Reading Time: 2 minutes A draft bill in Montana sponsored by first-term Republican State Sen. Daniel Emrich would effectively destroy science classes throughout the state by requiring them to teach “scientific fact”… and nothing else. Which is the sort of thing you’d propose only if you didn’t understand the meaning of scientific “theory.” LC 2215 claims that “a scientific […]
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Posted inPolitics
Lawmaker sees anti-drag bill, raises with ‘religious indoctrination’ ban
Reading Time: 2 minutes Conservatives in the Nebraska legislature recently proposed a bill, LB 371, that would make it a crime for children to attend a drag show. So progressive senator Megan Hunt is fighting back by amending the anti-drag bill to ban children from attending vacation Bible study or any similar “religious indoctrination” camps. LB 371 is a […]
Posted inLGBTQ
Hate-group leader wants Christian schools to expel children of gay parents
Reading Time: 4 minutes During a recent interview on Liberty Counsel’s “Liberty Pastors” show, the hate-group’s president Mat Staver explained that Christian schools should ban children with gay parents. Why go after the kids? Because exposing other students to well-adjusted and kind classmates with gay parents might lead students to think gay people are well-adjusted and kind… and that […]
Posted inSex & Gender
First Baptist Church in Florida to force members to sign anti-LGBTQ contract
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you want to be a member of the First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, you must believe Jesus died for your sins, that gay people have no business getting married, and that transgender people don’t exist. And, honestly, that first one may be optional based on their new contract. Senior Pastor Heath Lambert says […]
Posted inNews
AAI declares war on Michael Nugent
Reading Time: 5 minutes As expected, the Atheist Alliance International (AAI) Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on January 15 was a self-serving, mutual-back-slapping, rigged gibberish parade. At least, most of it was. The ostensible purpose of the EGM was to decide a roadmap to correct admitted past mistakes, including a lack of transparency. Naturally, they held the EGM in camera. […]
Posted inFree Expression
That which must not be seen
Reading Time: 6 minutes Religious people all over the world insist that their beliefs should control what everyone else can say, look at, or know about. The bargain of civilization means that these taboos can’t be enforceable.
Posted inLaw
Why did a high school let controversial influencer Woah Vicky preach to kids?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Earlier this month, Victoria Rose Waldrip (a.k.a. Woah Vicky, “Atlanta’s new age trap queen”) visited Jonesboro High School in Georgia and preached to the girl’s basketball team. She told them to accept Jesus, promoted her church, told the girls to remain celibate until marriage, and lied about LGBTQ people. When one girl asked her if […]
Posted inHealthcare
Vasectomies are suddenly a hot birth-control option
Reading Time: 4 minutes Why are vasectomies cool again? Since the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year overturned Roe v Wade, a landmark 1973 federal law legalizing abortion nationwide, urologic healthcare providers have reported a sharp uptick in men seeking vasectomies—the male equivalent of women “having their tubes tied.” With more than a dozen states banning abortion outright and […]
Posted inNonreligious News
Black Nonbelievers president tries to dodge allegations using ties to well-known atheists
Reading Time: 4 minutes Things took an ugly turn for Black Nonbelievers (BN), Inc. before the year was out. In December 2022, five affiliate organizers resigned as leaders. Unfortunately, BN’s president, Mandisa Thomas, became embroiled in misconduct allegations, including claims of unethical behavior, abuse of power towards BN members, and manipulation and coercion of others. On the evening of […]
Posted inWar and Peace
So this is 90 seconds to midnight
Reading Time: 4 minutes On January 24, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists officially moved the hands on the Doomsday Clock, which for three quarters of a century has been used to depict humanity’s risk of global disaster from nuclear war. When the clock was first launched, on the cover of the June […]