Thank God for Atheists

Headlines, News, etc.

•   McCain says Iran doesn't share our "Judea-Christian" values. Thanks Captain Obvious. They're Muslim, you stupid sod.

•   U. of California to Christian Applicants: No science credit for that Creation crap they taught you in Christian school

•   To beat extremism we must dissolve religious groups. That's what the UK says, anyway.

•   Smart people are more likely Atheist. It's not elitist. It's evidence, and the conclusion follows logically from the evidence.

•   Thomas Jefferson cut and pasted the bible into his own version. He was a skeptic until the very end. Nice read.
•   if Atheists were like christians. Funny comic.

•   A T-shirt Every atheist should own. :)

•   Scientists say a fossil of a four-legged fish sheds new light on the process of evolution. Of course we already knew this.
•   Pen and Teller on creationism. They're quick to call bullshit.

•   60% of republicans believe the World is only 10,000 years old Thank you Gallup. You show how dumb America is.

•   What? some atheists believe in a higher power? You're doing it wrong.

•   We don't know if Jesus rode the dinosaurs.

•   Extinct Tree From Christ's Time Rises From the Dead. Their headline, not mine. Nevertheless, VERY cool.

•   Homosexuality may persist because the associated genes convey surprising advantages on homosexuals' family members.
•   A new study shows that people with higher intelligence are less likely to believe in God. No shit.

•   Conversations with a modern creationist Not all scientists are rational, apparently.

•   Evolutionary study of E. Coli This is an amazing read.

•   Marine who was handing out "christian coins" was removed from duty.

•   Marines are pushing Christianity over in the middle east. what?
•   A still-uncontacted tribe of indians lives between the borders of Brazil and Peru. Check out the amazing picture.

•   Remember that schoolboy? The one who called $cientology a cult? He's not going to court after all.
•   British lawmakers voted against a bid to ban the creation of animal-human embryos for medical research. Interesting. This opens some new areas of research I'm sure.

•   Kid taken to court for calling Scientology a "Cult". Seriously?

•   Megachurch pastor in Texas caught in sex sting

•   Denmark and Germany are going to ban crosses in schools and in courts! Progressive thinking? No. Common sense.
•   The bible is not a book of science says the pope's astronomer!

•   academic freedom eh? Sounds more like state-sponsored suppression of scientific research.
•   Evolution occurs in the London underground. We win. Again. (we still have the bones to prove it)

•   Anonymous atheist complaint box. Hilarious.
•   Anonymous christian complaint box. Hilarious.

•   Girl Dies After Parents Pray for Healing Instead of Seeking Medical Help

•   Religious churn. Shows which religions people are switching to in America. "Unaffiliated" is growing. Fast.
•   Germany shuts down school after they found out it was run by the church of $cientology.
•   America is losing its religion!

•   Apparently, some people REALLY love Optimus Prime.

•   Offensive light switch. I almost couldn't bring myself to post this.
•   one way ticket to hell.

•   Who shot Osama?

•   Elephants are evolving Males with bigger tusks are being poached leaving more smaller-tusked males to reproduce. Tusks are getting smaller!

•   New findings confirm Darwin's theory. Evolution is deterministic, not random.
•   Christmas or Lord of the rings?
•   Truly funny bumper stickers. Just the top 50

•   Map of religions in the United States

•   Pastor ate children's hearts thinking it would grant him magical powers. What the hell?
•   The Religious views of the origin of the universe

•   Huckabee wants to amend the Constitution to be more in line with "God's Standards"
•   Academics at La Sapienza University in Rome are offended by the Pope's document stating that the inquisition of Galileo was "just". Pope then admits Earth is NOT stationary.
•   Pope caught orchestrating church pedophile coverup. Is he infallible now?

•   Quotes from Christian chat rooms. Funny and infuriating all at the same time. My personal fave: "What does a functioning brain have to do with the Bible?"

•   Islamic extremists have created "no-go" areas across Britain where it is too dangerous for non-Muslims to enter, one of the Church of England's most senior bishops warns today.

•   Mother kills her 4 children because they were "possessed by demons."
•   Senator's Inquiry Into Mega-Church Money Hypocrisy Sparks Church-State Showdown
•   Artwork depicting Jesus with an erect penis is causing outrage among Christians.

•   Schools in 12 counties in Florida won't be teaching Evolution. At all.

•   Missouri judge halts public school distribution of Bibles to 5th graders, claims that one of the effects is "promotion of Christianity." Gee, you think?
•   The Creation Museum Report. Old, but still pretty funny.
•   "Science is not a fact," claims a Florida school board member. Stupidy, on the other hand....
•   44% of non-church-going Americans say "Christians get on my nerves," says USA Today. 72% believe churches are "full of hypocrites." We are not alone.
•   A Catholic Chicago Sun-Times reader points out the hypocrisy and ignorance in the "Golden Compass" boycott.

•   What religion were they? Find out what your favorite superhero's religion would have been.