This idiot epitomizes the christian fundamentalist thinking prevalent in America today. She and her ilk are systematically driving this this country into ruin by forcing their iron age bible thumping “morals” on the rest of us. (1:40)

Her hypocrisy, hatred and bigotry are apparently common among “true” christians, and she is why I do what I do, why I speak up, why I am intolerant to her cultivated ignorance and arrogant stupidity. This is why we need to come together and find common ground, to find a way to stand up and speak out against blatant bigotry, ignorance, the muddied mess of church and state, and our basic Constitutional rights.

I’ve been an atheist for around 8 years, most of which I’ve spent in the religious closet, so to speak. Before that, I was an agnostic, searching constantly for answers but not positive that there wasn’t some kind of god out there that created everything.

In all that time, I kept my godlessness relatively private, telling very few people. Mainly I wanted to avoid confrontation. I didn’t really know how to debate or defend myself, so I felt it was a personal issue and kept it to myself.

In the last 8 years though, I’ve watched this poor country polarize itself in politics and religion to an alarming degree and wallow in gross ignorance. I’ve realized relatively recently that being in the closet wasn’t helping anything.

I couldn’t be myself when talking to people because being a skeptical atheist is a huge part of my life. I guess when I fully and finally sloughed off the dead weight of god, religion and superstitions, I also lost a large part of the foundation of my belief system. It really rocked me. I realized a lot of what I believed was nonsense and lies.

So I’ve had to rebuild what I believe in, my atheist worldview, so to speak.

The thing is, being in the religious closet has only served to isolate me from other people of like mind, as well as keep ideas limited to just what I read or experience personally. Then I discovered the atheist and skeptical world. I realized I wasn’t alone, and I finally came out of the damned closet. Read more…

This will inspire you. It sure inspired me. 40 inspirational speeches in 2 minutes and 15 seconds. Let me know what you think of it.

I wrote a transcript because it’s so awesome: Read more…

I’m sure you’ve heard of this insidious law in Kentucky, by now. State Rep. Tom Riner, a southern baptist minister, tucked a provision in a homeland security bill in 2006 that lawmakers overwhelmingly approved.

Apparently you don’t need intelligence or common sense to hold a government position in America these days. You certainly don’t have to adhere to the Constitution or the Bill of Rights.

The statement begins, “The safety and security of the Commonwealth cannot be achieved apart from reliance upon almighty god.”  Basically, Homeland Security’s religious duties come before everything else, including how to spend the millions of dollars ($28 million this year) they get from the federal government and whatever possible threats they might think they have in the middle of nowhere. Read more…

An amusing cartoon about a serious topic:

Women can’t make their own decisions according to Bill Napoli in South Dakota. This funny shirt is very helpful for all of us poor females that can’t think for ourselves. You can get the t-shirt here.

And a serious comparison about outgoing president Bush and Osama bin Laden. Remember him? Read more…