Recent Articles
Firebrand Atheism
The fiftieth anniversary of American Atheists is happening right now. Dave Silverman has taken the stage. His opening remarks highlight the statistical success and rise of atheism, and the importance of “FireBrand atheism,” which he describes in the following five rules. 1. Tell the truth. Religion is a lie. All gods are false. Respect is [...]
If I Were an Astronaut
After moving into my own home, I’ve been going through boxes that have been stored in my Mother’s attic for two decades. Rediscovered in a yellowed elementary school notebook, were two class projects from when I was seven and eight. They were excersizes in creative writing; pondering what we would do if we were someone [...]
Krishna, the Kryptonian
The following is a guest post from friend and South Carolinian, Nonnef Thandaius. Recently, I’ve been thinking about what it would take to convince me, as an atheist, of the existence of a god. If it were the Christian god, finding evidence for several traditional Bible stories wouldn’t be enough. After all, it’s entirely possible [...]
Grieving for the Living: The Book
Donate to the project here. A few months ago I wrote a blog, “Grieving for the Living“, about the pain and loss I felt after my parents disowned me. Something I didn’t expected happened: I received a dozens upon dozens of emails and messages from people stating that they were in the same situation. An [...]
Introducing Freethoughtify!
Without Emily‘s invitation and EmilyHasBooks, I don’t think I ever would have started blogging. It turns out I thoroughly enjoy it and I am forever indebted to Em for giving me this opportunity. That being said, I’ve decided to strike out on my own. I will continue occasionally contributing at EmilyHasBooks, but I’ve started a [...]
Taping and Floating Along
It’s been a month since logging on to the administrator profile for this site, and I’m greatful that my contributors have been holding it together while I’ve been out. Between packing and moving into my first home, I’ve unexpectedly lost my job. My time as of late has been spent scurrying to the local Habitat [...]
So You Value Feminism and Diversity? Prove it!
I read a petition today that was encouraging atheists, skeptics and secular groups to support feminism and diversity. A very worthy cause. I was bothered by something in the intro though, “We’ve chosen to put our names to this petition because we want to respond to a video created by a blogger calling himself Thunderfoot”. No. [...]
Jesus n’ Cider
You have likely heard the story of Jesus miraculously making wine out of water at a wedding party; the supposed event is the first of the “signs” that prove his divinity. What most don’t know is that Biblical scholars still debate whether the story is historical documentation or mere allegory; and some contest that wine [...]
Look Both Ways Before Dating
Normally I post sexuality-related posts on my personal blog, but it’s about time I talked about my sexuality here as well. It’s no secret that I’m bisexual. For those of you not familiar with my story, here’s a brief history. I began to question my sexuality at fifteen. I knew I got the same butterflies when [...]
Shades of Black Atheism
A few months ago I was fortunate enough to have lunch with Mandisa Thomas, the President of Black Nonbelievers. One thing that struck me during and after the lunch was how differently we were raised regarding religion. While my parents felt that heavy indoctrination was proper, Mandisa said that religion just wasn’t that important in her household. [...]
