Category: Books
Give to Charity & I’ll Give to You
A few authors donated their autographed books to a project that fell through, so now I have a box full of them to give away.. so.. I figured I’d use them to raise money for Foundation Beyond Belief, a humanist charitable foundation. If you donate and the book you want is no longer available I will either [...]
Gay Marriage. Why Are We Still Talking About It?
Rice University’s Herring Hall was buzzing with conversations about marriage equality after a talk given by philosopher John Corvino a few weeks ago. In his hour-long presentation, Corvino* examined the ethics of the debate about gay marriage in the public square. The evening opened with an introduction to the progress being made across the states [...]
Banned Books? Weak.
As many of you may already know, this week is the 30th annual Banned Books Week. The American Library Association (ALA) explains this celebration best, “Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to [...]
Zombies & Atheism
Zombies and atheism? What is this, a bad joke about Jesus returning from the dead? No. This is a short tale about finding inspiration in odd places. In early July 2011, a good friend turned me on to Mira Grant’s Newsflesh trilogy, a brilliant thriller combining politics, blogging, and a zombie apocalypse; it was the [...]
emilyhas(books)
Besides pouring over tweets for hours, I’ve been reading …and in the next two months there will be three new book reviews added to the Friendly Atheist! Next up for review, with author interviews: Candidate Without a Prayer, Herb Silverman Why Are You Atheists So Angry?, Greta Christina Breaking Up with God, Sarah Sentilles
I’m a Friendly Atheist
It’s official, I’m a contributor to Hemant Mehta’s Friendly Atheist! The first review was published today, to coincide with the book’s official release. It’s my hope that you enjoy the review and purchase a copy of Sean Faircloth’s book, an educational look at the current Attack of the Theocrats and inspirational vision for a secular [...]
The Joy of Books
While browsing Facebook this afternoon, I found this lovely video on Alex Lightman‘s wall. Enjoy-
Attack of the Theocrats
UPDATE: Full Review on the Friendly Atheist This past October, I went to the TX Freethought Convention & watched Sean Faircloth speak, afterward, I headed straight to the bookstore & bought his first book- Attack of the Theocrats. This book addresses issues that are happening right now & I highly recommend it for anyone, atheists [...]
Lost in Transliteration
When I, an atheist and ex-Christian, quote Bible scripture verbatim, I’m consistently berated with mantras similar to “You are picking and choosing verses out of the Bible to make the outcome your own,” or “you don’t know the Word.” The following is an excerpt from the Christian Bible, or holy book; it is unedited and [...]
