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Was “Burn a Koran” pastor arrested for child pornography?

August 25, 2010 23 Comments

The big buzz on the Internet today is the claim that Terry Jones of Dove World Outreach Center was arrested on charges of child pornography. True? False?

The First Separation of Church and State in America

August 25, 2010 No Comment

Despite today’s “founded as a Christian Nation” rhetoric, the American history of separating church and state begins over 100 years before the Revolutionary War.

Westboro Baptist Church members get harassed for a change

August 24, 2010 Comments Off

This is a refreshingly awesome video. And it illustrates a well-known fact: for some ideas, ridicule is the only appropriate response. (via Daily What)

Arkansas settles with Freethinkers on solstice display

August 24, 2010 3 Comments

In 2008, the Arkansas Freethinkers requested space at the State Capitol for a solstice display, alongside religious displays. They were refused. They sued; now a settlement is proposed.

American Humanist Association Decries Stem Cell Research Ruling

August 24, 2010 No Comment

Federally funded stem cell research is now on hold, as judge rules funding of stem cell research violates a federal ban on taxpayer dollars going towards the destruction of embryos.

Another stupid, baseless argument against gay marriage

August 24, 2010 Comments Off

This is certainly a new one. Marriage is about the economy, stupid! More than 28 percent of households headed by single women and 13.8 percent of households headed by single men were poor in 2008, compared with just 5.5 percent of married-couple households, according to the University of Michigan’s National Poverty Center. Patrick Fagan of the [...]

Humanists announce formation of new institute dedicated to ethics

August 23, 2010 No Comment

Brandishing a statement of “Neo-Humanist” values, a group of leaders in the humanist movement has established a new non-profit aiming to re-humanize secularism.

Retribution attack costs father of human rights defender his eye

August 23, 2010 No Comment

Two men physically attacked the family of a prominent humanist and human rights defender in Mbaise, Nigeria on August 4, apparently in retribution for his work.

American Atheists on Koran-burning: Books are for reading, not burning. Try these!

August 23, 2010 1 Comment

An Atheist advocacy group today denounced plans by a Florida Christian group to hold a mass burning of the Qu’ran to mark the 9-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, recommending instead a reading list.