Open Thread: Feedback on The Aura of Infallibility
About two weeks ago, the following comment was posted on the thread "The Aura of Infallibility" by one of the Christians whom I originally quoted in that post. There were some other discussions going...
View ArticleFrom the Mailbag: Atheists in the Closet
As much effort as we freethinkers put into making atheism a viable and socially accepted option, it's important to remember that it's still a difficult feat to extricate oneself from religion when...
View ArticleFrom the Mailbag: Racist Loonball Edition
Every so often, I get a letter I just have to share - whether because it's so eloquent and insightful that I want more people to read it, or because the author deserves to be roundly mocked by as many...
View ArticleAn Unserious Response to the Theist's Guide
I've received another response to my essay on Ebon Musings, "The Theist's Guide to Converting Atheists", which challenges theists to explain what they would accept as proof that their religious beliefs...
View ArticleThe Catholic Church Asks Me for Money
One of the downsides of giving money to charity is that some of the groups I give to resell their donors' names and addresses. As a result, I get an amazing quantity of mail, most from groups I've...
View ArticleTwo Responses to the Theist's Guide
Earlier this month, Greta Christina published a piece on AlterNet, based on my essay "The Theist's Guide to Converting Atheists", that listed things that would convince her of God's existence. She also...
View ArticleAnother Response to the Theist's Guide
I've received another response to my essay "The Theist's Guide to Converting Atheists". This response, which can be viewed here, comes by way of an author calling himself Roq. I am, at heart, a simple...
View ArticleFrom the Mailbag: Atheism in Nigeria
I've said in the past that the internet is an incredibly beneficial invention for atheists, since it provides a truly global platform for speech. Sometimes, you get a potent reminder of just how true...
View ArticleFrom the Mailbag: Deconversion Saturday
Out of all the correspondence I get, occasionally there's a letter which repays, many times over, all the effort I've put into writing for my websites. This is one of them, which I'm sharing with the...
View ArticleFrom the Mailbag: Deconversion Saturday
It's not every day that I get awesome letters like the one I posted last Saturday, but this makes two weeks in a row now. If this keeps up, I may have to make it a regular feature! This letter is from...
View ArticleFrom the Mailbag: Shedding the Burden of Suffering
Earlier this week, I got a lengthy letter whose author gave me permission to share it with you: Dear Ebonmusings: I gave a glimpse to your musing about the carrot and the stick - I didn't expect it to...
View ArticleGot a Question for Penn Jillette?
If you've read Penn Jillette's new book God, No! and want to ask him something about it - or if you just have a general question you've been dying to ask him - then this is your lucky day! My...
View ArticleFrom the Mailbag: Deconverting from Hinduism
Living in a culture where Christianity is the dominant religion, I don’t often come into contact with former Hindus or ex-members of other Eastern faiths. But there are atheists in every culture and...
View ArticleAnswering an 11-Year-Old Christian
Last week, this comment was left on an older post. I wouldn’t normally approve proselytizing like this, but since the author identifies himself as an 11-year-old homeschooler, I decided to give it a...
View ArticleI Get Religious Mail: Help Us Solve This Problem We Created
As I’ve written before, I get a huge quantity of junk mail from charities begging for money, some of which are religious. (Poor targeting.) Lately, I’ve gotten several of these come-ons in a row, and...
View ArticleDawkins Needs Better Defenders
This week, I published a column in the Guardian arguing that Richard Dawkins’ sexism is overshadowing his contributions to the atheist movement. It got, shall we say, a large reaction. But not all...
View ArticleI Get Religious Mail: Help the Jews, Emphasis on Jews
Here’s the latest in the list of mistargeted religious solicitations I’ve gotten in the mail. As you can see, the back of the envelope contains an endorsement from Pat Boone (this Pat Boone), which...
View ArticleI Get Religious Mail: If Wishes Were Airplanes
Most of the religious charity solicitation letters that I get have identifiable humanitarian aims, as much as I might disagree with the religious message those aims are wrapped up in. But that isn’t...
View ArticleYou Got Your Ideology in My Atheism!
My column in the Guardian this week about atheism and social justice got a lot of comments – over 2900 at the time I’m writing this – and most of them were what you’d expect, both for the better and...
View ArticleThe Cognitive Dissonance of Pro-LGBT Christians
My post last week asking LGBT people and allies why they still consider themselves Christian touched off a firestorm. Both in the comments here and on Twitter, I got a flood of responses from liberal...
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