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While a crowd of Muslims protested outside a Melbourne convention for atheists, JMG reader Gregory kissed his partner as abuse rained down. From his blog: Michael and I spent the weekend a the Global Atheist Convention, our minds have been stimulated and pushed in all sorts of directions. It was simply brilliant. During the lunch break a small group of …

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A banner promoting atheism was stolen less than 48 hours after being placed in an Illinois public park alongside other signage promoting Easter. “It is so dismaying to see mob rule prevail,” said Annie Laurie Gaylor, FFRF co-president. “This vandalism amounts to censorship and suppression of minority viewpoints.” City officials have said they are treating the park as a public …

Andrew Sullivan today on Face The Nation: “What has happened since 1960 is that organized groups, like the Southern Baptist Council and other religious groups, have in fact become self-consciously political. They have become fused with one political party, the Republican Party — a party that is now defined by a particular religious faith, evangelicalism or far-right Catholic hierarchy. And …

John Blake writes for CNN: Those who argue against Jesus’ existence make some of these points: 1) The uncanny parallels between pagan stories in the ancient world and the stories of Jesus. 2) No credible sources outside the Bible say Jesus existed. 3) The Apostle Paul never referred to a historical Jesus. Price, author of “Deconstructing Jesus,” says the first-century …

Artist Crispin Jago has also done pieces on Islam and Judaism.

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This sign has gone viral in the past couple of days and has even appeared on Glenn Beck’s “news” site The Blaze: While the message may be a tough pill to swallow for some Christians who believe that non-belief is a tragic societal occurrence — even more tragic than Christians behaving badly — Kay Pettygrove, an administrator at the church, …

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The Friendly Atheist, who is not a fan of the campaign, quotes the University of Texas San Antonio group: “The point is not to hand out porn, but rather the primary purpose is to get people to come talk to us so we can get our message out,” Kyle Bush, the group’s president, said. “We want to spread atheism and …

If you want mythological figures on your Capital One card, there are dozens of preapproved images to select from. But you want the simple stylized letter “A” that signals atheism, that’s against the rules. Consumerist has more. (Tipped by JMG reader Kevin)

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has sued the state of Pennsylvania after its GOP-dominated House voted to name 2012 as the “Year Of The Bible.” Dig the section I’ve bolded. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. FFRF names as defendants State Rep. Rick Saccone, author of the resolution, Clancy Myer, House …

“I have concluded through careful, empirical analysis and much thought that somebody is looking out for me. Keeping track of what I think about things, forgiving me when I do less then I ought, giving me strength to shoot for more than I think I am capable of. I believe they know everything that I do and think and they …

An estimated 10,000 atheists rallied in Washington DC this weekend in what’s being called the largest such gathering in history. The Reason Rally, sponsored by 20 atheist, secular and humanist groups, was billed as a “coming-out” party in the heart of Washington for a segment of the American population that is growing faster than any religious group. “There are too …

(Tipped by JMG reader Bennie)

After members from a Florida church “anointed” a section of highway with “holy oils,” a group of atheists arrived with “unholy water” to unbless the road. Glen Copple, an associate pastor at Northside Christian Church in Lakeland, said Saturday’s symbolic cleanup of holy oil by the Humanists of Florida was a “ludicrous” event that solely sought publicity. “I find it …

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The above billboard just went up in Washington DC to promote the Reason Rally, the “largest gathering of the secular movement in world history.” Christian groups plan to be there to counter such luminaries as Richard Dawkins and PZ Meyers. The True Reason site says: This is not a counter-demonstration. We are going there to share Christ person to person …

Washington Post has the details.

“Never has there been a more vicious anti-Catholic advertisement in a prominent American newspaper than the one in today’s New York Times by Freedom From Religion Foundation. The demonization of Catholicism is palpable. [snip] Not a single Catholic who reads this ad will be impelled to leave the Church. That is not the issue (Catholicism, unlike many other religions, is …