Best part of the video: when he called Barack Obama "Super Jesus". ...

It can't be a normal day without some religious organization trying to censor the materials their flock is exposed to. Today's unreasonable ban comes from Hasidic Jews in Israel who want to ban or heavily restrict the Internet for their congregation. Although I'm not surprised these religious idiots would be so scared by the information super highway (remember when we all called it that?), I do find it tell ...

We've done a lot of podcasts on the subject of abortion in the last few months; with Tim Tebow's Super bowl ad to the murder of Dr. George Tiller, the controversy surrounding abortion never goes away. Last show we did, a fan emailed me saying his girlfriend had been upset from listening to the casualness and callousness we displayed when talking about it. Apparently, not having a vagina means you can't prop ...

It's not often I'm in agreement with believers regarding religious education, but I have to admit that I found myself partial to the arguments of one William Ingram. In this National Post article, Ingram argues Biblical illiteracy is something to be combated. I agree; there's no better way to be an atheist than by carefully studying the Bible. It's also extremely necessarily to have Bible literacy, as Ingra ...

Wow, now I know I've made the claim religiosity doesn't make you more moral (and often makes you more racist), but I barely qualify as edutainment, and absolutely no one should ever take me too seriously. How fucking crazy controversial is this study? Religious folks are going to lose their minds over this! Is it wrong I'm secretly happy and feel vindicated for every time some religious douchebag tried to t ...

Welcome back to another episode of the Good Atheist. I’m in Calgary, Alberta for a few weeks, which means the amazing Carisa Hendrix will be on hand to help me record the show. This week, we talk about the Vatican forbidding priests from marrying people at sea, why young people aren’t as religious as their parents, and why Atheists are apparently “brainwashed”. ...

Man, I hate the accusation that just because I don't believe in a sky-deity I suddenly don't possess any morals whatsoever. Who decided the only way to "be good" was by blindly accepting the moral edicts of a 6000 year old manuscript? Did everyone suddenly forget the fact things were pretty fucked up back then? What parts of the Bible are still moral by today's standards? How about selling your daughter int ...

I need to get my hands on this book: Apparently a publishing company in India released a book with a picture of Jesus holding a beer and a cigarette in the state of Meghalaya in India. Government officials have been busy confiscating all the textbooks, and making sure everyone know just how offensive this is. Personally I want to ask why they included this awesome image. Was this an accident, or a hilarious ...

Perhaps it can be said at one particular time (although I'm unaware of exactly when), religion offered a way for individuals to feel some degree of community with others who did not share any direct family lineage. Whatever advantage religion conferred to our ancient ancestors, the inevitable tendency for religionists to favor only those with precisely the same belief as them has fostered some of the most g ...

When you think about the sexual revolution of the 60's, what is the first thing that comes to mind? I usually picture a bunch of hippy chicks burning their bras and having crazy orgies, but only because I watch way too much old school porn. Of course, not everyone associates the sexual liberation with the wonderful "imagery" of peace and love. Take Bishop Walter Mixa for example; he recently stated the abus ...