Apotheosize Me

The question of religious influence in American politics is as old as American politics itself.  In fact, a major pollster says the U.S. is the most religious developed democracy in the world.  Yet most studies of the influence of religion in American politics show that there is no simple ’cause & effect’ relationship; there is no pastoral ‘Red State & Blue State’ equation.  There are vast differences in all facets of the political spectrum, and the degree to which any religion can or does influence any particular political issue is very much subject to individual perception.  By and large, people consider the overall context of an issue as it relates to any given religious concept.  The U.S. is in fact very much a Purple Nation. Read more

Just Tired of the Bullshit

You’ve seen it all over the net; the Christian’s definition of what an atheist is. I’ve read it in Christian literature, even the newest books put out to prop up the failing religious dogma in an attempt to “energize the base.” You’ve got us all wrong, but you don’t care because your depiction of us makes you feel better about yourselves. Read more

Scamming in the Name of God

Perhaps you have received the same email that I was blessed to receive. Jesus said that his disciples would be “fishers of men.” I call this one “Phishing for Men.” Read more

RvF: Progress Report

As most of you know, our project, Reason VS Faith is in development.  How’s it coming along? Great, thanks for asking! The design is moving right along (as some of you that have gotten a sneak peak have seen). Now, I will be concentrating on the inner workings of the site. Here is what we have so far.

There will be two administrators (or moderators, if you will), one for each side of the discussions. We want this site to be as balanced as possible. As the site grows, we will add more moderators.

Each author will have their own RvF email address, so as to not plug up their personal email addresses with site related emails. (Gets annoying, really.  Especially when your name is Darque and you write a post that gets over 45 comments in a night…)

There will be a “Meet the Press” page with the authors’ blurb and a picture, if they wish to have it posted.

What would you like to see? Do you want a forum included in the site? Now is the time to bring up the wishlist!

Charity Requests/Suggestions

TJM is “passing the plate” for the Fallen Patriots fund, a charitable organization that supports the families of deceased veterans. There’s still a couple weeks left in our fund drive, so if the families of our fighting men and women deserve a few of your hard earned dollars (and you want to make it known that Atheists aren’t the cold, heartless bastards we’re portrayed as) please click the widget and send in some cash. We’ll be collecting until the 15th.

Who would YOU like to support? What under-appreciated group deserves a break?

The Red Cross comes to my mind immediately: Find a disaster, big or small, and the betting man says the Red Cross is the first major support organization on scene.

I also support the ACLU, EFF, IAFF, and FOP.

But, I’m asking YOU! Big or small, national or local, let us know!

Atheists Have No Morals

I can follow some religious fundamentalists that claim that atheists have no morals. But only with some interpretation, and only some of the way. Read more

Just Another Salem

This short story has been reprinted here with permission from the author, Chester Smalkowski. For those of you that are not familiar with Chester, he is Nicole’s father. Enjoy and pass it on because the wall must stand! Read more

Coming soon…

You won’t want to miss this, folks! TJM has been in contact with Nicole Smalkowski over the past couple of days and she has decided that she would like to post and share her story with the viewers of TJM! Read more