Well, this sure sounds constitutional… Jesus or jail? Alabama town offers options for serving time If you’re charged with a nonviolent crime in one Alabama town, you might just have the chance to pray it all away. Starting this week, under a new program called Operation ROC (Restore Our Community), local judges in Bay Minette, [...]

Alabama governor’s remarks on non-Christians raise eyebrows On the day of his swearing-in, Alabama Republican Gov. Robert J. Bentley  raised concern among the state’s non-Christians by declaring that people who had not accepted Jesus Christ were not his brothers and sisters. Speaking to a large crowd Monday at Montgomery’s Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church [...]

…and god told them to be ironic. Lawsuit threatened over atheist councilman in NC Bothwell’s detractors are threatening to take the city to court for swearing him in, even though the state’s antiquated requirement that officeholders believe in God is unenforceable because it violates the U.S. Consititution. “The question of whether or not God exists [...]

Recession, religion’s one enemy (well, besides logic.. reason..  science.. etc) Church camps closing amid declining use, economy GALLANT, Ala. — Camp Sumatanga has meant Bible stories and softball games for generations of Methodist families. Young and old alike come to the old church retreat for renewal in its quiet coves and chapels. Today, though, the [...]

Oppose the Creation of Spiritual Heritage Week Action Alert: Oppose the Creation of Spiritual Heritage Week Today, Rep. Randy Forbes of Virginia, the Founder and Chairman of the Congressional Prayer Caucus, and twenty-four other members of the House of Representatives, co-sponsored a resolution in Congress that would “affirm the rich spiritual and religious history of [...]

Atheist Revival in Arkansas Hard to say what was more remarkable about the resolution that was read into the record and referred to committee Wednesday by a member of the 87th Arkansas General Assembly. The resolution itself: HJR 1009: AMENDING THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION TO REPEAL THE PROHIBITION AGAINST AN ATHEIST HOLDING ANY OFFICE IN THE CIVIL [...]

Suit against God thrown out over lack of address LINCOLN, Neb. – A judge has thrown out a Nebraska legislator’s lawsuit against God, saying the Almighty wasn’t properly served due to his unlisted home address. State Sen. Ernie Chambers filed the lawsuit last year seeking a permanent injunction against God. He said God has made [...]

When Atheists Attack By Sam Harris Let me confess that I was genuinely unnerved by Sarah Palin‘s performance at the Republican convention. Given her audience and the needs of the moment, I believe Governor Palin’s speech was the most effective political communication I have ever witnessed. Here, finally, was a performer who—being maternal, wounded, righteous [...]

 Atheist Soldier Says Army Punished Him TOPEKA, Kan. – A soldier claimed Wednesday that his promotion was blocked because he had claimed in a lawsuit that the Army was violating his right to be an atheist. Attorneys for Spc. Jeremy Hall and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation refiled the federal lawsuit Wednesday in Kansas City, [...]

Hahaha, this was pretty funny, even though it probably wasn’t intended to be. Let us bow our heads in thanks for atheists The re-awakening of atheism in America is going to make for some very interesting times. Leaders of the Christian Right have spent years trying to cast themselves as the voiceless victims in a [...]