Atheist Sci Fi Poll

Sam Harris on Real Time with Bill Maher

Bus driver suspended over atheist ad

An Iowan bus drive has been suspended for refusing to drive a bus that was displaying an atheist bus ad. It is nice to hear that, in this economy, some people are comfortable enough to get right up and walk off the job.
“Angela Shiel was suspended on Monday after she refused to drive a bus [...]

The True Core Of The Jesus Myth – Christopher Hitchens

Not my words, but I agree with Hitch on most points. I don’t think, however, that the convoluted cobbling together of disjointed story points leads necessarily to any sort of an historic figure as a basis. Those can can easily be attributed to multiple traditions existing before the writing of the first gospel story, [...]

Ricky Gervais on Atheism

That Mitchell and Webb Look: Proof of No God

Say Amen for Brother Sam

If you’re in the Minneapolis/St Paul area, head down to Sweeney’s Saloon on Saturday night to see Brother Sam Singleton Atheist Evangelist. He will be performing his 2 act play, Patriarch’s and Penises. It promises to be a religious experience! See the play that was too scandalous for Minnesota Atheists!
And check out an interview with [...]

Carnival of The Godless 119

Check out the Carnival of the Godless #119 over at the Sunny Skeptic. It’s a nice compilation of some of the best of freethough blogging, including at ariticle the the Universal Heretic.

Hitchens and Blackwell on Hardball

Rachel Weisz to play Hypatia of Alexandria

Rachel Weisz is slated to play legendary atheist and defender of knowledge, Hypatia of Alexandria in an upcoming bio pic. How cool is that? Very cool, that’s how cool. The movie will be called Agora and is slated for a December 2009 release.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia_of_Alexandria
Hypatia of Alexandria: Defender of Reason