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Thunderf00t and C0nc0rdance (via Pharyngula) challenge Discovery Institute (our very own ID proponents):

Here’s a great reader contribution to Atheist Revolution: There is historical evidence that John the Baptist existed. The Romans kept meticulous records. But there is no Jesus recorded for historical evidence. Was he a composite of other contemporary Jews? Roman and Hebrew historical records indicate that indeed there was a reformation of Judaism, and the [...]

This blog is directed at ex-Muslims, written by ex-Muslims. This one is for the ex-Muslims out there, the struggling ones, the ones at a cross roads. I left Islam over what ended up being a period of several years. I learned some things in that time, and I’ve learned from the experiences of friends who [...]

From Valerie Tarico: Are you familiar with www.Kiva.org ?  Through local micro-lending agencies, people in developing countries post loan requests—to buy a cow, a sewing machine, fruit to sell, etc.  Anyone can go to the site and choose people to lend to, in increments of $25. Anyhow, the Atheist/Agnostic/Freethinker group has made more loans than [...]

D.J. Grothe talks to Norm Allen about skepticism and black history in this Point of Inquiry podcast. Mr. Allen is the executive director of African Americans for Humanism, an organization concerned with fostering critical thinking, ethical conduct, church-state separation, and skepticism toward untested claims. … Norm Allen discusses black history in the context of science [...]

Thanks to hambydammit for this great post. … Similarly, the threat of hell has no particular weight upon those who do not believe that it exists. Since it is supposedly designed specifically as punishment for the crime of not believing that it exists, we must admit we’re faced with a circular argument. The threat of [...]

From the CFI newsletter. If you think a religious leadership is a good idea, you should read this. The last paragraph kills me. It’s tragic. Life Under the Taiban, by Ophelia Benson, the editor of Butterflies and Wheels and co-author of Does God Hate Women? In February the Pakistani army signed a truce with the [...]

Here is a lovely piece on EbonMusings.com outlining why the problem of evil remains atheism’s most compelling argument. Why, in the face of such overwhelming evidence, do people persist in believing in any god? It doesn’t work in terms of benevolence, free will… anything. Suffering is terrible and random, a fact that is reinforced daily, [...]

I found this wonderful gem on Discover. A Poem Beyond Belief by Phil Plait A is Ad hominem, attacks quite insulting, They may feel good but no good is resulting. B is for Bible, they swear it’s all true, But which version’s right? The Muslim’s, Mormon’s, or Jew’s? C is Creation, 6000 years past; But [...]

HorsesAss comes through with a good one. And I think this guy is THE BEST. This afternoon Barbara from Sammamish mass emailed state legislators, citing a number of Biblical passages, and urging them to “Say NO to same sex marriage” or “be judged for all eternity.”  And to his credit, Rep. Geoff Simpson (D-Covington) was [...]