Google Reader

Image via WikipediaI have started using Google Reader so that I can more efficiently read all the different blogs that I love. Not only is it really easy to use, but it also makes it easy for me to find new blogs that I am interested in. I hope that this will save me a lot of time so that I have more time to blog, twitter, and research while I am online.

With all this new efficiency I added several blogs to my reading list. So, I thought that this would be a good time to share the atheist blogs that I currently subscribe to with all of you. Feel free to recommend others that you think I should be reading. I am sure that I am missing out on some real gems and I don't want to be.

1azy lizzie's blog
A Division by Zer0
Almost Diamonds
anatheist.net
Atheist Ethicist
Atheist Haven
Atheist Nation
Atheist Revolution
Bad Astronomy
Chicken Girl
Daylight Atheism
Deep Thoughts
Evolved and Rat/i/onal
Ex Christian
Exsisto Sane
Friendly Atheist
i get pissed
irReligion
Oz Atheist's Weblog
Pharyngula
Protium the Heathen
Radical Atheist
Sean the Blogonaut
The Atheist Blogger
The Good Atheist
The Summer Squirrel
Ungodly Cynic

The War on Supidity

Image via Wikipedia"if there were no god, there would be no atheists" That is the quote that I woke up to yesturday morning. I spent most of the day thinking about it and reading tweets in reply to that comment.

The stupidity behind that comment is very evident and can be shown if you just replace the word "god" with "Santa" and "atheist" with "people who don't believe in Santa" as StyxMaker on twitter did.

This however is not the reason for this post, it is just the back story. I am writing because I hate stupidity. I realize that everyone in their lifetime is going to have a stupid moment, that isn't what I am talking about. I am talking about people that even after they are shown a heaping pile of evidence they stick their fingers in their ears and close their eyes. These kind of people will never change their minds about what they believe and they are just dragging down anyone that is willing to listen to them. If it were just adults that were in danger of being stupid it would be one thing, but they are teaching children. At first it is just ignorance on the part of the children that they follow in the footsteps of their parent, but later on when they are presented with the facts of reality they turn and head in to the black hole of stupidity and that is when it is dangerous. Problems like this one occur or this one and pretty soon you realize that your living in a place controlled by stupid people with no immediate future of changing. This is why stupidity much be combated every time it shows itself.

Instruction Manual for Life

This is a video that was posted over at exchristian.net. Enjoy!

AFA Takes On Pepsi

Pepsi upsets the American Family Association (AFA). The saga begins with Pepsi donating $500,000 to Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. AFA counters with the following letter:

Recently we noticed that PepsiCo gave a $500,000 donation to Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. We were indeed surprised by PepsiCo’s support of the homosexual group. It would appear to us that PepsiCo would not involve itself in a political and culture war, especially supporting an organization seeking to redefine marriage and family.

We ask PepsiCo to remain neutral in this culture war, neither supporting nor opposing the homosexual agenda.

We would like to discuss this matter with PepsiCo. Would you have a representative of PepsiCo contact us?

Pepsi then put the AFA in their place with their response:

I’m responding to your letter to our Chairman. In 2008, the PepsiCo Foundation awarded a grant to Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays to support a national program specifically designed for workplace environments.

The initiative seeks to promote further understanding and equality in the places where people spend much of their time at work.

Among the values promoted by the PepsiCo Foundation is ensuring a work environment that is respectful and where associates are valued for their contributions. I hope this helps clarify this grant by the PepsiCo Foundation.

Now the AFA is asking their sheep herds to boycott Pepsi as well as call Pepsi to inform them of their decision. I sure hope that Pepsi is just having them leave a message so they don't have to really listen to the hoards of religious anti-gay nuts.

We all know that the AFA really doesn't want Pepsi to remain neutral in this cultural war that they are constantly fueling, but if they said that then their true bigot stripes would show. I also like how the AFA called this a "condescending letter" nothing that Pepsi said was condescending they just supported their position and stood up the the AFA.

Wasted Time

I was thinking today about how wonderful my Christmas vacation was, I did what I wanted when I wanted. As I went back to work I heard so many people say that they had worked on Church Christmas parties and plays practically the whole break and didn't get to do things they really wanted to do.

I still look back and think about how much time I wasted and how many opportunities I may have missed out on because of religious activities. I know that if I had been able to work on Sunday's throughout high school I would have been able to make a lot more money to put towards college and other things that I wanted. I also would have qualified for a promotion and pay increase earlier.

Of course, at the time I didn't realize that I was wasting my time. I was brainwashed enough to think that by sacrificing my time to serve God I would be rewarded. I also did have fun socializing with all my friends during religious activities.

Even since I have come out to everyone as an atheist I have gone to a few religious activities because I didn't really want to rock the boat. Well, as another new year resolution I am not going to go to any religious activity that I don't want to. I feel that by going to religious activities now I am not only doing something I don't want to do I also giving false hope the Christians in my family. I really don't want to make them think that a sermon is going to change my mind.

Two More Atheists!

My husband and I adopted two cats from the Humane Society today. They both seem to be enjoying their new home.



This one is Apollo, he is a year old and very playful. He can catch toys between his paws and bat them back.


This is Gemini. She is about 6 years old and very laid back and quiet. Since we've got home she has been hiding under the couch. I am sure once she is comfortable she will come out.

I am so glad that we got a two cats and even though it is a little more difficult to bring both home at the same time I am glad that we did. They had both been at the shelter for a few months so it was about time that they got a nice home.

Christians Leaving Public Schools

One News Now is reporting that Christians are being urged to leave the public school system.

This sounds like a pretty good idea for a variety of reasons. First off, we might actually be able to teach real science in the classroom without them butting in and wanting their pseudoscience Intelligent Design BS given equal time.

Second, there might actually be a real sex ed section in health class that hasn't been watered down by the religious nuts who think that abstinence only education actually works. It is about time that public schools taught teens about STDs and how to protect themselves. This education is critical because, as all of us rational people know, many teens are having sex.

Third, classes could have honest discussions about social issues such as homosexuality, assisted suicide, and abortion, among others, without it turning into a argument of what each students invisible friend thinks about the issue.

There are only a few draw backs that I am seeing to this whole plan. First, the fact that public schools wouldn't get as much money because their student population would decrease. Also, since there wouldn't be as much money or student there would be a lot of teachers out of jobs. Although, many of the Christian teachers may go to Christian school since they would be in need of more brainwashers so maybe it would all sort of even out.

What do you think?

New Year Goals

This is the first year that I am completely out as an Atheist and I am not going to hide anymore. For the last year or so I have just kept my mouth closed when the topic of religion has come up in conversations. Also, when situations made me uncomfortable I kept quiet and in doing that I have given religion the respect that it doesn't deserve. It is time to stand up for what I believe and tell people that they don't have the right to trample over my freedoms because of their beliefs.

Another goal that I have set for myself is to read a lot more. My husband and I have a bookshelf that is filled with books that I would love to read but I just haven't taken the time to do so. Most of the books are about atheism and would really help we when writing blog posts and when debating Christians. There are also books on evolution, which is a subject that I know very little about and really wish that I knew more.

If anyone would like to share their goals for this new year I would love to know them. Happy new years everyone!

Intense Debate

I have been noticing that a lot of my favorite blogs have been using Intense Debate, so I decided it was time to hop on the band wagon. I like the format and I think that it will bring a little more traffic to this lonely blog. I hope that those of you who do comment like it and if you have any problems please send me an e-mail.