the first prosecution witnesses being called, according to Rafiq Mahmood. Alex is the 30 year old Indonesian civil servant who has been charged with ‘insulting’ Islam in an atheist group in Facebook. Rafiq says: This isn’t just for Alex but [...]

International Day of Action to Defend Blasphemers – Guest Post Bjarte Foshung     From Fevic, Norway. posted in the comments section of the Guardian (in response to the recent debate between Richard Dawkins and Will Hutton regarding the role of religion in Britain’s public life) which I hope bears repeating: It should be pretty clear by [...]

In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949–2011 ByJuli Weiner 11:45 PM, December 15 2011 By Gasper Tringale. Christopher Hitchens—the incomparable critic, masterful rhetorician, fiery wit, and fearless bon vivant—died today at the age of 62. Hitchens was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the spring of 2010, just after the publication of his memoir, Hitch-22, and began chemotherapy [...]

Being Pakistani and atheist a dangerous combo, but some ready to brave it Bilal Farooqi   3 days ago | Members of Pakistani Atheists and Agnostics trying to make their presence known and reach out to others sharing similar beliefs        KARACHI – They realise that they belong to a country where apostasy means inviting the [...]

Bill O’Reilly Stumped by Tides: ‘Unexplainable’ by Science By Alex Moore Tread lightly—this video is truly depressing. “Yo, God, it’s me, Bill. Can you explain how the tides work?” Today David Silverstein, president of the American Atheist Group went on the Bill O’Reilly show to debate whether god is real and whether religion is valid. [...]

Atheists’ chance to be the good guys The crusading triangle of cruelty between Islam, Christianity and Judaism is now being played out in an important but esoteric dispute in the UN. This time, we atheists are really the good guys. According to an article in The Age by religion editor Barney Zwartz, for more than [...]