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Japan was hit yesterday with an 8.9 earthquake — the fifth-strongest earthquake ever recorded by the USGS — followed by more than 50 aftershocks so far, many above 6.0 themselves. Reports are still coming in, but even with Japan’s legendary disaster-preparedness, the death toll steadily climbs, currently estimated at 1,000, including an estimated 300 in [...]
Since Atheists do not believe that God exists, why do approximately 95% of Americans answer yes, when asked if they believe in God? This raises the obvious question: where did the concept of God come from? As I will demonstrate, and suppose that some of you either know or suspect, God is an invention of [...]
The state Board of Pharmacy currently has a rule that any pharmacist can refuse to dispense ‘the morning after pill’ (aka Plan B) as long as there is another pharmacist on duty who will dispense the drug instead. This allows pharmacists who feel that Plan B kills babies (and is therefore immoral) to keep their [...]
For the third year in a row, atheists in Tacoma rallied to raise funds for the Pierce County AIDS Foundation at the annual AIDS Walk. This year, the Tacoma Atheist team raised over $1000 and was among the top 10 fundraising teams! We unfurled our banner, proclaiming our motto, along with health organizations like Planned [...]
October 11th is traditionally GLBT Coming Out Day. My friend suggested that Atheists should adopt this day as well, as we have common causes and concerns. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Coming_Out_Day GLBT folk are encouraged to “‘take your next step’ in living openly and powerfully on October 11th,” and we encourage all non-believers to do the same. How do [...]
Tacoma Atheists was the proud sponsor of the Frost Park Chalk-off #15, over there at Pacific and 9th. It hot and the pavement was baking, but there was some good art to be had, including this mysterious Flying Spaghetti Monster that magically appeared on the pavement… hmmm… must be a MIRACLE. Thanks to RR Anderson [...]
What: NWFC 4th of July Potluck Picnic When: Sunday, July 4, 2010 1:00 PM Where: Ravenna Park, 2000 NE 58th St, Seattle, WA 98105 The Northwest Freethought Coalition (NWFC) is celebrating Independence Day and the arrival of summer with its 5th annual potluck picnic. NWFC group members, friends, and area freethinkers are invited to this [...]
Edwin Kagin, the National Legal Director for American Atheists, will be a guest on the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams this weekend. He will discuss “Chaplains in the workplace.” Mr. Kagin noted: “While not illegal (unless the entity is the government), it is bad business to inject the most divisive issue in the world [...]
Last week right wing wackadoo Glenn Beck spoke out about a scourge taking over the nation’s churches: Social justice. That’s right, social justice. If Jesus ever lived, died, lived again, and then eventually got buried under the Louvre in Paris, he’d be turning over in his grave. Well, Glenn’s about to face the wrath of [...]
For those of you wondering, nonresponsibility isn’t really a word. But then, of course, that’s the least of the Roman Catholic Church’s problems. And it’s always been a problem that went all the way to the top (partly because the Church is a scam, and partly because, in the immortal words of Neo, there is [...]