Category Archives: Atheism

My Own Private Wackaloon

Over a year ago, back when this was still loopysite.org, I posted about Paul Hill Days, during which anti-abortion mercenaries celebrated doctor-killer Paul Hill. Today, I got a response from none other than the Rev. Donald Spitz as a comment … Continue reading

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How To Electrocute a Pickle for God

Just watch.

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Iowa Secularists Annual Conference

This year, the Iowa Secularists annual conference was held in the Scheman building (okay, two *rooms* of Scheman, but still…) and I found it quite worthwhile. I think my liberal Christian and Pagan friends would even have found it useful. … Continue reading

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“Expelled”

So I went to have my brains scooped out see “Expelled“. If you’re a regular reader of Pharyngula (which you should be), you are very familiar with all of the old anti-evolution chestnuts trotted out by this film. This is … Continue reading

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“Expelled” Coming to Ames

So the anti-evolution movie “Expelled” is coming to Ames. It will show at the Varsity II on Friday. The cost is $6, and Guillermo Gonzalez, the creationist astronomy professor from ISU (you know, the one who failed to get tenure) … Continue reading

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A Great Light Is Gone

Arthur C. Clarke is dead. Hat tip to Slashdot.

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I’m Going to “Church” Again

Only it’s not what you think: it’s the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames. I’m joining as an atheist.

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Skeptic’s Circle #74

It’s up at Med Journal Watch.

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God-Out Being Organized

From the Des Moines Register. Apparently, it was today. Anyway, it’s being organized by Lydia Hartunian, a humanities professor at Kirkwood College over in Cedar Rapids. I think this is am awesome way to bring Atheism into the spotlight. The … Continue reading

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71st Skeptic’s Circle

At Infophilia.

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