The world is changing, but this isn't a fact that pleases the Catholic Church too much. Concerned their ability to dictate the lives of their fellow human beings is waning, the Pope recently addressed his fellow Catholics to wish them a joyous Christmas, and attempted to convince the world that two dudes trying to marry one another was a threat to world peace, and goes against nature (kind of like celibacy, ...

What do you do when your copy of Penn Jillette's "Every Day is an Atheist Holiday" gets defaced by a religious prick co-worker? Well, you write them a letter letting them know how shitty a person they are! An open letter to the passive-aggressive, sanctimonious jerk who defaced my private property: To begin, the mere assumption that I am an atheist because I read a book with the same word in the title is a ...

This week, I offer my list of the 11 worst quotes from public figures regarding the politicisation of the Sandy Hook killings. Also on the show, we contemplate the future, how justice in America has two tiers, and what are some of the causes of these types of mass murders. ...

There's no denying it: the UK is afraid of free speech. With their ridiculous libel laws, scientists are routinely brought to trial for exposing quacks and frauds. Ben Goldacre, author of the book Bad Science has spent a considerable amount of his own money defending himself from England's ridiculous legal system. While the country claims to give its citizens freedom of speech, in reality their rights are ' ...

You know what's great about being an 'Intelligent Design' scientist? You get to save all of the money you would normally be spending on electron microscopes, computers, DNA sequencing machines or a host of other expensive equipment. Why bother to invest in technology when your premise is the world of make-believe is more real than the physical one? The only 'equipment' you need is a lab coat, a Bible, and a ...

I don't often get trolled, but when I do, it's usually something epic. Take this "Marcus" character for instance: he commented on an article I wrote about a ridiculous book written called The Pink Swastika, by a religious fundy who claims Hitler and his thugs were actually a gang of 'homofascists', intent on corrupting the world with their 'gayness'. This revisionist history completely ignores the fact that ...

Working on the Bible Stories book has made me realize it's categorically impossible to gloss the horror out of these stories. The proof? Just watch this kid's Bible cartoon, and just how creepy it is. For the love of their provincial god Yahweh, they wrote a song about Isaac being bound up and prepared to be killed for some imaginary friend. Yeah, i'd imagine a kid having some pretty serious nightmare and t ...

So, this is obviously meant to appeal to hard-core fans who would kill for the chance to have a limited edition Good Atheist mug. It will be given randomly to anyone who asks a question for The Essentials DVD mailbag. You're allowed to ask anything you want, so don't be shy. Trust me, this mug is awesome and you want to try and win this thing. So ask away, folks! ...

What's better than a bunch of white, middle class yahoos singing rap lyrics? How about a rap about how God needs you to give him 10 percent of your income, even if it means not buying your groceries or paying your rent? "Before I buy groceries or pay the rent, I've got to give God his full 10 percent, He gives me a Hundred and I give him back ten and I'm blessed all day from beginning to end Why does God ne ...

Every religion claims to be the one and only truth, but when confronted with conflicting reality, their true colors really come out. Faith is actually a fragile thing: it persists due to ignorance, and is fueled by a raw hatred of anything contrary to its pathetic narrative. Nowhere is this more true than with Islam. This religion is possibly the most insecure religion of them all. Dissent is not tolerated, ...