Archive for March, 2012
Humility
Guest Post by Scott Van Hoosen To young-Earth creationists out there: Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that the following statements are true: Your god is real. Your Bible is 100% true, without a mistake. You are human, capable of making mistakes. If you as a Christian accept the above, I ask you to [...]
ATTN: Reason Ralliers
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Murder in Medicine
There is news from Arizona, the title of the article says it all: Arizona Senate Passes Bill Allowing Doctors To Not Inform Women Of Prenatal Issues To Prevent Abortions In other words, doctors can intentionally keep critical health information from pregnant women and can’t be sued for it. There is no justification for this bill [...]
#NudePhotoRevolutionary
In a press release today, Maryam Namazie formally announced the #nudephotorevolutionary calendar. As Aliaa Magda Elmahdy chose to stand up against female oppression, we too advocate for free-expression and women’s rights. This calendar features black and white nude photographs, and I’m Ms. September. For Maryam’s article announcing the calendar’s release and to purchase a calendar [...]
Unveiling Marriage
Laura & Rob, members of the Houston Atheists, chose to renew their wedding vows this past Saturday afternoon. The beautiful secular ceremony took place at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston and included a dedication to their son. This celebration of their commitment to each other included realistic vows that recognized the reality of [...]
Catalyst
The last five months of my life have been an absolute whirlwind! Since the Texas Freethought Convention and revealing my position of atheism publicly after seven years incognito, multiple opportunities and new friendships have befallen me. From becoming an assistant organizer for the Houston Atheists, to blogging, writing book reviews for the Friendly Atheist, attending [...]
Partisan Gridlock Interview
Friday 2MAR2012 I was on Partisan Gridlock with Geoff Berg on 90.1 FM KPFT Houston. Geoff invited me to the studio to discuss Reason Rally & American Atheists‘ newest billboards. My interview is online now, and I encourage you to ‘like’ it on YouTube and share with others so that they may have more information about [...]
On Lust and Blame (pt.2 of Nude Quickie)
In my latest blog post, ‘Nude Quickie,’ I challenged blogger Devin Rose’s post where he argues that lust is sinful and that we wear clothing to prevent people from lusting. Well, Devin commented, and this is my response to his Catholic take on sex and sexuality (indents are from Devin’s comment). The Catholic Faith sees [...]
