Tennessee was again shown to be a bastion of ignorance and science illiteracy, this time by its lawmakers. On April 7 the Tennessee House of Representatives passed bill HB0368 by a vote of 70 to 23. The bill is being pushed as necessary to promote “critical thinking” by encouraging students to question the strengths and [...]
According to the latest statistics released by the Southern Baptist Convention the membership of Southern Baptist churches is on the decline, positive news for the bible belt. Southern Baptist churches baptized fewer people in 2008 for the fourth year in a row to reach the lowest level since 1987, and membership in the country’s largest [...]
My Indoctrination into Christianity This is the first instalment of a multiple article series on my personal path to atheism. In this article I describe growing up and being indoctrinated into christianity. When I was a child I believed in childish things. Like everyone before the age of 10 my parents were the authority on [...]
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