It's almost uncomfortable to watch all of these people trying in vain to answer the question of "If abortion was illegal, what should be done about women who violate this law?". One woman simply wanted women who have had these abortions to feel bad about it. Well, I'm not aware of any woman who has exercised this option who did not at least wrestle with the decision. Many women i know are still upset by the ...

This one is from Atheist Media Blog. Considering how terrible rap is these days, I'm sure if there was hell, that's what would be playing. Is it just me or did the good old days of rap end when it started involving lots of money? ...

Simon was one of the first people to write to me about his story, and was one of the inspiration behind this whole "atheist life"section. I wanted to understand what it was like growing up in Northern Ireland. Here's his story: For 18 years of my life, I lived in Northern Ireland. Most people don't even know that Northern Ireland is a wholly different country to Ireland. For a seemingly small piece of land ...

I've been getting a lot of emails with people wanting to share their stories of atheism. I want to make sure that every single one of them gets enough time and exposure for people to really sink their teeth into these stories. I am amazed at just how open, trusting and honest all of you have been in telling us about your lives. It is this kind of attitude and behavior that makes me truly believe that human ...

As some of you may know, I decided to invite all of you to share their stories about being an atheist. I hate to admit it, but my own story is just not that interesting. Atheist parents and their wisdom to let me chose for myself what I would believe made my the man I am today. But not every atheist life is as plain. I think there are compelling stories that have yet to be told, and this new section is inte ...

I want to send out a clear message today about the Catholic Church. I know that many Catholics are feeling persecuted, brow beaten and tired of all of the bad press they've been getting recently. It doesn't help matters when your Pope quotes a Byzantine Emperor who claimed that Islam was spread by holy war. If you think that's bad, you need to sit down to hear this staggeringly horrible piece of news: Pope ...

A couple of podcasts ago, I asked my listeners to send in their mailbag questions, and invariably, a vast majority of the responders sent in not only a question, but also a little blurb about their own experiences in the sectarian world. I found all of them to be compelling, and I've realized that Atheism isn't only about my story, but the story of every person that's ever chosen not to believe. I'm asking ...

Ryan sent me this link from The Daily Dish, which I found more than a little disturbing. It's a lawsuit brought on by 35 people that were abused by their priests who are suing the Catholic Church for using their remote villages as a dumping ground for pedophiles. The suit numbers more than 300 victims, the majority of which happened between the 1960's and 70's. It seems as though these locations were target ...

This video, from Crooks and Liars, sums up nicely what kind of man Rick Warren is. At first you might be outraged that he is inspired by Nazi Germany to get his followers to be as dedicated as they were. He defends this statement only by saying that Hitler is the personification of Evil, and to him, it's enough. No further discussion needed. What Rick doesn't realize, and what most people seem to forget, is ...

There's a secretive branch of the Catholic churches court called the Apostolic Penitentiary that has everyone talking these days. It dates back to the 11th century, and oversees issues involving the forgiveness of serious sin. Since Catholicism places so much importance on the forgiveness of sin, there had to be a list of the worst ones, had who could forgive them. Since this is a fairly ancient organizatio ...